Carla Fendi (July 12, 1937 – June 19, 2017) was an Italian fashion executive and philanthropist who worked for Fendi, along with her sisters and parents. She was also well known for her philanthropy.[1]
Biography
Carla Fendi was born on July 12, 1937, to Edoardo and Adele Fendi. She had four sisters, Paola, Anna, Franca and Alda.[2] She was married to Candido Speroni, but did not have any children.
In the 1950s, Carla started working with her sisters for Fendi, the family's shop[3] that Edoardo and Adele had begun in 1925. The sisters built the company from a small shop to a globally recognized brand with multiple product lines. After their father died, they opened their own version of the Fendi store in 1964, and a year later hired a young Karl Lagerfeld to change the brand's image.