Fulco di Verdura
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Fulco di Verdura (20 March 1898 – 15 August 1978), or Fulco Santo Stefano della Cerda, Duke of Verdura, and Marquis of Murata la Cerda, was an influential Italian jeweller. His career began with an introduction to designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel by composer Cole Porter.[1]
He was the last to bear the now-defunct Sicilian title of Duke of Verdura and his cousin were the prominent Sicilian Prince, the writer Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, author of the famous novel The Leopard. A biography of di Verdura was published by Thames and Hudson, authored by Patricia Corbett.[2]
[edit] External links
- Fulco di Verdura designer profile at Fashion Model Directory
[edit] References
- ^ Mulholland, Tara, Fulco di Verdura: The elegant beguiler of stars, New York Times. Friday, May 2, 2008
- ^ Corbett, Patricia, Verdura: The Life and Works of a Master Jeweler, Thames & Hudson, 2002.
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