Designerul italian Sergio Rossi, răpus de COVID-19

Fondator al mărcii de lux de încălţăminte care îi poartă numele, Sergio Rossi a murit, joi, la vârsta de 85 de ani, răpus de infecția cu noul coronavirus.

Designerul italian era internat la un spital din Cesena.

Sergio Rossi s-a numărat printre “fondatorii cartierului de încălţăminte de lux pentru femei în regiunea Forli şi Cesena la mijlocul secolului al XX-lea”, a declarat Luciana Garbuglia, primar al oraşului San Mauro Pascoli, unde s-a născut Sergio Rossi în 1935 şi unde şi-a înfiinţat compania.

“Moștenirea sa este crucială”, a declarat Riccardo Sciutto, CEO al companiei din 2016.

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“Today everyone at Sergio Rossi joins me in remembering our dear Sergio, the inspiring founder of our dream. Sergio Rossi was a master, and it is my great honor to have met him and gotten to present him the archive earlier this year. His vision and approach will remain our guide in the growth of the brand and the business. He loved women and was able to capture a woman’s femininity in a unique way, creating the perfect extension of a woman’s leg through his shoes. Our long and glorious history started from his incredible vision and we’ll remember his creativity forever.” Riccardo Sciutto, CEO Sergio Rossi Group

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