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{{short description|21st-century Italian noblewoman and fashion executive}}
{{short description|Italian noblewoman and fashion executive (born 1979)}}
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| name = Coco Brandolini d'Adda
| name = Coco Brandolini d'Adda
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| full name = Cornelia Brandolini d'Adda dei conti di Valmareno<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p16396.htm#i163952|title=Person Page|website=Thepeerage.com|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref>
| full name = Cornelia Brandolini d'Adda dei conti di Valmareno
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|6|27|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|6|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Paris, France]]
| birth_place = [[Paris, France]]
| father = Rodrigo Tiberto Brandolini d'Adda, Count of Valmareno
| father = Rodrigo Tiberto Brandolini d'Adda, Count of Valmareno
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| issue = Nina Colombo<br> Lea Colombo
| issue = Nina Colombo<br> Lea Colombo
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| religion = [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]
| occupation = fashion consultant, fashion editor, fashion director
| occupation = fashion consultant, fashion editor, fashion director
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[[Don (honorific)|Donna]] '''Cornelia Brandolini d'Adda dei conti di Valmareno''', better known as '''Coco Brandolini d'Adda''', (born June 27, 1979) is a French-born Italian fashion executive, editor and consultant.
''[[Don (honorific)|Donna]]'' '''Cornelia Brandolini d'Adda dei conti di Valmareno''', better known as '''Coco Brandolini d'Adda''', (born 27 June 1979) is a French-born Italian fashion executive, editor and socialite.


== Early life and family ==
== Early life and family ==
Brandolini d'Adda was born on June 27, 1979 in Paris to Rodrigo Tiberto Brandolini d'Adda, Conte di Valmareno and [[Georgina Brandolini d'Adda|Princess Georgine Maria Natividad de Faucigny-Lucinge et Coligny]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/october-issue-a-fine-romance|title=October Vogue: A Fine Romance|first=Fiona|last=Golfar|website=British Vogue|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/what-do-you-do-if-you-are-a-society-heiress-with-time-on-your-hands-6364777.html|title=What do you do if you are a society heiress with time on your hands?|date=4 November 2011|website=Evening Standard|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> Her paternal grandmother was [[Cristiana Brandolini d'Adda|Countess Cristiana Brandolini d'Adda]], the sister of [[Gianni Agnelli]] and daughter of [[Edoardo Agnelli (industrialist)|Edoardo Agnelli]] and ''Donna'' [[Virginia Bourbon del Monte]] (daughter of Carlo Bourbon del Monte, Prince di San Faustino).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/story/bianca-brandolini-d-adda-dallas-texas-nordstrom-fashion|title=An Italian Socialite in Texas|last=Maza|first=Erik|newspaper=W Magazine|access-date=2017-02-12|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG9955048/Inside-Dolce-and-Gabbanas-exclusive-couture-club.html|title=Inside Dolce & Gabbana's exclusive couture club - Telegraph|website=Fashion.telegraph.co.uk|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> Her maternal grandmother was Sylvia Regis de Oliveira, the daughter of a Brazilian diplomat, and her maternal grandfather was the French aristocrat Prince Jean-Louis de Faucigny-Lucinge.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/story/brandolinis|title=The Brandolinis' Bahian Rhapsody|last=Magazine|first=W|newspaper=W Magazine|access-date=2017-02-12|language=en}}</ref> She has a younger sister, [[Bianca Brandolini d'Adda]].<ref name="derstandard.at">{{cite web|url=https://derstandard.at/2000007773315/It-Girl-Brandolini-Tatoos-sind-kein-Schmuck|title=It-Girl Brandolini: "Tattoos sind kein Schmuck" - derStandard.at|website=DER STANDARD|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> Two of her family's ancestral palaces, the Palazzo Brandolin Rota and the [[Palazzo Morosini Brandolin]], are located on the [[Grand Canal (Venice)|Grand Canal]] in [[Venice]].<ref name="derstandard.at"/> She grew up in Paris, but spent a lot of her youth at her paternal grandparents' estate in [[Sacile|Vistorta]].<ref name="auto"/> She went to university in Paris to study philosophy and political science.<ref name="auto"/>
