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Nino Cerruti
Nino Cerruti
Born	25 September 1930; Biella, Italy
Died	15 January 2022 (aged 91); Vercelli, Italy
Occupation(s)	Businessman, designer, stylist
Known for	Founder of Cerruti

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Nino Cerruti (25 September 1930 – 15 January 2022) was an Italian businessman and stylist.^[1]^[2] He founded his own haute couture house, Cerruti 1881, in 1967 in Paris. He managed the Italian family business Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti, which was founded in 1881 by his grandfather.

Early life and career

Cerruti was born in Biella, Italy, on 25 September 1930. He became the head of the family woollen business, after his father's untimely death. His grandfather had founded a textile mill in Biella in 1881 (Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti). Drawing from his experience in producing excellent fabrics, Cerruti ventured into the production of clothing in the late 1950s. His first men's collection, Hitman, was shown in 1957 and was considered a revolution in men's wear at the time. From 1964 to 1970, Giorgio Armani, who later founded his eponymous fashion empire in 1974, worked for Cerruti at Hitman. Eventually, in 1967, the Cerruti menswear line was launched which was to be followed by a womenswear collection a year later.

The first Cerruti boutique opened in 1967 in Place de la Madeleine in Paris, where Cerruti moved the company's headquarters in order to be closer to the international fashion capital. The fabric production under the name of Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti and the Hitman label remained in Italy. Cerruti, Lanificio Cerruti of Biella and Hitman, based out of Corsico, together formed Fratelli Cerruti, the Cerruti Brothers group.

Over the years, Cerruti offered womenswear and menswear, the Cerruti 1881 diffusion line, a luxury ready-to-wear collection named Cerruti Arte, Cerruti Jeans, the Cerruti Brothers business collection for men, and Cerruti 1881 Shapes for the Asian market, as well as fragrances and accessories. Later the clothing lines were regrouped under the 'Cerruti 1881' name. Cerruti is known for its classic wool suits and for always having tried to match the everyday challenges its owner faced.

In 1978, the Cerruti house made an entry into the world of fine fragrance with Nino Cerruti pour Homme which was soon to be followed by Cerruti 1881 pour Homme in 1990 and Cerruti Image in 1998, among other fragrances.

In the 1980s, Cerruti began a collaboration with cinema. From Bonnie and Clyde, Pretty Woman to Basic Instinct, the brand Cerruti designed clothes for actors such as Michael Douglas, Jack Nicholson, Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Sharon Stone, Julia Roberts, Robert Redford, Harrison Ford, Al Pacino, and Jean Paul Belmondo. He made cameo appearances in the following Hollywood movies: Holy Man (1998), Catwalk (1996), and Cannes Man (1996).

Later career and retirement

In 1994, Cerruti was the official designer of Scuderia Ferrari. In 1996, he named Narciso Rodriguez, a former Anne Klein, Calvin Klein, and TSE designer, to be the creative director of Cerruti. The following year, he replaced Rodriguez with Peter Speliopoulos, a DKNY designer.

In October 2000, Cerruti sold 51% of his company to Fin.Part, an Italian industrial group. Less than a year later the group bought the rest of the company and forced 71-year-old Nino Cerruti out of it claiming irreconcilable differences. "There was a perpetual conflict of interest",^[3] Cerruti said later. Hence, the Spring Summer 2002 collection marked the end of Cerruti fashion being designed by Nino Cerruti.

