Rossella Jardini

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Rossella Jardini (born 1952 in Bergamo), [1] is an Italian fashion designer and businessperson who from 1994 to 2013 worked as Creative Director for Moschino following the death of Franco Moschino. [2] In January 2014 she took up a new role as consultant for Missoni.

Jardini had worked with Nicola Trussardi and Bottega Veneta before joining Moschino full-time in 1983. [1] [3] Following Moschino's death, she supervised the fashion house's output and designs, although did not design herself. [4] In 2013 she was succeeded by Jeremy Scott as creative director of Moschino, and in January 2014, joined Missoni as a design consultant. [2] [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Sowray, Bibby (29 October 2013). "Jeremy Scott named creative director of Moschino". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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