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fashion designer

Emilio Pucci, Italian fashion designer. Recipient Neiman Marcus Fashion award, 1954, Burdines Sunshine award, 1955, Sports Illustrated Sporting Look Designers award, 1961; medallion Harper's Bazaar.

Background

Pucci, Emilio was born on November 20, 1914 in Naples, Italy. Son of Orazio and Augusta (Pavoncelli) Pucci.

Education

Student, University Milan, Italy, 1935. Student, University Georgia, 1936. Master of Arts in Social Sciences, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1937.

Doctor Political Science, University Florence, Italy, 1941.

Career

Fashion creator, president, Casa di Alta Moda Emilio Pucci Srl, Florence, 1951-1992. President Antico Setificio Fiorentino, 1958, Emilio Pucci Ltd., New York City.

Achievements

  • Emilio Pucci has been listed as a noteworthy Fashion designer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Italian Parliament for Florence, 1963-1972. Counsellor Florence City Council, 1964-1990. Lieutenant colonel Italian Air Force, 1941-1952.

Member Associazone Proprieta' Edilizia (president), Consul Fashion Designers of America (award 1990), Società di San Giovanni Battista (president), Società di San Giovanni di Dio (president), Italian Private Sector Initiative, Italian Stylists Association (honorary president), Cavaliere del Lavoro, Circolo Unione Club, Circolo del Golf Club, Tennis Club, Florence Club, Circolo della Caccia (Rome), Eagle Ski Club (Gstaad, Switzerland), Corviglia Club (St. Moritz), Rotary.

Connections

Married Cristina Nannini, February 7, 1959. Children: Alessandro, Laudomia.

Father:
Orazio Pucci

Mother:
Augusta (Pavoncelli) Pucci

Spouse:
Cristina Nannini

child:
Alessandro Pucci

child:
Laudomia Pucci