Clientele
From the beginning, Brioni suits were luxuries only afforded to the privileged few, namely Europe's wealthy aristocrats. It has been the official suit of fictional secret agent James Bond, having been worn by actors Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. Celebrities such as Clark Gable and Cary Grant began to buy their suits from Brioni in the 1950s when working at Rome's Cinecittà studios. New York crime boss of the Gambino crime family John Gotti earned the nickname Dapper Don after his extensive wardrobe of custom Brioni suits. Brioni is a "favorite" of real estate mogul Donald Trump. Other customers include:
- Andrew W.K.
- Kirk Douglas
- Henry Fonda
- Clark Gable
- Rock Hudson
- Peter Jennings
- Al Pacino
- Paul McKenna
- Anthony Quinn
- Robert Wagner
- John Wayne
- James Belushi
- John Gotti
- Kofi Annan
- Rudolph Giuliani
- Robert Kennedy
- Nelson Mandela
- Gerhard Schröder
- George W. Bush
- Luciano Pavarotti
- Willie Lewis Brown, Jr.
- Mikhail Prokhorov
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