Laura Biagiotti
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Laura Biagiotti is an Italian
high fashion designer. She studied literature in Rome, expecting to become an archeologist. Then she started to help out at Mum
and Dad
's dressmaking business and had her first fashion show in 1972. Her mother, Delia Biagiotti had designed the uniforms for Alitalia
staff in 1964.
The House of Biagiotti (based on Via dei Condotti in Rome) is now listed among the largest fashion houses in Italy. She moved to Beijing for some time and was the first Italian designer to present a collection in China in April 1988
According to her company's website in 1995 she received an award from the President of Italy for her contributions to fashion and later the Marco Polo award from the Chinese government for promoting fashion in China. She also received the Leonardo Prize in Italy. The Italian post office issued a 41 Euro cent stamp with her name in 2002.
She received the America Award of the Italy-USA Foundation
in 2011.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
high fashion designer. She studied literature in Rome, expecting to become an archeologist. Then she started to help out at Mum
Mum
Mum or Mums may refer to:* Mum, an informal British English term for mother* short for chrysanthemum, a plant* Bamoun or Mum, a sultanate of present-day Cameroon* Mum, Burma, a village* Mum language, a language spoken in Papua New Guinea...
and Dad
DAD
DAD is an abbreviation that may refer to:* D-A-D, a Danish rock band formerly known as "Disneyland After Dark"* Diode array detector, a type of detector in HPLC* Da Nang International Airport IATA airport code...
's dressmaking business and had her first fashion show in 1972. Her mother, Delia Biagiotti had designed the uniforms for Alitalia
Alitalia
Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A. , in its later stages known as Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A. in Extraordinary Administration, was the former Italian flag carrier...
staff in 1964.
The House of Biagiotti (based on Via dei Condotti in Rome) is now listed among the largest fashion houses in Italy. She moved to Beijing for some time and was the first Italian designer to present a collection in China in April 1988
According to her company's website in 1995 she received an award from the President of Italy for her contributions to fashion and later the Marco Polo award from the Chinese government for promoting fashion in China. She also received the Leonardo Prize in Italy. The Italian post office issued a 41 Euro cent stamp with her name in 2002.
She received the America Award of the Italy-USA Foundation
Italy-USA Foundation
Italy–USA Foundation was established to promote the friendship between Italians and Americans plus American culture in Italy. The foundation is a non-profit organization based in Rome, Italy...
in 2011.
External links
- Biagiotti Website http://www.laurabiagiotti.it