Film costumes and films

He made the clothes for these films:

2000 – American Psycho - Christian Bale
1997 – Air Force One - Harrison Ford
1997 – As good as it gets - Jack Nicholson
1994 – Prêt-à-porter - Marcello Mastroianni
1993 – Indecent Proposal - Robert Redford
1993 – Philadelphia - Tom Hanks
1992 – Basic Instinct - Michael Douglas
1991 – Silence of the Lambs - Scott Glenn
1990 – Pretty Woman - Richard Gere
1987 – Wall Street - Michael Douglas
1987 – Fatal attraction - Michael Douglas
1987 – The Witches of Eastwick - Jack Nicholson
1985 – Jewel of Nile - Michael Douglas

He played himself in these films:

Holy Man (1998)
Catwalk (1995)
Cannes Man (1996)

Personal life and death

Following his departure in 2000, Cerruti concentrated on the family-owned textile mill business called Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti, which is located in Biella. He did not cut all ties with the fashion house, and always attended the Cerruti fashion shows, seated in the front row.

Cerruti died from complications of hip surgery in Vercelli, on 15 January 2022, at the age of 91.^[4]^[5]

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Awards

Year	Title
1978	Bath Museum of Costume Dress of the Year award, England
1981	Munich Fashion Week Award
1982 1988	Cutty Sark Award
1986	Pitti Uomo award, Italy

References

^ Menkes, Suzy (27 June 2001). "Nino Cerruti Discreetly Exits the Fashion Stage". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
^ Trebay, Guy (18 June 2015). "Nino Cerruti's Stylish Life, Told Through His Clothing". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
^ "What Future for La Famiglia?". International Herald Tribune. 29 September 2001.
^ "L'Italia perde uno dei suoi più grandi stilisti: è morto Nino Cerruti, maestro di Armani e amato da Coco Chanel". Prima il Levante. 15 January 2022.
^ Green, Penelope (23 January 2022). "Nino Cerruti, Designer Who Revolutionized Men's Wear, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

External links

[1] Menkes, Suzy (27 June 2001). "Nino Cerruti Discreetly Exits the Fashion Stage". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

[2] Trebay, Guy (18 June 2015). "Nino Cerruti's Stylish Life, Told Through His Clothing". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

[3] "What Future for La Famiglia?". International Herald Tribune. 29 September 2001.

[4] "L'Italia perde uno dei suoi più grandi stilisti: è morto Nino Cerruti, maestro di Armani e amato da Coco Chanel". Prima il Levante. 15 January 2022.

[5] Green, Penelope (23 January 2022). "Nino Cerruti, Designer Who Revolutionized Men's Wear, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

