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Rosita Missoni
Italian fashion designer (–)
Rosita Missoni (née Jelmini; 20 November – 1 January ) was an Italian knitwear designer.
She and her husband Ottavio Missoni co-founded Italian luxury fashion house Missoni.[1]
Early life
Rosita Jelmini was born in Golasecca, northern Italy, on 20 November [2] Her family were textile artisans based in the Milan region who specialized in the manufacture of shawls[3][4]
Career
She met Ottavio Missoni in when he was participating in the London Olympics,[5] and married him in [3]
In , she and Ottavio started a small knitwear store in Gallarate.
The business would become the fashion house Missoni. They later moved to Sumirago where they built a factory. They were part of a group of Italian designers whose ready-to-wear clothing became popular globally in the s and s.[5] The brand became famous for its colorful knitted garments with zigzag patterns, made on "R