Our story

The origins of Petronius 1926 are anchored in the concepts of elegance, tradition and craftsmanship. In the mid-1920s, a very determined Luigi Wollisch opened in Milan – in Via Rugabella – his first workshop where he began to produce high quality neckties made by hand. In the 1950s, the business moved to Palazzo Borromeo d’Adda in Via Manzoni, in the historical and artistic heart of Milan, where it remained for four decades. Today, the label’s tie-making atelier is still based in one of the Lombard capital’s thriving neighborhoods, maintaining a tradition set up by the company’s founder.