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+'''Nino Cerruti''' (25 September 1930 – 15 January 2022) was an Italian businessman and stylist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/27/news/nino-cerruti-discreetly-exits-the-fashion-stage.html|title=Nino Cerruti Discreetly Exits the Fashion Stage|work=[[The New York Times]]|first1=Suzy|last1=Menkes|date=27 June 2001|access-date=23 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/19/fashion/mens-style/pitti-uomo-mens-fashion-week-spring-2016-nino-cerruti.html|title=Nino Cerruti’s Stylish Life, Told Through His Clothing|first=Guy|last=Trebay|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=18 June 2015|access-date=23 January 2022}}</ref> He founded his own [[haute couture]] house, [[Cerruti 1881]], in 1967 in [[Paris]]. He managed the Italian family business ''Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti'', which was founded in 1881 by his grandfather.
-'''Nino Cerruti''' (25 September 1930 – 15 January 2022) was an Italian businessman and stylist.
-He founded his own [[haute couture]] house, [[Cerruti]], in 1967 in [[Paris]]. He managed the Italian family business ''Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti'', which was founded in 1881 by his grandfather.
+==Early life and career==
-==Personal history==
-The head of the family woolen business after his father's untimely death. Nino's grandfather had founded a [[Cotton mill|textile mill]] in [[Biella]], Italy in 1881 (''Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti''). Drawing from his experience in producing excellent fabrics, Cerruti ventured into the production of clothing in the late 1950s. His first men's collection, Hitman, was shown in 1957 and was considered a revolution in men's wear at the time. Eventually, in 1967, the Cerruti menswear line was launched which was to be followed by a womenswear collection a year later.
+Cerruti was born in [[Biella]], [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]], on 25 September 1930. He became the head of the family woollen business, after his father's untimely death. His grandfather had founded a [[Cotton mill|textile mill]] in Biella in 1881 (''Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti''). Drawing from his experience in producing excellent fabrics, Cerruti ventured into the production of clothing in the late 1950s. His first men's collection, Hitman, was shown in 1957 and was considered a revolution in men's wear at the time. From 1964 to 1970, [[Giorgio Armani]], who later founded his eponymous fashion empire in 1974, worked for Cerruti at Hitman. Eventually, in 1967, the Cerruti menswear line was launched which was to be followed by a womenswear collection a year later.
-The first [[Cerruti]] boutique opened in 1967 in [[Place de la Madeleine]] in Paris, where Cerruti moved the company's [[headquarters]] in order to be closer to the international fashion capital. The fabric production under the name of ''Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti'' and the ''Hitman'' label remained in Italy. Cerruti, Lanificio Cerruti of Biella and Hitman, based out of [[Corsico]], together formed ''Fratelli Cerruti'', the Cerruti Brothers group.
+The first [[Cerruti 1881|Cerruti]] boutique opened in 1967 in [[Place de la Madeleine]] in Paris, where Cerruti moved the company's [[headquarters]] in order to be closer to the international fashion capital. The fabric production under the name of ''Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti'' and the ''Hitman'' label remained in Italy. Cerruti, Lanificio Cerruti of Biella and Hitman, based out of [[Corsico]], together formed ''Fratelli Cerruti'', the Cerruti Brothers group.
 Over the years, Cerruti offered womenswear and menswear, the ''Cerruti 1881'' [[diffusion line]], a luxury [[ready-to-wear]] collection named ''Cerruti Arte'', ''Cerruti Jeans'', the ''Cerruti Brothers'' business collection for men, and ''Cerruti 1881 Shapes'' for the Asian market, as well as fragrances and [[fashion accessories|accessories]]. Later the clothing lines were regrouped under the 'Cerruti 1881' name. Cerruti is known for its classic wool suits and for always having tried to match the everyday challenges its owner faced.
-In 1978, the Cerruti house made an entry into the world of fine fragrance with ''Nino Cerruti pour Homme'' which was soon to be followed by ''Cerruti 1881 pour Homme'' in 1990 and ''Cerruti Image'' in 1998, among others fragrances.
