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A look behind the scenes of the Castelli women’s collection

Story by Total Women’s Cycling | totalwomenscycling.com Perhaps Castelli are a bit marmite. Based in high end technical fabric and performance, not everyone loves the connotations of the unmissable scorpion – but at TWC we’re huge fans. We also love that the head designer is a woman who takes fitting kit to the female shape very seriously. Boasting 28 years of experience designing sports and fashion clothing, Maria Teresa brings with her a wealth of style and knowledge and it’s her work that you see dotted over the country lanes every weekend and patrolling the streets at key commuting hours. With their tag line ‘An Unfair Advantage’ we know that Castelli mean business, and it’s fair to say that their wet weather gear is renowned for being the most effective around. The Castelli brand dates back as far as 1876, and was founded by a man called Vittore Gianni (read more about the Castelli history here). He opened a tailoring shop in Milan, supplying clothing to football teams and ballet dancers, and some cyclists. It wasn’t until 1935, when Armando Castelli joined the team, and eventually bought the business, that things took a strong cycling direction. Castelli had a few cyclist customers, but the most prominent ...

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