Collection: Paul & Shark

In the early 1970s, Paolo (Paul) Dini, Gian Ludovico's eldest son, during a trip to a small sailmaker's workshop in Maine found a sail from an old 18th-century clipper that caught his attention: the inscription read "Paul & Shark". This is where it all began. 

The brand's mission has always been the pursuit of excellence in both the quality of materials and manufacturing. This mission has today made Paul & Shark a lifestyle and responsible brand inspired by the ocean, with a contemporary vision of style that carries in its DNA the respect for the Planet. 

It was in the mid-1970s that Paul & Shark decided to enter the sports fashion business with a collection inspired by the universe of yachting, the outdoor life, performance and elegance. 

In 1978 the C0P918 pullover was born: a sailing sweater that would become an icon of the Paul & Shark style. Immediately recognizable from its packaging, a metal used onboard boats as a multi-purpose container, the water-repellent sweater had immediate success and signaled the start of a whole new water-repellent knitwear collection. 

Over the years the company has developed into a lifestyle and contemporary total-look brand, loved by those who appreciate Italian style and the high performance of technical materials, many of which have been patented by Paul & Shark.