+In 1978, the Cerruti house made an entry into the world of fine fragrance with ''Nino Cerruti pour Homme'' which was soon to be followed by ''Cerruti 1881 pour Homme'' in 1990 and ''Cerruti Image'' in 1998, among other fragrances.
-In the 1980s, Cerruti began a collaboration with cinema. From ''[[Bonnie and Clyde (film)|Bonnie and Clyde]]'', ''[[Pretty Woman]]'' to ''[[Basic Instinct]]'', the brand Cerruti designed clothes for actors such as [[Michael Douglas]], [[Jack Nicholson]], [[Tom Hanks]], [[Bruce Willis]], [[Sharon Stone]], [[Julia Roberts]], [[Robert Redford]], [[Harrison Ford]], [[Al Pacino]], and [[Jean Paul Belmondo]].
+In the 1980s, Cerruti began a collaboration with cinema. From ''[[Bonnie and Clyde (film)|Bonnie and Clyde]]'', ''[[Pretty Woman]]'' to ''[[Basic Instinct]]'', the brand Cerruti designed clothes for actors such as [[Michael Douglas]], [[Jack Nicholson]], [[Tom Hanks]], [[Bruce Willis]], [[Sharon Stone]], [[Julia Roberts]], [[Robert Redford]], [[Harrison Ford]], [[Al Pacino]], and [[Jean Paul Belmondo]]. He made [[cameo appearances]] in the following [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] movies: ''[[Holy Man]]'' (1998), ''Catwalk'' (1996), and ''Cannes Man'' (1996).
+==Later career and retirement==
-According to imdb.com, Mr. Cerruti makes [[cameo appearances]] in the following [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] movies: ''[[Holy Man]]'' (1998), ''Catwalk'' (1996), and ''Cannes Man'' (1996).
+In 1994, Cerruti was the official designer of [[Scuderia Ferrari]]. In 1996, he named [[Narciso Rodriguez]], a former [[Anne Klein (fashion designer)|Anne Klein]], [[Calvin Klein]], and TSE designer, to be the creative director of Cerruti. The following year, he replaced Rodriguez with [[Peter Speliopoulos]], a [[DKNY]] designer.
+In October 2000, Cerruti sold 51% of his company to Fin.Part, an Italian industrial group. Less than a year later the group bought the rest of the company and [[hostile takeover|forced]] 71-year-old Nino Cerruti out of it claiming irreconcilable differences. "There was a perpetual conflict of interest",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2001/09/29/rfamily_ed3_.php|title=What Future for La Famiglia? |newspaper=[[International Herald Tribune]]<!-- Bot generated title -->|date=2001-09-29}}</ref> Cerruti said later. Hence, the Spring Summer 2002 collection marked the end of Cerruti fashion being designed by Nino Cerruti.
-In 1994 Cerruti was the official designer of [[Scuderia Ferrari]].
-==New designers and retirement==
+==Film costumes and films==
+He made the clothes for these films:
-From 1964 to 1970, [[Giorgio Armani]] - who later founded his own eponymous fashion empire in 1974 worked for Cerruti at Hitman, under the direction of Mr. Cerruti.
+* 2000 – American Psycho - [[Christian Bale]]
+* 1997 – Air Force One - [[Harrison Ford]]
+* 1997 – As good as it gets - [[Jack Nicholson]]
+* 1994 – Prêt-à-porter - [[Marcello Mastroianni]]
+* 1993 – Indecent Proposal - [[Robert Redford]]
+* 1993 – Philadelphia - [[Tom Hanks]]
+* 1992 – Basic Instinct - [[Michael Douglas]]
+* 1991 – Silence of the Lambs - [[Scott Glenn]]
+* 1990 – Pretty Woman - [[Richard Gere]]
+* 1987 – Wall Street - [[Michael Douglas]]
+* 1987 – Fatal attraction - [[Michael Douglas]]
+* 1987 – The Witches of Eastwick - [[Jack Nicholson]]
+* 1985 – Jewel of Nile - [[Michael Douglas]]
+*
+*
+He played himself in these films:
-In 1996 Nino Cerruti named [[Narciso Rodriguez]], a former [[Anne Klein]], [[Calvin Klein]], and TSE designer, to be creative director of Cerruti.
+*''[[Holy Man]]'' (1998)
-In 1997 Cerruti replaced Rodriguez with [[Peter Speliopoulos]], a [[DKNY]] designer.
+*''[[Catwalk (film)|Catwalk]]'' (1995)
+*''[[Cannes Man]]'' (1996)
+==Personal life and death==
-In October 2000 Nino Cerruti sold 51% of his company to Fin.Part, an Italian industrial group. Less than a year later the group bought the rest of the company and forced 71 year old Nino Cerruti out of it claiming irreconcilable differences. "There was a perpetual conflict of interest",<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2001/09/29/rfamily_ed3_.php What Future for La Famiglia? - International Herald Tribune<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Cerruti said later. Hence, the Spring Summer 2002 collection marked the end of Cerruti fashion being designed by Nino Cerruti.
