Carla Fendi, one of fashion label’s 5 sisters, dies – reports

ROME, Italy –  Carla Fendi, who along with 4 sisters helped build her parents’ leather and fur goods shop in Rome into a global fashion powerhouse, has died aged 80, Italian press reports said Tuesday, June 20

Her death Monday was reported by members of her family, according to the reports. 

It was Carla and her sisters – Paola, Anna, Franca and Alda – who in 1965 brought in Karl Lagerfeld, then a young German designer, to create a women’s ready-to-wear-line.

We honor our dear Carla, whose loss deeply affects us all. pic.twitter.com/qRMIfcVXs7

— Fendi (@Fendi) June 20, 2017

Honorary president of the Fendi group, now a part of the LVMH fashion conglomerate, Carla Fendi focused mainly on public relations and fostering the label’s international growth.

An enthusiastic fan of art and music, Carla Fendi created in 2007 a foundation for supporting Italy’s cultural heritage, and was one of the main benefactors of the Festival dei Due Mondi (Festival of Two Worlds), an annual classical music festival in Spoleto, central Italy. – Rappler.com