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During the war he became a confidant of Benito Mussolini's eldest daughter, Edda, [4] and played a key role in a plan to save the life of her husband, Mussolini's former Foreign Minister, Count Galeazzo Ciano, who was on trial for his part in the removal of Mussolini from power in 1943. The plan involved delivering some of Ciano's papers (which ...
She initially oversaw the design of accessories. [15] In 1978 she met her future husband and business partner, Patrizio Bertelli. [15] Prada's first successful handbag design was in 1985. It was a line of black, finely-woven nylon handbags. By 1989, she designed and introduced her first women's ready-to-wear collection. [16]
Donatella Francesca Versace (Italian: [donaˈtɛlla franˈtʃeska verˈsaːtʃe]; [a] born 2 May 1955), sometimes simply referred to mononymously as Donatella, is an Italian fashion designer, Grand Ufficiale dell'Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana and businesswoman, socialite, and model.
Dakota Mayi Johnson (born October 4, 1989) is an American actress. The daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, Johnson made her film debut at age ten with a minor role in Crazy in Alabama (1999), directed by her then-stepfather Antonio Banderas, and also starring her mother.
Bethann Hardison is an American fashion model and activist. [1] Hardison became one of the first high-profile black models after her appearance at the 1973 Battle of Versailles fashion show. [2] She is also known for her activism on diversity in the fashion industry. [3]
Garo Sparo is an American couture design house based in New York City.Its founder and head designer is Gary Spampinato, who goes professionally by Garo Sparo. [1] [2] Sparo is also a television personality who has starred on Unleashed by Garo on the Sundance Channel, and as a contestant on Bravo's Project Runway.
[22] After the Fürstenbergs separated in 1973, Egon also became a fashion designer. [23] [24] After moving to New York, she met high-profile Vogue editor Diana Vreeland, who declared her designs "absolutely smashing". She had her name listed on the fashion calendar for New York Fashion Week, and so her business was created. [4]
Aldo Gucci was born on 26 May 1905 in Florence, into a Tuscan family dating back to the thirteenth century in the nearby town of San Miniato. [1] He had three brothers – Vasco, Rodolfo, and Enzo (who died aged nine) – and a sister, Grimalda.