Brandolini d'Adda was born on 27 June 1979 in Paris to Rodrigo Tiberto Brandolini d'Adda, Conte di Valmareno and [[Georgina Brandolini d'Adda|Princess Georgine Maria Natividad de Faucigny-Lucinge et Coligny]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/october-issue-a-fine-romance|title=October Vogue: A Fine Romance|first=Fiona|last=Golfar|website=British Vogue|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/what-do-you-do-if-you-are-a-society-heiress-with-time-on-your-hands-6364777.html|title=What do you do if you are a society heiress with time on your hands?|date=4 November 2011|website=Evening Standard|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> Her paternal grandmother was [[Cristiana Brandolini d'Adda|Countess Cristiana Brandolini d'Adda]], the sister of [[Gianni Agnelli]] and daughter of [[Edoardo Agnelli (industrialist)|Edoardo Agnelli]] and ''Donna'' [[Virginia Bourbon del Monte]] (daughter of Carlo Bourbon del Monte, Prince di San Faustino).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/story/bianca-brandolini-d-adda-dallas-texas-nordstrom-fashion|title=An Italian Socialite in Texas|last=Maza|first=Erik|newspaper=W Magazine|access-date=2017-02-12|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG9955048/Inside-Dolce-and-Gabbanas-exclusive-couture-club.html|title=Inside Dolce & Gabbana's exclusive couture club - Telegraph|website=Fashion.telegraph.co.uk|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> Her maternal grandfather was the French aristocrat Prince Jean-Louis de Faucigny-Lucinge and her maternal grandmother was Sylvia Régis de Oliveira, the only daughter of [[Raul Régis de Oliveira]], a Brazilian diplomat who served as [[List of ambassadors of Brazil to the United Kingdom|Brazil's Ambassador to the United Kingdom]] from 1925 to 1939.<ref>[https://www.nossosroteiros.com.br/descendencia-do-marques-de-olinda/ Descendants of the Marquis of Olinda]</ref><ref>[http://cpdoc.fgv.br/sites/default/files/verbetes/primeira-republica/OLIVEIRA,%20Raul%20R%C3%A9gis%20de.pdf Ambassador Raul Régis de Oliveira biography at CPDOC/FGV's website]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://jornalggn.com.br/blog/luisnassif/a-condessa-que-esta-despejando-joao-gilberto |title=A condessa que está despejando João Gilberto &#124; GGN |access-date=2018-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311152945/http://jornalggn.com.br/blog/luisnassif/a-condessa-que-esta-despejando-joao-gilberto |archive-date=2016-03-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/story/brandolinis|title=The Brandolinis' Bahian Rhapsody|last=Magazine|first=W|newspaper=W Magazine|access-date=2017-02-12|language=en}}</ref> She has a younger sister, [[Bianca Brandolini d'Adda]].<ref name="derstandard.at">{{cite web|url=https://derstandard.at/2000007773315/It-Girl-Brandolini-Tatoos-sind-kein-Schmuck|title=It-Girl Brandolini: "Tattoos sind kein Schmuck" - derStandard.at|website=DER STANDARD|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> Two of her family's ancestral palaces, the [[Palazzo Brandolin Rota]] and the [[Palazzo Morosini Brandolin]], are located on the [[Grand Canal (Venice)|Grand Canal]] in [[Venice]].<ref name="derstandard.at"/> She grew up in Paris, but spent a lot of her youth at her paternal grandparents' estate in [[Sacile|Vistorta]].<ref name="auto"/> She went to university in Paris to study philosophy and political science.<ref name="auto"/>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Brandolini d'Adda was an intern at [[Harper's Bazaar]] before attending [[Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.es/moda/modapedia/personajes/bianca-brandolini-d-adda/22|title=Bianca Brandolini d’Adda|date=27 February 2013|website=Vogue|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/beautiful-people-2003-coco-brandolini-1425151125.html|title=Beautiful People 2003: Coco Brandolini|date=1 April 2003|website=PAPER|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> From 2001 to 2005, Brandolini d'Adda worked for [[Oscar de la Renta]] as a fashion consultant and design assistant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaxlHEHFa4Y|title=Coco Brandolini D'Adda|accessdate=3 February 2019|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref name="vogue.it">{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.it/en/fashion/news/2010/03/01/coco-brandolini-d-adda/|title=Coco Brandolini d'Adda|date=1 March 2010|website=Vogue.it|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> After working at Oscar de la Renta, she became a fashion consultant for [[Alberta Ferretti]] and [[Adam Lippes]].