IF YOU HAD to choose a perfect aesthetic match for Italy’s Amalfi Coast during the first blush of summer, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better one than Loro Piana. This thought flickers through my mind as I sit in a small boat in the bright blue of the Tyrrhenian Sea, somewhere between Capri and the bays of Naples, Salerno, and Gaeta. I’ve come here as a guest of the sixth-generation Italian ready-to-wear company on the occasion of the 68th Tre Golfi Sailing Week. In the distance, sleek sailboats (one of them Loro Piana–sponsored) slice through the water at dizzying speeds, competing in the regatta. All around us, other small boats and yachts bob and jockey for a better view. As a first-timer, I have only the most cursory understanding of how the race works or who is winning, but it hardly matters. We sip Champagne and shield ourselves from the misty sea wind by wrapping up in the company’s custom cotton blankets as we zoom back to our weekend home: the island of Capri. The whole thing feels impossibly glamorous.

As it happens, manifesting glamorous things is something the folks at Loro Piana know a lot about. For nearly a century (the company turns 100 next year), they have been manufacturing textiles, clothing, and (more recently) home goods that set an incredibly high bar for craftsmanship and design. At Loro Piana’s store on Via Camerelle, Capri’s most well-heeled thoroughfare, flowy lines, elegant leather bags, and an exquisitely articulated sandal reflect both this prestige and the island’s famously effortless style.