Elio Fiorucci | |
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| Born | 10 June 1935[1] Milan, Italy |
| Died | 19 July 2015 (aged 80)[1] Milan[2] |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion designer and retailer |
Elio Fiorucci (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛːljo fjoˈruttʃi]; 10 June 1935 – 19 July 2015) was an Italian fashion designer and the founder of the Fiorucci fashion label.
Beginning in retailing at the age of 14, he later created a fashion brand that had worldwide success during the 1970s and 1980s, including becoming a key label of the disco-scene. The retail environments he created were destinations, rather than simply places to buy clothes; his New York store was known by some as the daytime Studio 54 and gave space to artists and creatives – including Andy Warhol.
Fiorucci is credited with designing and popularising stretch jeans, and for transforming the fashion scene. Giorgio Armani described him as a revolutionary, adding: "He was always ready to take some risks to really understand his time".[3]
- ^ a b Horwell, Veronica (24 July 2015). "Elio Fiorucci obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Italian fashion designer Elio Fiorucci dies aged 80". BBC. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ Turra, Alessandra (20 July 2015). "Italian Fashion World Mourns Elio Fiorucci". WWD. Retrieved 15 August 2015.