Ermenegildo Zegna Group is the world’s leader in luxury men’s clothing. Still managed as a family business by the fourth generation of the family, the Group was founded in 1910 in Trivero, a small town in the Biella Alps.

The founder's sons, Angelo Zegna, current Honorary Chairman of the Group, and Aldo Zegna, who passed away in 2000, took over the management of the company from their father in the '60s. They lead the Company into the ready-to-wear market with a line of men's clothing aimed at the top end of the market, followed gradually by knitwear, accessories and sportswear. The growth in production led the Group to seek direct outlets in foreign markets, resulting in the opening of commercial branches in Spain, France, Germany, USA, Japan, Great Britain and more recently also in Mexico, Turkey, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Australia and Latin America. Production units, controlled by the Ermenegildo Zegna Group, were created in Spain and Switzerland. The company's vertical integration was completed in the 1980’s, with the opening of the first monobrand boutiques in Paris (1980) and Milan (1985). At the end of 2007, Ermenegildo Zegna had 525 monobrand points of sale in the world (Ermenegildo Zegna and Zegna Sport), of which 253 are fully owned.