Luciano Soprani

Infobox Fashion Designer
name = Luciano Soprani

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birth_date = 1946
birth_place = Reggiolo, Italy
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death_place = Milan
death_cause = Throat cancer
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residence = Milan
nationality = Italian
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label_name = Luciano Soprani S.r.l.
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occupation = Fashion designer
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website = http://www.lucianosoprani.it
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Luciano Soprani (1946–23 October 1999) was an Italian fashion designer known for his tailored yet colorful men's suits and silk evening gowns.

Early life

Soprani was born in Reggiolocitation | last = Horyn
first = Cathy | publication-date = 1999-10-27 |year = 1999 | publisher =New York Times |title= Luciano Soprani, 53, Designer Who Won Fashion Fame in 80's | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9904E6DD1238F934A15753C1A96F958260 Obituary] in 1946Fact|date=March 2008 to a family of farmers in the province of Reggio Emilia. After studying agriculture, he decided that he was more interested in fashion, and in 1967 he joined the local firm of Max Mara in Reggio Emilia. He stayed there for nearly eight years, before moving to Milan in 1974.cite web | url=http://www.lucianosoprani.it/e_main.htm | title=The History |accessdate=2008-03-31Official website] As a freelancer, he worked with labels such as Heliette, Basile, Nazareno, Gabrielli and Gucci.

Business

In 1982 he set up his own label, while continuing to work for other houses such as Gucci. He was also wardrobe designer for the 1990 film "Wild Orchid". [cite web | url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/54564/Wild-Orchid/credits | title=Wild Orchid - Production Credits | publisher=New York Times]

In 1992 Soprani fell out with his Japanese business partner, Onward Kashiyama Co., Ltd., who owned 70% of Luciano Soprani SpA. Soprani dissociated himself from the company, whilst seeking to regain use of the trademark.

He died of throat cancer in a hospital in Milan, on 23 October 1999.

His friend Dilio Ortigoza succeeded him as designer at the company,Fact|date=March 2008 to be followed by Alessandro Turci in 2002.cite web | url=http://www.lucianosoprani.it/e_main.htm | title=The Company |accessdate=2008-03-31Official website] Studio Soprani was acquired by the perfume company Satinine S.p.a., and renamed Luciano Soprani S.r.l. in January 2006.

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.lucianosoprani.it] Official site

Persondata
NAME=Soprani, Luciano
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Fashion designer
DATE OF BIRTH=1946
PLACE OF BIRTH=Reggiolo, Italy
DATE OF DEATH=1999-10-23
PLACE OF DEATH=Milan