Consuelo Castiglioni
Consuelo Castiglioni | |
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| Born | 1959 |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
Consuelo Castiglioni (born 1959) is a fashion designer. She is part Chilean and was born and raised in the Italian-Swiss town of Lugano, Switzerland.[1][2]
Though she has no training in fashion,[3] she founded the fashion label Marni in 1994, and the line has recently risen to prominence.[2] She is married to Gianni Castiglioni, who is Marni's CEO.[3] Their daughter Carolina runs the online store,[4] and is the brand's special projects' director.
In 2009 she worked with Kim Gordon on geometric designs for Marni. The brand now exceeds $100 million sales per year and is worn by celebrities such as Cindy Sherman, Kyra Sedgwick and Gwyneth Paltrow. Castiglioni was ranked in the 2010 “100 most creative people in business”.[5]
In 2012, the Castiglioni family sold 60% of Marni to Renzo Rosso's OTB Group before selling the remaining shares in 2015.[6]
In 2013, the brand launched its first, eponymous, fragrance licensing with Estée Lauder Companies.[7]
In 2016, Castiglioni stepped down as creative director of Marni citing a desire to focus on her personal life, and was succeeded by Francesco Risso.[8]
In 2018, Castiglioni's daughter Carolina Castiglioni launched her own fashion label named Plan C.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Rushton, Susie (27 March 2007). "Behind every Marni is a great woman". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Creative Chic." Vogue (May 2007): 258-259, 303-304.
- ^ a b "Fashion Upstart Leaves Family Business to Create Brand." Shanghai Daily (April 18, 2006).
- ^ "STYLE FEATURE: 'marni ss10'". Glass Magazine. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^ "Consuelo Castiglioni – Most Creative People 2010". Fast Company. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ^ Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Angela (2015-11-23). "Renzo Rosso's OTB Group acquires 100 percent of Marni". FashionUnited. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ Attwood, Naomi (11 February 2013). "The scent of Marni: Italian label launches its first fragrance". Independent. London.
- ^ Taylor, Alex James (21 October 2016). "Consuelo Castiglioni leaves Marni". Hero. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ Nelson, Karin (2018-11-08). "Carolina Castiglioni, Daughter of Marni Founder Consuelo Castiglioni, Is Designing Her Own Collection Now". W Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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