The first edition of Pitti Uomo featuring men's clothing and accessories was held in 1972. Created basically for the domestic market, the show quickly acquired a distinct international character. 
Then, in 1975, it was the turn of Pitti Bimbo, an event that showed high quality children's wear and launched the concept of mini-fashion shows. 
Pitti Filati came onto the scene in 1977. Thanks to the large selection of yarns and trend studies it quickly became the reference for the slightly anarchical world of knitwear manufacturers and designers.
 And, finally, Pitti Casa born in 1978 as a salon featuring home linens. 

Tancredi's brilliant idea was to join up with an industry that was about to boom - even in the minor branches - and to select modern, updated European, American and Japanese distributors as the privileged interlocutors. Palazzo Pitti also witnessed the debut of three stars, Armani, Albini and Missoni before Milan became the focus for the prêt-à-porter and the fashion/design confrontation.

Photo: Giorgio Armani fashion show, Sala delle Nazioni, Fortezza da Basso, 1979