Nina Ricci
Nina Ricci (born Maria Nielli; 1883 – 28 November 1970) was an Italian-born French fashion designer. At the age of 13, she began an apprenticeship at a dressmaker's. In 1904, she married Luigi Ricci, a music composer and jeweler.
Nina Ricci
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- Name
- Nina Ricci
- Birth Name
- Maria Nielli
- Birthplace
- Turin, Kingdom of Italy
- Born
- 1883
- Died
- 28 November 1970
- Known for
- Co-founder of Nina Ricci
- Occupation
- Fashion designer
- Nationality
- France · Italy · Kingdom of Italy
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They had one child, Robert. In 1908, she joined the House of Raffin, where she remained for decades. She and her son Robert founded the fashion house Nina Ricci in Paris in 1932; it has been owned by the Spanish company Puig since 1998.
La tombe de la styliste et couturière Nina Ricci née Maria Nielli au cimetière de Courances dans l'Essonne.
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• Name — Nina Ricci • Birth Name — Maria Nielli • Birthplace — Turin, Kingdom of Italy • Born — 1883 • Died — 28 November 1970 • Children — 1 • Known for — Co-founder of Nina Ricci • Occupation — Fashion designer
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1883
Nina Ricci was born on 14 January 1883.
1970
Nina Ricci died at 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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- 1.Businessoffashion.com. Nina Ricci (1883-1970) | Education | BoF. 4 March 2016.
- 2.Nina Ricci, Couturiere, Is Dead at 87. The New York Times. 30 November 1970.
- 3.Catwalkyourself.com. Nina Ricci biography.
- 4.Luxussachen.com. Nina Ricci Handbags & Accessories.
- 5.PUIG.
- 6.Nina Ricci - Vogue.it. www.vogue.it.
- 7.Mosiello, Laura. The Portable Italian Mamma: Guilt, Pasta, and When Are You Giving Me Grandchildren?. Simon and Schuster. 2009-02-18. 9781440520396.
- 8.Лучшие духи Nina Ricci - Популярная парфюмерия Нина Риччи - Самые известные ароматы Nina Ricci. duhininaricci.ru.
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