Sansovino 6

Sansovino 6 is a Milan-based fashion brand whose creative direction is led by Ohio-born designer Edward Buchanan. A graduate of New York's Parsons School of Design and a Milan resident for over two decades, Buchanan describes his approach as omnivorous: politics, high-brow and low-brow culture, tabloid, catwalk, sidewalk, street and elite influences collide at high speed in his brain and are translated into a streamlined, pragmatist vision. He aligns himself with the Bauhaus school of thinking, stating that he likes to build things strong and sturdy so that they last forever while remaining extremely personal. Buchanan's career before Sansovino 6 provides the context for the label's identity. In 1995, shortly after graduating from Parsons, he was hired by the Moltedo family, then owners of Bottega Veneta, as design director with the task of creating a ready-to-wear collection from scratch. He remained in that role for six years, leaving a season before Bottega Veneta was sold to the Gucci Group. He then co-founded Leflesh with Manuela Morin, a personal project mixing Victorianism and R&B that generated attention among trendsetting boutiques worldwide and received extensive media coverage. After that enterprise folded, Buchanan briefly moved to New York to work with JLo and Sean Combs before returning to Italy permanently. Now officially Milanese, Buchanan is a sought-after consultant who has channeled his vision into Sansovino 6. The brand operates in the fashion and apparel sector, with its official web presence at sansovino6milano.com. The label's positioning reflects Buchanan's postmodern cultural wandering and his Bauhaus-inspired emphasis on durable, personal design. Sansovino 6 is a private, independent fashion venture rather than a listed or state-owned entity, and its offerings center on ready-to-wear and creative fashion collections.

Sansovino 6 is a Milan-based fashion label whose history is closely tied to the career of its creative director, Edward Buchanan. Born in Ohio, Buchanan graduated from New York's Parsons School of Design and has been a Milan resident for over two decades. In 1995, while still an unknown talent just out of Parsons, he was offered the position of design director at Bottega Veneta by the Moltedo family, then the brand's owners. His task was to create a ready-to-wear collection from scratch. The success was significant, and Buchanan continued in that role for the following six years. He left one season before Bottega Veneta was sold to the Gucci Group. After Bottega Veneta, Buchanan co-founded Leflesh with Manuela Morin. Described as an intensely personal effort mixing Victorianism and R&B, Leflesh was as challenging as it was luxurious and generated a frenzy among trendsetting boutiques worldwide, receiving extensive media coverage. When that enterprise folded, Buchanan briefly relocated to New York to work on projects with JLo and Sean Combs. Italy eventually called him back, this time for good. Now officially Milanese, Buchanan is a sought-after consultant who has landed his vision in Sansovino 6. The brand's official website presents him as an omnivore whose influences range from politics and high-brow and low-brow culture to tabloid, catwalk, sidewalk, street and elite. He describes his design philosophy as belonging to the Bauhaus school of thinking: building things strong and sturdy so they last forever while remaining extremely personal. Sansovino 6 thus represents the culmination of Buchanan's postmodern cultural wandering and his extensive experience in luxury and independent fashion.

• 1995

  Edward Buchanan is hired by the Moltedo family as design director of Bottega Veneta to create a ready-to-wear collection from scratch.

• Buchanan leaves Bottega Veneta one season before the brand is sold to the Gucci Group.

• Buchanan co-founds Leflesh with Manuela Morin, gaining international boutique and media attention.

• After Leflesh folds, Buchanan briefly works in New York with JLo and Sean Combs before returning to Italy.

Streamlined, pragmatist fashion informed by Bauhaus thinking and postmodern cultural sampling.

• Ready-to-wear

  Fashion apparel collections designed under Edward Buchanan's creative direction.

1. 1SANSOVINO 6 MILANOsansovino6milano.com
2. 2Sansovino 6wikidata.org