When Lucia Scarampi booked a flight home to New York City from Rome for April 30, she was nervous about flying. But as Italy began to open up again, she made the tough decision to fly to the United States to reunite with her husband whom she hadn’t seen in three months. As she anxiously prepped to leave, her sister and business partner Marta Scarampi came up with a travel solution she hoped might ease some of her sister’s anxiety: a breathable, coverall jumpsuit Lucia could slip on over her clothes and wear for the duration of her travel, then slip out of as soon as she got home.
Lucia credits their ability to pivot with the company’s made-to-order structure—with plenty of fabric available but no inventory to offload, the company can easily adjust to fashion’s changing needs, with little waste or cost. Now, as the world opens back up, the sisters see an opening in the market for solutions that address their customers’ safety concerns while still being elegant and fashionable enough to fit into professional settings. “This is an extension of what we already did with capes and blazers,” Lucia says. “We’re just adapting with the times.”
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