Max Mara Max Mara Max Mara is an Italian fashion business. It markets up-market ready-to-wear clothing. It was established in 1951 in Reggio Emilia by Achille Maramotti (7 January 1927 – 12 January 2005). In March 2008, the company had 2,254 stores in 90 countries. It sponsors the Max Mara Art Prize for Women. Achille Maramotti began designing couture clothing in 1947, and officially established the House of Max Mara in 1951. The "Mara" came from his surname, while "Max" referred to Count Max, a local character who was seldom sober but always stylish. Maramotti was one of the first to see
Achille Petrocelli Achille Petrocelli Achille Petrocelli (born August 18, 1861 or December 30, 1862) was an Italian painter, mainly of genre themes of his native Naples. He was the son of painter Vincenzo, and younger brother of Arturo Petrocelli. He first studied under his father. He won a prize for a landscape at an exhibition at the Institute of Fine Arts of Naples, where he was mentored by Gabriele Smargiassi and Achille Carrillo. Among the works of Achille are: "Dimmi di sì" (large canvas with figures painted from life); "Tutto per i figli" (Neapolitan genre scene, exhibited at the Promotrice of Naples;