Mikol Fontana Biography

Of course, talent, a lot of work, a little luck - where without it is included there? What else? Three girls from the Italian province in the 10ths of the last century, having the above, added their ingredient there. For them, their sisters, it was a family. Photo from the Danieladintorni website. But they had ambitions and a dream - to sew the most luxurious evening outfits for exquisite ladies.

It was difficult to fulfill this dream in the village studio, so the sisters moved to Rome. In the capital there were years of heavy and hard work. Girls worked for a long time tailors in other workshops. Here we must recall that in the X in Europe there was one - Paris. Italian factories produced amazing fabrics. Clothing was sewn to order. But the concepts of "Italian fashion" simply did not exist.

Now everyone knows the loud names of Versace, Armani, Dolce Gabanne. But it was the fountain’s sisters who at the time have achieved that the inscription “made in Italy” on the tag became a sign of the quality of sewing and elegance. In a very difficult time, the sisters still opened their studio. At first, they were patronized by the daughter of the Nobel laureate Joyo Markoni.

She ordered the outfits herself and brought friends in the studio. But fateful for the brand was the order of a wedding dress for the Hollywood star X Linda Christian. The wedding took place in Rome and the next day a luxurious dress with a five -meter train was printed on the front pages of all publications. Yes, yes, she also at one time sewed a dress in the studio of the sister of the fountain.

True, she never got married. But the dress has its own fate. The young Audrey’s wedding did not take place, and she asked to give an expensive author's dress the most beautiful and poor Italian girl who could not afford such an outfit. The fountain sisters followed the commission and gave it to the summer dressmaker Atelier, who married a simple Italian peasant and lived happily with him all her life, giving birth to three beautiful daughters.

The dress was stored in the family for many years as a relic. And in g it was sold at the auction for 22.6 thousand. It did not marry it, but in g it went away for 22.6 thousand photos from Theguardian. Photo from ThePlace2. The sisters knew how to use the personal strengths of each of them for the benefit of the family and the common cause. So, there were public relations and marketing on Zoe, Mikol traveled a lot and organized shows in other countries, Giovanna was responsible for the coherence of production.

Very bold for Catholic Italy x. Since this is a female dress with a clear reference to the clothes of a clergyman! Photo from the site Vogue. At that time, only Mukol Fontan survived. At the expense of the sale of the brand, the Fund for Assistance to Beginning fashion designers was based. In G in one interview, Mukol Fontana said that at 90, life was just beginning.

Probably, you need to live the same life filled with your favorite business in order to be able to make sure of this. The beautiful feature film “Atelier Fontana - Fashion Sisters” was shot about sisters. The film is not documentary, therefore, not without artistic fiction, but watching this is only more interesting. Frame from the film "Atelier Fontana - Fashion Sisters" Views.