Nicola Trussardi

Nicola Trussardi was born in 1942 in Bergamo, Lombardy. He was a well known Italian designer and entrepreneur. 

As a young man he graduated with a degree in economics at the Catholic University of Milan. In 1970 he took over his family’s glove making business, which was founded in 1910 by his grandfather Dante Trussardi, and reconfirmed it as a major company that helped contribute to chain of the ‘made in Italy’ label worldwide.

He expanded the company product line beyond just gloves, it now created luxury accessories and in 1973 he created the Trussardi spiky greyhound logo.  Within a few years he launched a line of leather jackets. This was the first step towards their first ready to wear line, which by the 1980s included womenswear, menswear, sportswear and children’s wear.

As well as all of this, Trussardi also has a wide range of design activities; it designs interiors for the airline company Alitalia, for Alfa Romeo cars and even Helicopters.

His latest line Trussardi 1911 is a luxury line designed for both men and women who 
love top quality designs, which are eye catching whilst modest and tasteful. The selection of fabrics and materials are 
unparalleled, branded by uncompromising quality. The look is synonymous with luxury, and appeals a lot to the understated elegance of European ladies ‘who lunch’.

Trussardi was killed when he lost control of his Mercedes, in Milan and hit a lamp post in the early hours of the 13th of April, 1999; he died the following day in Milan.

His son Francesco died four years later in the crash of his Ferrari. He was 29.

Since then, Nicola's daughters have taken over, Gaia the youngest, helms the creative
 vision for the womenswear line, and 
Beatrice taking charge of the company's
 business affairs, including attracting 
new talent, like Milan Vukmirovic, who 
has held the head designer position since 2008.