The FRANKLIN & MARSHALL brand was founded in 1999 through the passion and intuition of two young entrepreneurs: Giuseppe Albarelli and Andrea Pensiero. The two were able to pool their aspirations, skills and values and focus them on the rese- arch and realization of a brand that embra- ces vintage as it’s unique and distinctive value. An old ‘70s sweatshirt from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylva- nia became the brand’s symbol, a garment that Giuseppe and Andrea picked up in a second- hand market in London.