Nino Cerruti Dies At 91
According to reports, the fashion icon passed away following complications from a surgery.
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Image: Cerruti
Mens ready-to-wear fashion pioneer Nino Cerruti has died at the age of 91.
A spokesperson for Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti announced Cerruti passed away following complications from a surgery.
?For the family, collaborators, friends and management of Lanificio Cerruti and for Italian fashion today is a sad day because with the death of Mr. Nino the world looses a man of talent, an extraordinary designer, a visionary ahead of his time and a great mentor to whom many are indebted,? the statement from Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti read.
Italian news agency La Presse Cerruti died in northwestern Italy, where his family has run Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti, a textile company, since 1881. Cerruti inherited the family business in 1950, upon the death of his father. He got into clothing production in the late 1950s, using his experience from producing high quality fabrics and textiles.
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His first menswear company, called Hitman, was launched in 1957 and its clothing was deemed groundbreaking for its time. Under the Hitman label, Cerruti is credited with creating the first deconstructed jacket for men. It was here that Giorgio Armani was hired as a young talent in the mid-1960s.
Cerruti then launched his luxury menswear fashion h...
The post Nino Cerruti Dies At 91 appeared first on LUXUO.
Image: Cerruti
Mens ready-to-wear fashion pioneer Nino Cerruti has died at the age of 91.
A spokesperson for Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti announced Cerruti passed away following complications from a surgery.
?For the family, collaborators, friends and management of Lanificio Cerruti and for Italian fashion today is a sad day because with the death of Mr. Nino the world looses a man of talent, an extraordinary designer, a visionary ahead of his time and a great mentor to whom many are indebted,? the statement from Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti read.
Italian news agency La Presse Cerruti died in northwestern Italy, where his family has run Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti, a textile company, since 1881. Cerruti inherited the family business in 1950, upon the death of his father. He got into clothing production in the late 1950s, using his experience from producing high quality fabrics and textiles.
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His first menswear company, called Hitman, was launched in 1957 and its clothing was deemed groundbreaking for its time. Under the Hitman label, Cerruti is credited with creating the first deconstructed jacket for men. It was here that Giorgio Armani was hired as a young talent in the mid-1960s.
Cerruti then launched his luxury menswear fashion h...
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