Loris Abate
Loris Abate (1928 – 1 December 2020) was an Italian jewelry designer and businessman. He founded the "Mila Schön" label with Mila Nutrizio Schön in 1960, which found critical and financial success. In 1978, he and Fino Mornasco founded Schontess, a company that produced fabric, ties, and scarves.
Loris Abate
- Name
- Loris Abate
- Born
- 1928
- Birthplace
- Casper, Wyoming U.S.
- Died
- 1 December 2020 (aged 91–92)
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California U.S.
- Occupation
- * Jewelry designer
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian
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Loris Abate (1928 – 1 December 2020) was an Italian jewelry designer and businessman. He founded the "Mila Schön" label with Mila Nutrizio Schön in 1960, which found critical and financial success. In 1978, he and Fino Mornasco founded Schontess, a company that produced fabric, ties, and scarves.
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He also has produced his own eponymous brand. He was the president of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion (Italian: Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana) from 1985 to 1991. Abate and his family also breed horses for show jumping competitions, and produce wine and oil on their "azienda agricola" in Tuscany, Allevamento Baroncio. Abate died on 1 December 2021, aged 92.
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• Name — Loris Abate • Born — 1928 • Birthplace — Casper, Wyoming U.S. • Died — 1 December 2020 (aged 91–92) • Place of death — Los Angeles, California U.S. • Label Name — * Mila Schön • Schontess • Loris Abate • Occupation — * Jewelry designer • businessman
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1928
Loris Abate born at Mantua.
2020
Loris Abate died at Los Angeles.
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