Franco Moschino

Franco Moschino
Born (1950-02-27)February 27, 1950
Abbiategrasso, Lombardy, Italy
Died September 18, 1994(1994-09-18) (aged 44)
Nationality Italian
Education Accademia delle Belle Arti
Occupation Fashion designer
Labels Moschino Couture!, Cheap and Chic by Moschino, Moschino Uomo, Moschino Jeans,Love Moschino

Franco Moschino (February 27, 1950 – September 18, 1994) was an Italian fashion designer best known as the founder of the Italian fashion house Moschino.

Early years

He was born in Abbiategrasso, Lombardy, located c. 22 km from Milan. Before becoming a fashion designer, he attended Accademia delle Belle Arti in Milan to study fine arts in 1967 hoping to become a painter. To finance his studies, he worked as a freelance fashion illustrator. Eventually, his interest shifted from paints and canvases to fabric and tailoring. His fashion career began in 1971 when he became an illustrator for Gianni Versace, and continued to work for him for another six years. From 1977 to 1982 he designed for the Italian label Cadette.

Career

A Franco Moschino wool dress made from heavy men's suit fabric, 1990.

He founded his own company, Moonshadow, in 1983 and launched the Moschino Couture! label that same year. At first, he designed casualwear and jeans, but his line eventually expanded to lingerie, eveningwear, shoes, menswear and perfumes. In 1988, he launched a less expensive Cheap and Chic line. His designs were very innovative and unusual such as quilted black denim miniskirt with plastic fried eggs decorating the hemline, quilted jacket decorated with bottle tops, plug-socket drop earrings, and bodices made out of safety pins. He was dubbed the Jean-Paul Gaultier of Italian fashion for his highly innovative designs but their styles are different; while Gaultier experiments with different fabrics and shapes, Moschino used basic forms and traditional methods. He also spoofed high fashion lines through his clothes. For example, "Expensive Jacket" was embroidered in gold across the back of a cashmere jacket, and "Bull Chic" on a matador-styled outfit. He also mocked the fashion classics such as the Chanel jacket with garish trimmings and details. Ironically, many rushed to wear his clothes, thus becoming successful and famous in the industry he satirized.

Moschino died at 44 on September 18, 1994, of cardiac arrest resulting from complications from an abdominal tumor, possibly caused by AIDS.[1][2]

Legacy

After his death, Rossella Jardini, his former assistant, became creative director of the brand. In October 2013, LA designer Jeremy Scott took over as creative director and showed his first Moschino collection on the runway in fall 2014. [3] Moschino clothes have been worn by celebrities such as Fran Drescher on her hit television show The Nanny, Alicia Silverstone, Kylie Minogue, Rick Ross, Gwyneth Paltrow and Anna Friel.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Franco Moschino, 44, Is Dead; Designer Known for Irreverence," Tuesday, September 20, 1994. New York Times
  2. ↑ http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9082792
  3. ↑ Zargani,Luisa "Moschino Names Jeremy Scott Creative Director". WWD. 29 October 2013.

External links

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