King of Cotton was established in April 1995 in the UK having been founded in Northern Italy in the town of Gallarate as â€Re di Cotone’, the Italian for 'King of Cotton' in 1880. At that time, it was owned by a businessman by the name of Alceste Pasta, and one of his key workers at the time was a Signore Pastorelli, who took over ownership upon the departure of Alceste.