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Brand profile
L.B.M. 1911
Mantua-based soft-tailoring line from family-run Italian house Lubiam, built around unlined, lightly structured blazers and sportcoats.
MantuaOrigin
MenswearFocus
Quiet luxuryStyle
$$$$Price
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What to know about L.B.M. 1911
The unlined blazer came first
Launched in 2005 around unstructured, unlined jackets in cotton, linen and hopsack wool; suits, outerwear, knitwear and shirting were added later.
A younger line from an old house
L.B.M. 1911 is the soft-tailoring offshoot of Lubiam, the Mantua clothing house founded by tailor Luigi Bianchi in 1911 and still family-run.
Made in the family's own factory
Garments are produced at the Bianchi family's Mantua plant, which historically cut tailoring for other European fashion houses.
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Brand facts
L.B.M. 1911 is the soft-tailoring label of Lubiam, the Mantua clothing house started in 1911 by tailor Luigi Bianchi and still run by the Bianchi family. Giovanni Bianchi, group CEO and style director, launched the L.B.M. 1911 line in 2005 around unlined, lightly structured blazers in cotton, linen and hopsack wool. The collection now runs as a full look, adding suits, outerwear, knitwear, shirting and trousers. Garments are produced at the family's Mantua factory, which historically cut tailoring for other European fashion houses.
- Founded
- 1911
- Origin
- Mantua, Italy
- Made in
- Italy
- Price
- $$$$
- Focus
- Menswear
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Quiet luxury, Urban prep / Ivy, Minimalist / Contemporary