A premium women's fashion house from Roma, Italy — occasion dresses, leather accessories and silk in the imperial palette, designed since 2004.
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Knife-pleated chiffon and the imperial reds — the most-wanted occasionwear.
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Hugo Caesar Tassi draws straight from imperial Rome — the fluted column of the stola, the engineered drape of the toga, and the Tyrian reds once reserved for emperors. Not as costume, but as a grammar of dress: a vertical line, a defined waist, restraint in detail, and depth in color.
Every piece is fully lined, finished by hand and cut from recycled fabric in our Roma atelier — built to be kept, and returned to, season after season.
Our HouseOccasion dresses, leather and silk — cut in Roma since 2004 from cloth chosen for how it moves. Every gown is fully lined, French-finished and finished by hand, in recycled fabric wherever the weave allows.
Weightless recycled chiffon, knife-pleated and fully lined so it stays opaque — it floats for daytime and high summer.
Chiffon dressesWhat chiffon isFluid recycled satin with a candle-lit sheen, cut on the bias so it pours diagonally along the figure for evening.
Satin dressesWhy satin poursStructured matte crepe that scatters light, shrugs off creasing and holds a clean, sculptural column.
Crepe dressesWhy crepe sculptsHeavyweight recycled modal-blend jersey with a gentle stretch that drapes like liquid — the Grecian goddess line.
Maxi gownsThe goddess gownPure linen and Tencel-linen weave, matte and breathing, honest in its creasing — cut loose for Italian summer.
Day dressesItalian summer styleGenuine full- and top-grain cowhide with a natural pebbled grain, finished to soften and patina, not to replace.
Leather bagsCaring for leatherHand-rolled, hand-stitched square scarves with a light-catching sheen — knotted at the neck, wrist or bag a hundred ways.
Silk scarvesCaring for silkFine-gauge ribbed knits in considered fibres that skim and hold like tailoring, rather than cling.
KnitwearQuiet luxuryTwelve house colours taken from fresco and stone — anchored on Porpora, the Tyrian wine the murex dye once made costlier than gold and Roman law reserved for emperors. Tuned to the true oxblood the ancients wore, not the lilac the modern eye expects.
The colour worth more than goldThree complete looks — the dress, the bag and the silk. Tap a number on the image, or add the whole edit to your bag in one move.
A wine pleated column, a clean black clutch and a tonal silk wrap — the after-dark proposition.
The DressClaudiaPorpora$370M · US 6 · EU 36 · Bust 88 · Waist 70 · Hips 95 cm
The BagQuirinaBasalt$170
The ScarfCarinaBasalt$55The dress is added in size M; adjust sizes any time on each product page.
A wine self-tie wrap, a structured box clutch and a baroque silk square — the wedding-guest answer.
The DressAureliaPorpora$245M · US 6 · EU 36 · Bust 88 · Waist 70 · Hips 95 cm
The BagViminiaBasalt$330
The ScarfCumaePorpora$115The dress is added in size M; adjust sizes any time on each product page.
A stola-inspired pleated column, a woven leather basket and a fringed stole — the imperial day line.
The DressMunatiaVerde Antico$245M · US 6 · EU 36 · Bust 88 · Waist 70 · Hips 95 cm
The BagLanuvinaCuoio$490
The ScarfRavennaBasalt$145The dress is added in size M; adjust sizes any time on each product page.
An ivory linen wrap, a tan basket bag, low block-heel sandals and pearl drops — the sun-warmed day-off uniform, not a gown in sight.
The DressLaviniaAvorio$185M · US 6 · EU 36 · Bust 88 · Waist 70 · Hips 95 cm
The BagTivoliCuoio$255
The ShoeLucillaBasalt$195
The JewelsFortunaArgento$145The dress is added in size M; adjust sizes any time on each product page.
The latest column gowns and pleated silhouettes, fresh from Rome.
The dress, the shoe, the jewel and the bag — four pieces the atelier styles as one.
A wine-deep satin slip, fine strappy heels, a sculptural silver cuff and a structured clutch — Roman glamour after dark.
The 4-piece edit · $1,095The Porpora · Wine Sabina adds in size US8; accessories are one-size. Adjust any time in the bag.
An ivory linen wrap, refined leather flats, pearl-teardrop earrings and a woven basket tote — sun-warmed, effortless daywear.
The 4-piece edit · $1,015The Avorio · Ivory Lavinia adds in size M; accessories are one-size. Adjust any time in the bag.
A one-shoulder cobalt column, a tonal slingback pump, crystal-drop earrings and a paisley silk square — ceremony-ready polish.
The 4-piece edit · $813The Cobalto · Navy Sempronia adds in size US8; accessories are one-size. Adjust any time in the bag.
Beyond the dress — leather, silk, silver and the rest of the wardrobe.
Editorial groupings, each named for a woman who carried herself like Rome.
How to choose, wear and keep an occasion dress — written from Rome.
