Consuelo Castiglioni
Consuelo Castiglioni (* 1959) is an Italian fashion designer. In 1994 she founded with her husband Gianni Castiglioni, the internationally renowned fashion brand Marni.
Life
Castiglioni is part of Chilean descent and grew up in Lugano on the Swiss Ticino. Although she received no training in the fashion industry, she co-founded with her husband Gianni Castiglioni in 1994 the fashion house Marni Srl in Milan. The company was known by the modern designs of their high-priced women's fashion, special color compositions and strong colors. Prints with geometric patterns and exceptional surface design are used in a functional fashion. In 1998, handbags, and shoes in addition to Marni protfolio.
2002 Castiglioni began with an equally high-priced Marni clothing line for men and in the fall of 2005 with an eyewear collection. It also takes care of the individual designs for the interior of the nearly 100 Marni stores on four continents, including London, Barcelona, Rome, St. Moritz, Beirut, Moscow, New York City, Miami, Sydney, Beijing and Tokyo. The first Marni store was opened in London in 2000. Since 2003 there jewelry and, under license, carpets by Marni. Since 2006, Marni is active with an online store on your website. 2013 went with Marni Marni perfumery brand on the market.
Management
The administrative management of the Group Marni has Gianni Castiglioni, the artistic direction is in the hands of Consuelo Castiglioni. The Internet sales is managed by their daughter Carolina Castiglioni. The company had a turnover of nearly $ 100 million in 2010. Consuelo Castiglioni went in cooperation with Margareta van den Bosch a collaboration under the name ' Marni at H & M ' and presented a collection for men and women in the low, but on the other H & M sale prices located, price segment. The end of 2012 took over the Italian holding company Only The Brave (OTB ), which also includes brands such as Dsquared ², Maison Martin Margiela and Viktor & Rolf include the diesel - founder Renzo Rosso, the majority of Marni.