Italy, 3rd April: One of the world’s most famous designer shoe-maker, Sergio Rossi has died today at the age of 84 in Cesena, a city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
It is reported that he was admitted to the hospital in Cesena, a few days back. The region of Emilia-Romagna in Italy is hardest-hit by the pandemic, so it is supposed that the Italian footwear designer might have died due to COVID-19.
Announcing the news of the designer’s death on Friday morning, the brand’s chief executive, Riccardo Sciutto, told the fashion website Women’s Wear Daily: “He was a master, it was a great pleasure to have met him. He was our spiritual guide and he is today more than ever.”
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His shoes were used by designers such as Azzedine Alaïa, Versace, and Dolce & Gabbana in their collections, and worn by celebrities from Lupita Nyong’o to Rihanna, and Paris Hilton to Laura Dern. Ariana Grande has often offset her signature short, baggy hoodies and high ponytail look with a pair of the late designer’s Matrix thigh-high boots.
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Having learnt the craft of shoemaking from his father, Rossi began selling his design to the shops in Bologna in 1966, before launching his eponymous brand in 1968.
His most famous shoe designs were the extravagantly strappy, round-soled Opanca sandal and the more classic, sharp-toed and high-heeled Godiva pump.
In 1999, the Sergio Rossi brand was sold to the Gucci Group, now known as Kering, one of the world’s biggest luxury fashion conglomerates, before being sold by Kering to European investment house Investindustrial in 2015.
It is reported that Rossi donated £ 100,000 to the Sacco Hospital in Milan to help against the fight of coronavirus.
Stay tuned for more updates.
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