<ref name="vogue.it"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/brandolinis|title=The Brandolinis' Bahian Rhapsody|first=W.|last=Magazine|website=W Magazine|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> She later was appointed Fashion Director at ''[[Tar Magazine]]''<ref name="marieclaire.it">[http://www.marieclaire.it/Attualita/interviste/Intervista-a-Cornelia-Brandolini-d-Adda-sorella-di-Bianca-cugina-di-Lapo-Elkann#1 ]{{dead link|date=February 2019}}</ref> and has worked as a fashion consultant for [[Tomas Maier]] at [[Bottega Veneta]] and at [[Nina Ricci (brand)|Nina Ricci]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://talesofendearment.com/fashion-royalty/|title=Fashion Royalty|website=Talesofendearment.com|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/italian-it-girls-beauty-muses-margherita-missoni-delfina-delettrez-monica-vitti-mariacarla-boscono|title=6 Italian It Girls on the Homegrown Icons That Set the Beauty Bar|website=Vogue|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> She later became an editor at ''[[Anew Magazine]]''.<ref name="vogue.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/coco-brandolini-dolce-gabbana-ultimate-shopping-list|title=What's on Your Design Wish List? Dolce & Gabbana's Coco Brandolini D'Adda Shares Her Most Sought-After Items|website=Vogue|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> Brandolini d'Adda worked as an artistic muse for [[Giambattista Valli]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/jessica-alba-naomi-campbell-olivia-palermo-mac-giambattista-valli-paris-couture-party|title=Jessica Alba, Naomi Campbell, Olivia Palermo, and More Celebrate MAC and Giambattista Valli|website=Vogue|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> In 2012, Brandolini d'Adda, as head of the couture team, collaborated on [[Dolce & Gabbana]]'s ''Alta Moda'' collection.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="vogue.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nineinthemirror.com/interviews/coco-brandolini-dadda/|title=COCO BRANDOLINI|date=18 October 2017|website=NINE IN THE MIRROR|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref>
Brandolini d'Adda was an intern at [[Harper's Bazaar]] before attending [[Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.es/moda/modapedia/personajes/bianca-brandolini-d-adda/22|title=Bianca Brandolini d'Adda|date=27 February 2013|website=Vogue|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/beautiful-people-2003-coco-brandolini-1425151125.html|title=Beautiful People 2003: Coco Brandolini|date=1 April 2003|website=PAPER|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> From 2001 to 2005, Brandolini d'Adda worked for [[Oscar de la Renta]] as a fashion consultant and design assistant.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaxlHEHFa4Y|title=Coco Brandolini D'Adda|accessdate=3 February 2019|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref name="vogue.it">{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.it/en/fashion/news/2010/03/01/coco-brandolini-d-adda/|title=Coco Brandolini d'Adda|date=1 March 2010|website=Vogue.it|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> After working at Oscar de la Renta, she became a fashion consultant for [[Alberta Ferretti]] and [[Adam Lippes]].<ref name="vogue.it"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/brandolinis|title=The Brandolinis' Bahian Rhapsody|first=W.