Nino Cerruti: the famous Italian designer and fashion patriarch died at 91 years old<

This is a big loss for the fashion world.This Saturday, January 15, the famous Italian stylist Nino Cerruti died at the age of 91.He died in a hospital in Vercelli, in the Piedmont, where he was for a hip operation, according to the Corriere Della website will be."It is a giant among the Italian entrepreneurs who leaves," reacted the Italian Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Gilberto Pichetto."A great innovator, a visionary creative and precursor of many realities of today," said Carla Capasa, president of the National House of Italian Fashion.

Large name of high-end male fashion from the 20th century, Nino Cerruti marked the universe of ready-to-wear by its innovative style and elegant, but relaxed creations.He had notably introduced the notion of "casual chic" by inventing, in the 1970s, the first jacket deconstructed.The one who preferred the term "style" rather than that of "elegance", too old for his taste, founded the Haute Couture Cerruti house in 1967.

A duo with Giorgio Armani

Born on September 25, 1930 in Biella, he was forced to abandon his philosophy studies at the age of 20, after the death of his father Silvio, to take over the family textile factory, which he directedUntil his death, thus burying his dream of becoming a journalist.In the 1960s, the creator met a certain Giorgio Armani, four years younger, and hired him as a creator for men.The tandem, which deeply marked the fashion world, separated a decade later, after Armani's decision to found his own house in 1975.

His costumes worn by Jean-Paul Belmondo

In the 1980s, Nino Cerruti created a line of sportswear, whose great success allowed him to be represented by high -level athletes such as the American tennis player Jimmy Connors.He was subsequently the official designer of the Ferrari team in Formula 1.His talent also earned him to be appreciated by the famous French actors Jean-Paul Belmondo and Italian Marcello Mastroianni, who both worn his costumes.As a reward for his work, he had been appointed work knight in the year 2000.

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