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44: 385:"Mila, al secolo Maria Carmen Nutrizio, nasce infatti nel 1919 a Traù, un anno dopo la caduta dell'impero austro-ungarico. Il padre è farmacista e proprietario terriero, la mamma una Luxardo del maraschino di Lussinpiccolo, il fratello Nino diventerà giornalista e sarà fondatore e per lunghi anni direttore del quotidiano milanese «La Notte». Dalla Dalmazia, che lascia a tre mesi con la famiglia, si trasferisce a Trieste, in una casa del centro storico, dove vive e studia fino a diciott'anni." 210:
collection for women appeared in 1971. In 1972, she designed uniforms for Iran Air. She was the first Italian designer to show ready-to-wear in Japan. By the 1980s, Schön had shops in Italy, Japan, and the United States with offerings that included handbags and shoes, lingerie and watches, perfume,
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Following the failure of her husband's business and the couple's divorce, Mila once again found herself without financial resources. Unable to afford Parisian couture, Schön paid skilled Milanese seamstresses to copy the latest couture. Other women soon expressed interest in Schön's designs and in
626: 315:'s 1966 black-and-white ball, Marella Agnelli was voted the best-dressed guest in a kaftan embroidered by Schön's craftswomen. The third in the best-dressed guest contest was Lee Radziwill in a sequined Schön shift. 194:
called her “the shrinking violet of the Italian haute couture” (1968) and declared she did not “make clothes for shrinking violets" (1973). Her work was introduced in the United States in 1967 in
381: 238:, Schön's work "combined Balenciaga's austerity of cut, Dior's versatility and a dash of Schiaparelli's wit." Her clothing was often geometric and according to Frances D'emilio at 133:. With the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the end of World War I, Schön's family lost their estates. The family moved to Italy where Schön's father managed a pharmacy. 504: 218:
In 1993, the brand was taken over by Itochu, a Japanese conglomerate, which sold it to Burani. In 2007, the brand was acquired by an Italian company, Brand Extension. In 2005,
248:." Schön signatures included intricate beading and wool coats that eschewed traditional linings in favor of “double facing” (two layers of wool stitched together). 664: 219: 140:. In the postwar period, Schön enjoyed a brief return to wealth. She became a client of the most prestigious Parisian couture houses such as 815: 654: 800: 790: 485: 795: 157:
1958 Schön and her mother opened a workshop. Schön had her first show in 1965 and in 1966 she opened a boutique on
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along with other major Italian designers. For this show, all of Schön's fashion were in various shades of
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During World War II, Mila married Aurelio Schön, an Austrian precious metals dealer, whom she met in
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swimwear and eyewear. In 1992, she designed the Italian national team at the
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aristocratic parents, her younger brother was journalist and newspaper editor
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Mrs. Astor Regrets: The Hidden Betrayals of a Family Beyond Reproach
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license holder in Japan with retail value of €30 million.
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Her designs borrowed from the modern art she collected -
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum
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Mila Schon

Italian
fashion designer
Dalmatian Italian
fashion designer
Trogir
Dalmatian Italian
Stefano "Nino" Nutrizio
Milan
Balenciaga
Dior
Via Monte Napoleone
Via Monte Napoleone
Joe Colombo
Eero Saarinen
Pitti Palace
Florence
violet
The New York Times
Dallas
Houston
Neiman Marcus
prêt-à-porter
1992 Barcelona Olympics
Ronna
ready-to-wear
The Boston Globe
cubism
Victor Vasarely

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