Adriano Goldschmied
Adriano Goldschmied (29 November 1943 – 5 April 2026) was an Italian fashion designer and the originator of premium denim fashion. Known as "the godfather of denim", Goldschmied co-founded Diesel with Renzo Rosso and created more than 50 brands of jeans including Replay, Gap 1969, Agolde, Goldsign, and AG Adriano Goldschmied. Goldschmied was also the owner of House of Gold, a creative textile company with the purpose of bringing innovative fabrics to the market.
Adriano Goldschmied
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- Name
- Adriano Goldschmied
- Born
- 29 November 1943
- Birthplace
- Italy
- Died
- 5 April 2026
- Place of death
- Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
- Occupation
- Fashion designer
- Languages
- Italian · English
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Adriano Goldschmied (29 November 1943 – 5 April 2026) was an Italian fashion designer and the originator of premium denim fashion. Known as "the godfather of denim", Goldschmied co-founded Diesel with Renzo Rosso and created more than 50 brands of jeans including Replay, Gap 1969, Agolde, Goldsign, and AG Adriano Goldschmied. Goldschmied was also the owner of House of Gold, a creative textile company with the purpose of bringing innovative fabrics to the market.
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Adriano Goldschmied (1943–2026) was an Italian entrepreneur and fashion designer. The entrepreneur lived in Asolo. Languages used include English and Italian.
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• Name — Adriano Goldschmied • Born — 29 November 1943 • Birthplace — Italy • Died — 5 April 2026 • Place of death — Castelfranco Veneto, Italy • Occupation — Fashion designer
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Goldschmied was born on 29 November 1943. His place of birth is reported variously as Vico Canavese or Ivrea in northwestern Italy, or Trieste, where he grew up. His parents were Sofia Goldschmied (Arvanitis) and Livio Goldschmied. His family was Jewish. Their assets had been appropriated in 1942. Later, some of these assets were reconveyed to his family. With initial dreams of becoming a competitive skier, he opened up a store in Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1970. This was a springboard for beginning his own denim company. From 1996, he lived principally in Los Angeles and Milan. His daughter, Marta Goldschmied, has launched her own denim line, MADE GOLD Denim. Adriano Goldschmied died from cancer in Castelfranco Veneto, near his home in Asolo, Italy, on 5 April 2026, at the age of 82.
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- 1.carlytati. INTERVIEW WITH ADRIANO GOLDSCHMIED. March 28, 2013.
- 2.Denim Freaks. Adriano Goldschmied. May 11, 2012.
- 3.Clare O’Connor. Blue Jean Billionaire: Inside Diesel, Renzo Rosso's $3 Billion Fashion Empire. Forbes Magazine. March 6, 2013.
- 4.Dena Silver. 8 Reasons to Put Down the Levis and Pick Up a Pair of Agolde Jeans. The Observer. October 17, 2017.
- 5.Melissa Magsaysay. Goldsign's Adriano Goldschmied shows how premium denim is made. LA Times. August 14, 2011.
- 6.Green, Penelope. Adriano Goldschmied, 'Godfather' of Modern Denim, Dies at 82. The New York Times. 14 April 2026.
- 7.ABOUT - BRAND BIO agjeans.com
- 8.stylesight.com. Denim Interview: Adriano Goldschmied. August 3, 2011.
- 9.La Tribuna di Treviso. Il cognome che ha fatto la storia del jeans. September 18, 2014.
- 10.Government of Italy. Abrogation of the Racial Laws: The Egeli and the Restitution of Assets.
- 11.Toronto Star. Denim designer Adriano Goldschmied a jeans market trailblazer. October 4, 2013.
- 12.Denim Therapy. Interview With Marta Goldschmied Of MADE GOLD Denim. September 18, 2014.
- 13.Ferrazza, Daniele. Addio al guru del denim: Adriano Goldschmied è morto all'età di 82 anni. Il Nord Est. 5 April 2026.
- 14.The Times. Adriano Goldschmied obituary: ‘godfather of denim’. 16 April 2026.
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