Disappearance
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The co-founder of the Missoni brand, synonymous with colors, zigzags and chic relaxation, died Thursday January 2 at the age of 93.
Enter the collective imagination through a house detail, which becomes a benchmark: every fashion brand dreams of it, as the process guarantees anchoring and durability. The Italian brand Missoni made it a reality with the zigzag pattern, multi-colored, vertical or horizontal, which it has been using since the 1960s. With such success that any cloth aficionado immediately identifies “Missoni”. Thursday January 2, Rosita Missoni, who invented it with her husband Ottavio, died at the age of 93. With this tireless entrepreneur, who remained very active after the death of Ottavio in 2013, and matriarch of a clan united around the family business, it is a part of the flamboyant made in Italy which disappears.
Sport in comfort
The Missonis developed their famous zigzag using looms, called “Rachel”, traditionally used for making shawls in the south of Italy. These machines allow you to juggle with patterns and lines. Rosita herself was the daughter of makers of shawls and embroidered fabrics in northern Italy, near Milan. Ottavio is one of the designers who came to clothing through sport – like tennis star René Lacoste or skier Emilio Pucci. A high-level athlete, specialist in the 400 meters, he first designed tracksuits: the numerous zips facilitated movement, made it possible to