|last=Magazine|website=W Magazine|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> She later was appointed Fashion Director at ''[[Tar Magazine]]''<ref name="marieclaire.it">{{Cite web |url=http://www.marieclaire.it/Attualita/interviste/Intervista-a-Cornelia-Brandolini-d-Adda-sorella-di-Bianca-cugina-di-Lapo-Elkann#1 |title=Come vivere un'emozione da Coco: Intervista a Cornelia Brandolini d'Adda - Marieclaire |access-date=2018-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070336/http://www.marieclaire.it/Attualita/interviste/Intervista-a-Cornelia-Brandolini-d-Adda-sorella-di-Bianca-cugina-di-Lapo-Elkann#1 |archive-date=2018-01-17 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and has worked as a fashion consultant for [[Tomas Maier]] at [[Bottega Veneta]] and at [[Nina Ricci (brand)|Nina Ricci]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://talesofendearment.com/fashion-royalty/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606132519/http://talesofendearment.com/fashion-royalty/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=6 June 2012|title=Fashion Royalty|website=Talesofendearment.com|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/italian-it-girls-beauty-muses-margherita-missoni-delfina-delettrez-monica-vitti-mariacarla-boscono|title=6 Italian It Girls on the Homegrown Icons That Set the Beauty Bar|website=Vogue|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> She later became an editor at ''[[Anew Magazine]]''.<ref name="vogue.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/coco-brandolini-dolce-gabbana-ultimate-shopping-list|title=What's on Your Design Wish List? Dolce & Gabbana's Coco Brandolini D'Adda Shares Her Most Sought-After Items|website=Vogue|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> Brandolini d'Adda worked as an artistic muse for [[Giambattista Valli]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/jessica-alba-naomi-campbell-olivia-palermo-mac-giambattista-valli-paris-couture-party|title=Jessica Alba, Naomi Campbell, Olivia Palermo, and More Celebrate MAC and Giambattista Valli|website=Vogue|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> In 2012, Brandolini d'Adda, as head of the couture team, collaborated on [[Dolce & Gabbana]]'s ''Alta Moda'' collection.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="vogue.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nineinthemirror.com/interviews/coco-brandolini-dadda/|title=COCO BRANDOLINI|date=18 October 2017|website=NINE IN THE MIRROR|accessdate=3 February 2019|archive-date=24 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424082824/https://www.nineinthemirror.com/interviews/coco-brandolini-dadda/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Brandolini d'Adda married Matteo Colombo in September 2008.<ref name="vogue.it"/> The couple celebrated their civil ceremony with four hundred guests at the [[List of diplomatic missions of Italy#Europe|Italian Embassy in Paris]]. On September 27, 2008 the couple had a private religious wedding ceremony at a Catholic church in Vistorta, Italy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://glamurama.uol.com.br/franco-italiano-6695/|title=Casamento Coco Brandolini na europa – Glamurama|date=11 August 2008|website=Casamento Coco Brandolini na europa – Glamurama}}</ref> They have two daughters named Nina and Lea.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/06/inside-la-dolce-vita-of-countess-cristiana-brandolini-dadda-venice-estate|title=Inside “La Dolce Vita” of Countess Cristiana Brandolini D’Adda|first=James|last=Reginato|website=Vanities|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref>
Brandolini d'Adda married Matteo Colombo in September 2008.<ref name="vogue.it"/> The couple celebrated their civil ceremony with four hundred guests at the [[List of diplomatic missions of Italy#Europe|Italian Embassy in Paris]]. On 27 September 2008 the couple had a private religious wedding ceremony at a Catholic church in Vistorta, Italy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://glamurama.uol.com.br/franco-italiano-6695/|title=Casamento Coco Brandolini na europa – Glamurama|date=11 August 2008|website=Casamento Coco Brandolini na europa – Glamurama}}</ref> They have three daughters named Nina, Lea<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/06/inside-la-dolce-vita-of-countess-cristiana-brandolini-dadda-venice-estate|title=Inside "La Dolce Vita" of Countess Cristiana Brandolini D'Adda|first=James|last=Reginato|website=Vanities|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> and Cora.


