Mariuccia Mandelli
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Mariuccia Mandelli (January 31, 1925 – December 6, 2015) was an Italian
Career
Mandelli was born in
In 1964, she unveiled her first black-and-white collection at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, which earned a Critica della Moda award.[1][2] The fashion house grew rapidly during the 1960s and 1970s. Under Mandelli, Krizia released a version of shorts cut "very short" in 1971, now seen as an early form of hot pants.[1] Krizia grew into a $500 million business at its height during the 1990s.[2]
By the end of the 1980s, she bought land in Punta Volpe, Costa Smeralda, and hired the architect Gianni Gamondi to build a luxurious seafront loggia. The property was listed on sale by Sotheby's in 2022.[4]
Mariuccia Mandelli died at her home in Milan on December 6, 2015, at the age of 90.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Mariuccia Mandelli obituary". The Guardian. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ New York Times. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Zagaria, Di Elisa (9 May 2022). "La spettacolare villa di Krizia in vendita in Costa Smeralda". ELLE Decor (in Italian). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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