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| | Creators of Fine Lingerie Maximize the Minimum |
 | | Now the fifth largest textile group in Italy, La Perla had a modest start in the '50s, selling out of a Bologna apartment. |
 | | At the time, Ada Masotti, the founder of the firm, was a concierge and part-time corsetmaker with a clientele of elegant, upper-class women. |
 | | Beginning with two sewing machines, Masotti, with the help of her business partner and traveling salesman, Ubaldo Borgomanero, built an empire, employing 2,500 people and producing 20 product lines, from lingerie to women's and men's wear. |
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