Morabito

Morabito is a French luxury brand founded in 1905 in Nice by Jean-Baptiste Morabito. Morabito has been specializing in handmade leather goods made by its artisans. Atelier of Morabito is in Paris. The founder started his career as a jewel artisan.

Philosophy

Philosophy of Jean-Baptiste Morabito: "Luxury is not exceptional, it is the exceptional which is luxurious".

History

1880s  : 1885, November 28, Jean-Baptiste Morabito was born in Naples. He was 20 when he opened a jewelry atelier and boutique in Nice in 1905. In his atelier, he made pieces in tortoiseshell, coral and mother-of-pearl, accenting them with gold and silver. His boutique had clients such as the people who vacationed on the Côte d’Azur.

1910s  : During the Belle Epoque, Jean-Baptiste Morabito started making evening bags by requests of ladies for parties in the Côte d’Azur. Silk evening clutches were embroidered with beads and gold. Tortoiseshell clasps inset with precious stones. Tortoises from Central America, crocodiles from Java and the Nile.

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