Nina Ricci (designer)

Italian-born French fashion designer (1883 – 1970)

For the garment and perfume brand, see Nina Ricci (brand).

Nina Ricci[1]

Born|

Maria Nielli[1]

1883[1]

Turin, Italy[2][1]

Died| (1970-11-28)28 November 1970[2][1]
Occupation| Fashion designer[3]
Known for| Co-founder of Nina Ricci[4]
Spouse(s)| Luigi Ricci
(m.1904, widowed).[5][1]
Children| 1[6]

Nina Ricci (born Maria Nielli; 1883 – 1970) was an Italian-born French fashion designer.[1][3][5]

She was born in Turin, Italy, and moved to France at the age of 12.[3][5]

At the age of 13, she began an apprenticeship at a dressmaker's.[7]

In 1904, she married Luigi Ricci,[5] a music composer and jeweler.[8] They had one child, Robert.[1][6]

In 1908, she joined the House of Raffin, where she remained for decades.[1]

She and her son Robert founded the fashion house Nina Ricci in Paris in 1932; it has been owned by the Spanish company Puig since 1998.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Nina Ricci (1883-1970) | Education | BoF". Businessoffashion.com. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
2. ^ a b "Nina Ricci, Couturiere, Is Dead at 87". The New York Times. 30 November 1970. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
3. ^ a b c "Nina Ricci - Vogue.it". www.vogue.it. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
4. ^ a b "PUIG". PUIG. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
5. ^ a b c d "Nina Ricci biography". Catwalkyourself.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
6. ^ a b "Nina Ricci Handbags & Accessories". Luxussachen.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
7. ^ Mosiello, Laura; Reynolds, Susan (18 February 2009). The Portable Italian Mamma: Guilt, Pasta, and When Are You Giving Me Grandchildren?. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781440520396.
8. ^ "Лучшие духи Nina Ricci - Популярная парфюмерия Нина Риччи - Самые известные ароматы Nina Ricci". duhininaricci.ru. Retrieved 18 April 2025.

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