Wednesday, 24 August 2011

Italian Designers: Ottavio Missoni


Missoni Spring 2011 Ready-to-WearOttavio Missoni is an Italian designer (fashion house) based in Varese. It is well known for its unique knitwear. These are usually made from a variety of fabrics in colourful patterns. The fashion house was founded by Ottavio and Rosita Missoni in 1953.
Missoni as a fashion brand create exceptional knitwear that you are always able to identify by its fluidity, its careful selected colour schemes and special effects that add an edgy element to the softness.
The Missoni fashion house has won many awards for Ottavio exquisite designs, such as the Bath Museum of Costume Dress of the Year Award 1974, FGI Design Award 1991, Dallas Historical Fashion Collectors’ Stanley award 1999... Just to name a few.
Missoni Fall 2011 Ready-to-WearBesides the main Missoni line, the brand has also crossed over to a variety of luxury products such as furnishing fabrics and perfumes. Missoni also launched a sports line briefly. Now under the creative leadership Ottavios and Rosita’s daughter Angela, the label continues to deliver superb, delicate collections with incomparable Italian finesse. Elegant evening wear with bohemian accessories are amongst its wide-ranging contemporary repertoire.

Missoni Fall 2008 Ready-to-Wear

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