Missoni's signature fashions have a reputation for wearability and for surviving many seasons of changing trends.
"I think people in fashion have sensible tastes which go across the disciplines, " says Ms. Missoni.
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Their "Bois de Bolon" collection brings Missoni's signature knit patterns to woven vinyl flooring.
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Its previous partnership with Missoni was such a success that they sold completely out of the product.
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One could easily say that no one could have predicted a freak blockbuster like the Missoni launch.
Soviet history is notable considering a recent sale put on by retailer Target of Missoni goods.
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In Hotel Missoni, the Italian fashion house has established a style icon in the heart of the Old Town.
The criticism wasn't shared, and the Missoni brand gained quick popularity with its original striped and zig-zag patterns.
As late as today, a search on eBay still results in over 20, 000 available Missoni for Target products.
The company Missoni confirmed in a statement Saturday that Vittorio Missoni was on the plane with his wife.
In 2011, demand was so high for a Missoni limited edition line for Target that the retailer's website crashed.
We have ethnic-inspired tunics, sandals with shells, straw bags, printed skirts, Missoni prints.
Vittorio Missoni, 58, runs the fashion house with his siblings, Luca and Angela.
The fashion dynasty is expanding, too: Ottavio and Rosita's granddaughter, Margherita, has promoted Missoni perfume and starred in advertising campaigns.
This year's most exciting venture is between Rosita Missoni (an early pioneer of fashion-design collaboration) and the Swedish firm Bolon.
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Mr Missoni, 58, is the son of the founder of the eponymous brand and co-owns the firm with his siblings.
Vittorio Missoni and his siblings took over the brand in 1996 with an eye toward marketing to a younger consumer.
We've seen it integrated into check-in everywhere from the new Hotel Missoni Kuwait to Hyatt hotels across the country.
With the Neiman Marcus collection, Target over-compensated for the Missoni stock-outs by more than doubling the inventory compared to the Missoni buy.
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Known to friends by his nickname "Tai, " Ottavio Missoni founded the company in 1953, along with his wife, Rosita Jelmini, who survives him.
Vittorio Missoni and his wife were among six people on board the flight from the archipelago of Los Roques towards Caracas' Maiquetia airport.
Missoni wrote that "it was time for a change" and that all three children had already "freely and spontaneously" inserted themselves into the company.
At the beginning, they produced athletic wear, likely inspired by Missoni himself, who had been a track-and-field star specializing in 400-meter relays and hurdles.
But the site crashed several times, most notably when shoppers rushed to buy a special line of items made by Italian fashion house Missoni.
With Hotel Missoni, the eponymous Italian fashion house has established a style icon in the heart of the Old Town: modernist architecture, impeccable staff and very comfortable bedrooms.
But soon, Missoni was spread across every major fashion magazine from Elle to Vogue, featured in The New York Times and lionized by Women's Wear Daily.
Fashion-lovers have many famous brands of bedding to choose from, from Missoni to Sonia Rykiel and Jean Paul Gaultier, who launched a cushion collection in September.
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Missoni "passed away serenely" in his home in the town of Sumirago, north of Milan, where Missoni SpA is also based, the company said in a statement.
Missoni recalled in an autobiography published for his 90th birthday that one evening he and Rosita snuck down to view their creations displayed in the store window.
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