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Italy's Star Footballer Gilardino to meet Eli Manning at Zegna Boutique

30 Jul '05
2 min read

Italy based men's fine clothing leader Ermenegildo Zegna hosted the meeting of two of the world's most promising young talents - Eli Manning, quarterback of the New York Giants, and Alberto Gilardino, the young new Center Forward of Italian Soccer Team AC Milano.

The event marked a union of two of the most promising young talents in the world.

The future of football from across the globe unites at the Ermenegildo Zegna Boutique.

Not only do the two football players have their athletic abilities in common, but they are also both loyal Zegna devotees.

Manning, following in the footsteps of his older brother Peyton, selected an Ermenegildo Zegna Made to Measure suit to wear to the 2004 NFL draft where he was the number one pick, and continues to wear Ermenegildo Zegna for all of his public appearances.

The Zegna Group selected Alberto Gilardino to be the face of the Zegna Sport collection for its 2005 global advertising campaign. In the US, the Spring Summer Zegna Sport ads ran in publications such as Golf Digest, Men's Health and Best Life. As Manning does, Gilardino chooses to wear Zegna when off the field.

Gilardino and his team, in the US to partake in the prestigious 2005 World Series of Soccer, will compete in the tournament's final game against England's Chelsea Soccer team this Sunday at Giants Stadium.

Fashion company The Ermenegildo Zegna Group is theworld leader in fine men's clothing. Still managed as a family business by the fourth generation of the family, Ermenegildo Zegna was founded in 1910 in Trivero, a small town in the Biella Alps, by Ermenegildo Zegna.

Known for its superb tailoring and careful cut, the ready-to-wear clothing line also includes knitwear, leatherwear, sportswear and accessories. With boutiques in most major cities across the globe, Ermenegildo Zegna has grown into a top fashion design house with 408 stores located in 97 different cities around the globe.

Ermenegildo Zegna

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