Meet the Designer

6 October 2021

Meet the designer: Pierluigi Rolando – 13

The end of the Seventies marked the conclusion of the first important moment in FILA SPORT history, but Pierluigi Rolando couldn’t enjoy it in the best way.…
Evonne Goolagong
30 June 2021

Meet the designer: Pierluigi Rolando – 11

In 1877 – few years after the launch of WHITE LINE – Pierluigi Rolando was still honored for how he renewed tennis style. In his memoir the…
26 May 2021

Meet the designer – Pierluigi Rolando – 10

Talking about Italian hiker, Pierluigi Rolando referred – not without self-satisfaction – when, back from climbing, he revealed that he loved the horizontal white line placed knee-high…
21 April 2021

Meet the designer: Pierluigi Rolando – 9

The first is related to December 18th of that year, when Paolo Bertolucci and Adriano Panatta took over the Davis Cup in Santiago, Chile, in a final…
17 March 2021

Meet the designer: Pierluigi Rolando – 8

During the mid-Seventies the rise of FILA SPORT grew at an exponential rate. The athletes sponsored by the brand kept on winning at the most important tournaments,…
18 February 2021

Meet the designer: Pierluigi Rolando – 7

In 1975, also thanks to FILA’s growing success, America appeared as an adventure to face without fear, especially if we consider the appreciation for the Brand overseas.…
7 October 2020

Meet the designer: Pierluigi Rolando – 4

‘Outfit’ is a word we daily use, maybe even abuse sometime: a striking contribution to its definition (at least in sportswear) came right from FILA and White…
2 September 2020

Meet the designer: Pierluigi Rolando – 3

During the Seventies designer Pierluigi Rolando didn’t only reimagine tennis players’ looks, but also another great revolution by FILA: sponsorships. It was the beginning of an era…
1 July 2020

Meet the designer: Pierluigi Rolando

But Pierluigi Rolando’s memoirs are flaring, an atlas of words full of self-confidence, energy and passion. This ardour is the same that led him to create the…