About ZYGA

ZYGA is above all the story of a man, Zygmunt Pianko nicknamed Zyga. Created by Philippe and Vivianne Pianko in honor of their father in 1984, the ZYGA collections are dedicated to women and linen, and are inspired by the experiences and encounters of this pioneer of ready-to-wear. A great family story, where the passion for fashion has been passed on and has lasted for 3 generations... Originally from Warsaw in Poland in a close-knit family, Zyga developed a creative sense at a very young age by bathing in the fabrics of the clothing store by her parents. He left his occupied country in 1939 at the age of 17, an exile that led him to refugee camps, first to Russia, where he survived as a lumberjack, then to Tehran, where he earned his living selling fabric coupons, before becoming an interpreter in Uganda in a women's camp. Dreaming of joining Venezuela, he finally stopped in France in 1949, worked in the garment workshop of a Polish man, then launched alongside his wife Tamara his first clothing house, Piantex.Read their story