Consuelo Castiglioni

Consuelo Castiglioni
Born1959
Lugano, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
OccupationFashion designer

Consuelo Castiglioni (born 1959) is a fashion designer. She founded the fashion label Marni in 1994.

Biography

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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 with her husband Gianni Castiglioni and her step-sister Marina Castiglioni. 'Marni' was her step-sister's nickname. The label's first collection was fur-only.[4]

In 2001, she released the iconic Fussbett Sandal from recycled tires and straw, and expanded to menswear in 2002.[4] In 2009 she worked with Kim Gordon on geometric designs for Marni.

The brand has been worn by celebrities such as Cindy Sherman, Kyra Sedgwick and Gwyneth Paltrow. Castiglioni was ranked in Fast Company's 2010 “100 most creative people in business”.[5]

In 2012, the Castiglioni family sold 60% of Marni to Renzo Rosso's OTB Group.[6] In 2013, the brand launched its first, eponymous, fragrance licensing with Estée Lauder Companies.[7] The Castiglionis sold their remaining shares to OTB in 2015.[8] 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.[9]

In 2018, Castiglioni's daughter Carolina Castiglioni launched her own fashion label named Plan C.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Rushton, Susie (27 March 2007). "Behind every Marni is a great woman". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Creative Chic." Vogue (May 2007): 258-259, 303-304.
  3. ^ "Fashion Upstart Leaves Family Business to Create Brand." Shanghai Daily (April 18, 2006).
  4. ^ a b Salamone, Lorenzo (2022-09-09). "Remembering Consuelo Castiglioni's time at Marni". nss magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  5. ^ "Consuelo Castiglioni – Most Creative People 2010". Fast Company. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
  6. ^ "Il "lusso gentile" di Marni fa il suo ingresso nell'orbita di Otb". www.fashionmagazine.it (in Italian). 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  7. ^ Attwood, Naomi (11 February 2013). "The scent of Marni: Italian label launches its first fragrance". Independent. London.
  8. ^ Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Angela (2015-11-23). "Renzo Rosso's OTB Group acquires 100 percent of Marni". FashionUnited. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  9. ^ Taylor, Alex James (21 October 2016). "Consuelo Castiglioni leaves Marni". Hero. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  10. ^ 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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