Neither of us studied fashion – Loris studied Marketing while Simone studied Business Management and later completed a Master’s degree in Digital Media Management. Everything we know has been self-taught and learned from our previous experiences.
Simone also works as a buyer for a menswear boutique in Milan, and before being full time on Sunnei, Loris worked in the Visual Merchandising department of Gucci. Both of us have had experience with photography and that's probably why the brand's imaginary is so well defined.

Fashion and clothing were always something that interested us both. Since a young age we had a passion for garments, so it was just natural that eventually we would end up doing something in this field.

Our hometowns are completely different, so we definitely didn't grow up in similar environments. We can say that even though our taste is very much alike and we ride on the same wave, Loris brings the French clean lines and aesthetics onto the brand while Simone offers a more colourful view of things. It's a good mix. We balance each other out when it comes to brainstorming our new collection.

We want to concentrate on the things we are passionate about without being influenced by the trends most commonly followed. The creative process starts with a careful selection of textiles which then leads to the actual design process.

We just kind of ended up here to study and never really left. Milan is the only city in Italy where you can create your own reality and find open doors, not only in fashion but in every industry. Everybody passes through Milan. Most fashion houses’ HQs are here. The quality of life is good in relation to its price. We always consider leaving, but at this very moment this city is the best place for us. Also, our brand has been received very well here. We hope to be one of the first of many young fashion entrepreneurs to gain recognition.

As mentioned before, we’ve thought about it more than once. However, we are lucky enough to have the best manufacturers close by, the best textile mills and we work in close contact with them, hence, moving would make it hard for us to keep up with such relationships.

The Sunnei man is always updated on lifestyle and design and he is attracted by the quality and shapes of clothing. He is so into art to the point he understands and appreciates the art of making and creating our products and he loves to wear our garments. Our target market likes to keep up to date, with a special interest for fashion, art and music. Our customers are travellers with a cosmopolitan and international appeal. He doesn’t have a specific age. He could be an architect in his 40s or a young mobile app developer that just moved from the south of Europe to the north.

You never know! We don't want to close our possibilities.

We like to concentrate more on the present than the future. We’d rather show things when they’re done than speak about them before they materialise!