Nina Ricci (designer)

Nina Ricci (born Maria Nielli; 1883 – 1970) was an Italian-born French fashion designer.[1][6][3]

She was born in Turin, Italy, and moved to France at the age of 12.[6][3]

At the age of 13, she began an apprenticeship at a dressmaker's.[7]

In 1904, she married Luigi Ricci,[3] a music composer and jeweler.[8] They had one child, Robert.[1][4]

In 1908, she joined the House of Raffin, where she remained for decades.[1]

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.[5]

References

  1. Nina Ricci (1883-1970) | Education | BoF Businessoffashion.com, 4 March 2016, retrieved 2018-06-11^
  2. Nina Ricci, Couturiere, Is Dead at 87 The New York Times, 30 November 1970, retrieved 11 June 2018^
  3. Nina Ricci biography Catwalkyourself.com, retrieved 2018-06-11^
  4. Nina Ricci Handbags & Accessories Luxussachen.com, retrieved 2018-06-11^
  5. PUIG PUIG, retrieved 2018-06-11^
  6. Nina Ricci - Vogue.it www.vogue.it, retrieved 2017-09-22^
  7. Laura Mosiello, Susan Reynolds. The Portable Italian Mamma: Guilt, Pasta, and When Are You Giving Me Grandchildren? Simon and Schuster, 2009-02-18^
  8. Лучшие духи Nina Ricci - Популярная парфюмерия Нина Риччи - Самые известные ароматы Nina Ricci. duhininaricci.ru, retrieved 2025-04-18^