+Following his departure in 2000, Cerruti concentrated on the family-owned [[Cotton mill|textile mill]] business called Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti, which is located in [[Biella]]. He did not cut all ties with the fashion house, and always attended the Cerruti fashion shows, seated in the front row.
+Cerruti died from complications of hip surgery in [[Vercelli]], on 15 January 2022, at the age of 91.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://primaillevante.it/cronaca/litalia-perde-uno-dei-suoi-piu-grandi-stilisti-e-morto-nino-cerruti-maestro-di-armani-e-amato-da-coco-chanel/|title=L'Italia perde uno dei suoi più grandi stilisti: è morto Nino Cerruti, maestro di Armani e amato da Coco Chanel|date=15 January 2022|website=Prima il Levante}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/23/style/nino-cerruti-dead.html|title=Nino Cerruti, Designer Who Revolutionized Men's Wear, Dies at 91|first=Penelope|last=Green|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=23 January 2022|access-date=23 January 2022}}</ref>
-In autumn 2001, Fin.Part installed Roberto Menichetti, who previously was responsible for the creative revival of [[Burberry]] as a creative director.  Menichetti left the house of fashion after only one season and was replaced by Istvan Francer, a former [[DKNY]] designer. Francer stayed on for two seasons.
-In spring 2003, David Cardona, who had worked for [[Richard Tyler (designer)|Richard Tyler]] and [[Chrome Hearts]], replaced Istvan Francer as a creative director at Cerruti. Scotsman Adrian Smith was appointed head of the menswear collections.
-By 2004, Fin.part was in a deep financial crisis and declared [[bankruptcy]] in 2005. In the same year Cerruti brand survived unsuccessful takeover attempt by another Italian menswear manufacturer - Manifattura Paolini.
-In August 2006 Cerruti finally was sold to American [[private equity]] firm [[MatlinPatterson]]. [[MatlinPatterson]] intended to revitalize the Cerruti brand by taking on Nicolas Andreas Taralis, a former designer with [[Christian Dior|Dior]] who also owned his signature fashion label Homme, was appointed [[fashion design|creative director]] in the summer of the same year.
-In October 2007, Taralis was replaced by Belgian Jean Paul Knott, a former [[Krizia]], [[Yves Saint Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint Laurent]] and [[Louis Féraud]] designer who also owned an eponymous fashion label.<ref>[http://www.modobruxellae.be/Doc/07_news/071026_knott_cerruti_uk.pdf Cerruti.com statement - CERRUTI APPOINTS JEAN PAUL KNOTT AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521104758/http://www.modobruxellae.be/Doc/07_news/071026_knott_cerruti_uk.pdf |date=21 May 2009 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.wwd.com/notavailable/archive?target=/search/article/119849&articleId=119849&articleType=A&industryKw=search&industryKw2=searcharticle WWD.com - Cerruti Names Knott Designer]</ref> Knott had originally been hired by Taralis to oversee the label's diffusion line ''Cerruti 1881'' in March 2007.<ref>[http://runway.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/25/resurrection-of-imitation-of-christ/ The New York Times - Resurrection of Imitiation of Christ]</ref>
-Since his departure 2000 Mr. Cerruti has concentrated on the family-owned [[Cotton mill|textile mill]] business called Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti, which is located in Biella. He did not cut all ties with the fashion house and always attends to the Cerruti fashion shows at the front row.
-In 2004, Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti company bought the Italian furniture design company Baleri.
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 ==Awards==
+{| class="wikitable"
-* [[Bath Museum of Costume]] Dress of the Year award, England, 1978
+!Year
-* [[Munich Fashion Week]] Award, 1981
+!Title
-* Cutty Sark Award, 1982, 1988
+|-
-* [[Pitti Uomo]] award, Italy, 1986
+|1978
+|[[Bath Museum of Costume]] Dress of the Year award, England
+|-
+|1981
+|[[Munich Fashion Week]] Award
+|-
+|1982
+|Cutty Sark Award
+|-
+|1986
+|[[Pitti Uomo]] award, Italy
+|}
 ==References==
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 [[Category:1930 births]]
+[[Category:2022 deaths]]
 [[Category:Italian businesspeople in fashion]]
 [[Category:Italian fashion designers]]
-[[Category:2022 deaths]]
 [[Category:People from Biella]]
 [[Category:Menswear designers]]

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