Mario and Irma Colombo founded Manifattura Mario Colombo & C. in Monza, with a strong bond to the local community, then important for the production of felt for hats and gaiters. The latter were the first important product made by Colmar. The brand name was created in the same period, jotted down on a cigarette packet during an exercise in the imagination amongst friends at the bar and it was made up of the surname and the first name of the founder: COLombo MARio
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