As a leading figure in the fashion industry for nearly twenty years Leonardo started his career in 1980 as Senior Fashion Buyer for CHELOTTI Boutique in Viareggio and Forte dei Marmi, Italy

At that time he was director of Buying and Sales and visual merchandising.
Specializing in the following brands: KANSAI YAMAMOTO - MATSUDA - YOHJI YAMAMOTO – KENZO - COMMES DES GARÇONS – MONTANA – KATHERINE HAMNETT among others.
From 1984 till 1986 he worked for LUISA VIA ROMA in Florence as Senior Fashion Buyer for Men’s and Assistant Fashion buyer for Women’s. Principal brands:
YOHJI YAMAMOTO – KENZO – COMMES DES GARÇONS – TAVERNITI – MATSUDA - PARACHUTE – STEVEN PROUSE – DONNA KARAN - RIFAT OZBEK.

From 1986 till 1988 he worked as Director of distribution for GRUPPO FINANZIARIO TESSILE for the VALENTINO BOUTIQUE and VALENTINO NIGHT Collections.
At the same time acting as the Senior Buyer for the Company owned VALENTINO Boutiques.
From 1988 till 1990 he collaborate with EO BOCCI. Together they introduced Belgian brands such as:
DIRK BIKKEMBERGS – DRIES VAN NOTEN –and ANN DEMEULEMESTER.

From 1990 till 2002 he was Commercial Director at GRUPPO CARMA SPA and Licence Acquirer for GIORGIO ARMANI BLACK and WHITE LABEL KNITWEAR
JEAN CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC – SIMULTANEOUS.
Overseer of all GRUPPO CARMA Agents for world wide market.

In the 2002 Leonardo opened LAB in collaboration with two Japanese partners. He has already obtained great success with: TAVERNITI COUTURE Women’s and Men’s Produced by KARADA ITALIA; XAVIER DELCOUR Women’s and Men’s Produced by GILD; PAUSE Women’s and Men’s Produced by QUICK 31. EARL JEAN Women’s and Men’s Produced by NAUTICA; LES HOMMES Men’s and women’s BLAYDE a knitwear line, own production; Yohji Yamamoto Homme, Yohji Yamamoto Femme, Y’s and Y’s for men and Y Yohji Yamamoto designed by Yohji Yamamoto .

We have a worldwide distribution.
His future goal is to make LAB a cutting edge laboratory of new and exciting brands.