Nina Ricci (designer)

Nina Ricci (born Maria Nielli; 1883 – 1970) was an Italian-born French fashion designer.[1][3][5]

For the garment and perfume brand, see Nina Ricci (brand).

Nina Ricci[1]
Born	Maria Nielli[1] 1883[1] Turin, Italy[2][1]
Died	(1970-11-28)28 November 1970[2][1]
Occupation	Fashion designer[3]
Known for	Co-founder of Nina Ricci[4]
Spouse(s)	Luigi Ricci (m.1904, widowed).[5][1]
Children	1[6]

She was born in Turin, Italy, and moved to France at the age of 12.[3][5]

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

In 1904, she married Luigi Ricci.[5] They had one child, Robert.[1][6]

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.[4]

References

1. "Nina Ricci (1883-1970) | Education | BoF". Businessoffashion.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
2. "Nina Ricci, Couturiere, Is Dead at 87". New York Times. 30 November 1970. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
3. "Nina Ricci - Vogue.it". www.vogue.it. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
4. "PUIG". PUIG. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
5. "Nina Ricci biography". Catwalkyourself.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
6. "Nina Ricci Handbags & Accessories". Luxussachen.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
7. Mosiello, Laura; Reynolds, Susan (18 February 2009). The Portable Italian Mamma: Guilt, Pasta, and When Are You Giving Me Grandchildren?. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781440520396.

External links

• "Interactive timeline of couture houses and couturier biographies". Victoria and Albert Museum.
• Nina Ricci at Find a Grave