Rossita Missoni, co-founder with late
husband Ottavio of the Italian knitwear brand that turned
brighly coloured woolen zigzag patterns into high fashion, died
Thursday aged 93.
Born in Golasecca (Varese) to a family of textile artisans,
Rosita Missoni always remained linked to the Varese area and in
particular to Sumirago (Varese).
With her husband, whom she married in 1953 and whom she lost in
2013, she founded the famous brand, which took Italy by storm
before being exported all over the world.
Colour has always been the trademark of the maison, making
Missoni brand clothes and accessories immediately recognizable
in the windows of the ateliers of Milan, Paris, London or New
York.
The Missonis lost their son Vittorio, then CEO of the fashion
house, in a plane crash a few weeks before Croatia-born Ottavio
'Tai' Missoni died aged 92 on May 8, 2013.
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