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Consuelo Castiglioni

b. 1959

Italian fashion designer

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About Consuelo Castiglioni

Born 1959. Consuelo Castiglioni is a Swiss fashion designer.

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

Biography Castiglioni is part Chilean and was born and raised in the Italian-speaking town of Lugano, Switzerland.

Though she has no training in fashion, she founded the fashion label Marni in 1994 with her husband Gianni Castiglioni and her step-sister Marina "Marni" Castiglioni (whence the brand name). The label's first collection was fur-only.

In 2001, she released the Fussbett Sandal from recycled tires and straw, and expanded to menswear in 2002.

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

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

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1959, Lugano
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Marni

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Who is Consuelo Castiglioni?

Italian fashion designer

When was Consuelo Castiglioni born?

Consuelo Castiglioni was born in 1959 in Lugano.

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Consuelo Castiglioni is a fashion designer.

What nationality is Consuelo Castiglioni?

Consuelo Castiglioni is Swiss.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Consuelo Castiglioni

· Wikidata: Q764087

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