At the age of 93, the Italian designer Rosita Missoni, co-founder of the eponymous Missoni fashion house famous for its lively and strongly patterned styles, has died. She founded the company in 1953 with her husband Ottavio Missoni, developing a brand that became popular for its colorful knitwear with geometric shapes and stripes, including the famous fiammato zigzag pattern. Born into a family of textile craftsmen near the northern Italian city of Varese, Rosita studied modern languages. During a trip to London in 1948 to improve her English, she met Ottavio, who was part of Italy’s 400m hurdles team at the Olympics in the city. The Missoni fashion house has gained international recognition and won awards for its distinctive designs, innovative use of fabrics and an approach to fashion that has often been compared to contemporary art. She also starred in the news with the so-called “bra battle” in 1967. […]
Source: News Beast
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