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 Peretti (artist) the riots. Achille emigrated to the United States following the repression in Italy of the First International and after having traveled through the Gulf Coast and Chicago decided to stay in New Orleans. He became a citizen in 1890 and from 1903 until his death lived at the 632 di St. Peter Street in the French Quarter. In the same house lived some years later the American playwright Tennessee Williams. Achille Peretti (artist) Achille Peretti (Alessandria 1857 – New Orleans 1923) was an Italian painter, sculptor and anarchist. During the 1870s, Peretti studied art in Milan at the Brera Academy