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Missoni

The Missoni business was founded in 1953 after a small knitwear shop initially called Maglificio Jolly was set up in Gallarate, Italy by Ottavio and Rosita Missoni. After their first collection was presented under the Missoni label in Milan in 1958, the business began to prosper with the help of the fashion editor Anna Piaggi. Missoni gained the support of Anna Piaggi during their first fashion show which took place in a pool when Piaggi arrived at the show wearing a vintage Missoni dress. The company soon became increasingly more popular with its creative clothing: stripes, patchworks, mosaics and zigzags in bright colour combinations.

In April 1967 in a show in Florence Missoni had a wardrobe malfunction, which meant that they were not invited back the following year. Despite this, a Missoni boutique was opened in Bloomingdales following the support and admiration from Diana Vreeland, an editor of American Vogue. Following this, the Missoni name could be found on home furnishings, accessories, swimwear, cosmetics and perfume. The control of the Missoni business was handed down to the three children of Ottavio and Rosita Missoni: Vittorio Missoni as marketing director, Luca Missoni as menswear designer and Angela as womenswear designer. By 2005 Missoni earned 60-70% of its revenue from womenswear. However, as success came along, so did tragedy, and on the 4th of January 2013 a plane carrying Vittorio Missoni went missing off the coast of Venezuela, and his body was recovered 5 days later along with the remains of the aircraft. Later on that year in May, Ottavio Missoni died at the age of 92. In 2018 the Missoni family sold a 41.2% stake in the company to investment fund Fondo Strategico Italiano and in 2012 the women’s line was taken over by Alberto Caliri as Angela took on the role of creative director and president of Missoni. Angela continued the success of her family’s knitwear brand in the role of creative director until 2021 when she became president. Today, Livio Proli took on the role of CEO of Missoni during the first Italian lockdown after his work with Armani, and Angela remains president. Below are some of the recent Missoni designs, the striking colour that began in 1953 still remains today. Jemima

সব সাচী মুখা জ

সব সাচী মুখা জ কলকাতা থেক একজন ভারতীয় ফ াশন এবং জেয়লাির িডজাইনার। ও বিলউড িসেনমার যমন Guzaarish, Kaahani, Baabul, Black এবং English Vinglish জন পাশাক িডজাইন কের।

ও আধিনক পাশােক মানস কাপেড়র ব বহার র কেরিছেলন। ব নী, গাটা কাজ, ক ি ং, হ া ডাইং ভিত শাTীয় প িতর ব বহার িছল তঁার অনন অবদান। সব সাচী ওর ভারতীয় িবেয়র পাশােকর জন িবেশষভােব িবখ াত। 2006 সােল, িনউ ইয়ক ফ াশন স ােহ সব সাচীর উপ াপনা তােক িব ব াপী খ ািত অজ ন কেরিছল। ওর পাশােক ামার, সরলতা, আধিনক াপত এবং জ ল িববরণ িছল। ও একমা ভারতীয় িডজাইনার য িতনেট ধান ফ াশন স াহ: িনউ ইয়ক , িমলান এবং ল েন িছেলন। ভারতীয় িডজাইনাররা পি েম এক াদ িনেয় আেস যা িবেদশী এবং ব ি গত িহেসেব দখা হয়।

তঁার জ ান, কলকাতা, এই িডজাইনােরর জন আজীবন অনুে রণা হেয় আেছ। ও অ াভািবক কাপড়, ট চািরং, িডেটইিলং এবং নশীল রেঙর অল রণ সহ প াচওয়াক ব বহার কেরন। ওর সৃ াচীন ও মধ যেগর িচ তেল ধেড়। তার দাতব অলাভজনক িভি েত হােত বানা শািড় 3500 টাকায় িবি কের এবং পুেরা আয় মু শ দাবােদর তঁািতেদর কােছ যায়।

সব সাচী কার কাজ করা িববােহর পাশাক এবং জ ল কাপড় িডজাইন কেরন। িডজাইনার িব ত িব থেক অনুে রণা আঁকেত পিরিচত, যমন ইউেরাপীয় িশ । তার পাশাক Monet, Henry Matisse এবং Frida Kahlo অনুকরণ কের।

Reviving India’s Handlooms

Sabyasachi Mukherjee is an Indian fashion designer, jewellery designer, retailer and couturier from Kolkata, India. He has designed costumes for Bollywood films such as Guzaarish, Kaahani, Baabul, Black, and English Vinglish.

He pioneered the use of high-end luxury Indian textiles in a modern context. His unique contribution was the use of classical methods like bandhani, gota work, block printing, hand dyeing etc. in construction of modern silhouettes. Sabyasachi is especially famous for his Indian Bridal Wear. In 2006, Sabyasachi’s debut S/S collection at New York Fashion Week earned him critical acclaim and his label gained global recognition. The collection was based on folklore, glamour, simplicity, modern architecture, and intricate detailing. He is the only Indian designer to be a part of all three leading fashion weeks: New York, Milan, and London. Sabyasachi believes that the unique positioning of Indian designers is due to the exclusivity of his homeland with its rich history and culture. Indian designers bring a flavour to the west that is no longer perceived as only exotic but also a rich blend of individuality and sensitivity.