The Calzedonia Group opened in Verona, Italy in 1986. Its founder, Sandro Veronesi, is the President and majority stakeholder in the Group today. Today, the Group offers its collections exclusively within its single-brand stores (+5000) under the Calzedonia, Intimissimi, Tezenis, Falconeri, Intimissimi Uomo and Atelier Emé names, directly owned or operated as franchises, around the world (+57 countries).