Brandolini d'Adda is the godmother of [[Margherita Missoni]]'s son Otto Hermann Amos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/margherita-missoni-pottery-barn-kids|title=Margherita Missoni Debuts a Home Collection for Pottery Barn Kids|first=Condé|last=Nast|website=Architectural Digest|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref>
Brandolini d'Adda is the godmother of [[Margherita Missoni]]'s son Otto Hermann Amos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/margherita-missoni-pottery-barn-kids|title=Margherita Missoni Debuts a Home Collection for Pottery Barn Kids|website=Architectural Digest|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref>


Brandolini d'Adda is noted for her personal style<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toryburch.com/blog-post/blog-post.html?bpid=78900|title=Bohemian Tastemaker: Coco Brandolini - Tory Daily|website=Tory Burch|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> and is frequently photographed attending high society functions and fashion events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/leighton-meester-lauren-santo-domingo-and-more-fashionistas-co-host-a-fashions-night-out-party-at-ro|title=Leighton Meester, Lauren Santo Domingo, and More Fashionistas Co-Host a Fashion's Night Out Party at Roger Vivier|first=Condé|last=Nast|website=Teen Vogue|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rBFFDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43&dq=coco+brandolini&source=bl&ots=OHXGoDAxd3&sig=Bz7g7oFHvnNcHkqq2HqlMuflZtk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj6ioWpzd3YAhUjTd8KHTJFB404KBDoAQgvMAE#v=onepage&q=coco+brandolini&f=false|title=Chasing Youth Culture and Getting it Right: How Your Business Can Profit by Tapping Today's Most Powerful Trendsetters and Tastemakers|first=Tina|last=Wells|date=26 April 2011|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|accessdate=3 February 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dolcegabbana.com/discover/met-gala-2016-all-the-dolce-and-gabbana-looks/|title=Manus X Machina|website=Dolce & Gabbana|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standardhotels.com/culture/an-elegant-affair|title=An Elegant Affair|website=www.standardhotels.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwd.com/eye/parties/gallery/valentinos-dazzling-chateau-party-closes-couture/|title=Valentino’s Dazzling Chateau Party Closes Couture|date=8 July 2010|website=Wwd.com|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grazia.fr/fashion-week/Fashion-week-les-nouvelles-filles-des-premiers-rangs-57159/(page)/5|title=Coco Brandolini, Charlotte Dellal et Astrid Munoz - Fashion week : les nouvelles filles des premiers rangs - Grazia|first=|last=Grazia.fr|date=1 September 2010|website=www.grazia.fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://houston.culturemap.com/news/society/11-18-15-dolce-gabbana-shows-houston-how-to-party-haute-italian-style-and-its-a-night-well-never-forget/|title=Dolce & Gabbana shows Houston how to party haute Italian style and it's a night we'll never forget|website=CultureMap Houston|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/best-dressed-amber-heard-alexa-chung|title=10 Best Dressed: Week of April 20, 2015|website=Vogue}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2016/04/12/t-magazine/ts-salone-del-mobile-party-at-palazzo-crespi.html|title=T’s Salone del Mobile Party at Palazzo Crespi|date=13 April 2016|accessdate=3 February 2019|website=Nytimes.com}}</ref>
Brandolini d'Adda is noted for her personal style<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toryburch.com/blog-post/blog-post.html?bpid=78900|title=Bohemian Tastemaker: Coco Brandolini - Tory Daily|website=Tory Burch|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref> and is frequently photographed attending high society functions and fashion events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/leighton-meester-lauren-santo-domingo-and-more-fashionistas-co-host-a-fashions-night-out-party-at-ro|title=Leighton Meester, Lauren Santo Domingo, and More Fashionistas Co-Host a Fashion's Night Out Party at Roger Vivier|website=Teen Vogue|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rBFFDwAAQBAJ&q=coco+brandolini&pg=PA43|title=Chasing Youth Culture and Getting it Right: How Your Business Can Profit by Tapping Today's Most Powerful Trendsetters and Tastemakers|first=Tina|last=Wells|date=26 April 2011|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9781118004050|accessdate=3 February 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dolcegabbana.com/discover/met-gala-2016-all-the-dolce-and-gabbana-looks/|title=Manus X Machina|website=Dolce & Gabbana|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standardhotels.com/culture/an-elegant-affair|title=An Elegant Affair|website=standardhotels.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwd.com/eye/parties/gallery/valentinos-dazzling-chateau-party-closes-couture/|title=Valentino's Dazzling Chateau Party Closes Couture|date=8 July 2010|website=Wwd.com|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grazia.fr/fashion-week/Fashion-week-les-nouvelles-filles-des-premiers-rangs-57159/(page)/5|title=Coco Brandolini, Charlotte Dellal et Astrid Munoz - Fashion week : les nouvelles filles des premiers rangs - Grazia|last=Grazia.fr|date=1 September 2010|website=grazia.fr|access-date=17 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070315/https://www.grazia.fr/fashion-week/Fashion-week-les-nouvelles-filles-des-premiers-rangs-57159/(page)/5|archive-date=17 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://houston.culturemap.com/news/society/11-18-15-dolce-gabbana-shows-houston-how-to-party-haute-italian-style-and-its-a-night-well-never-forget/|title=Dolce & Gabbana shows Houston how to party haute Italian style and it's a night we'll never forget|website=CultureMap Houston|accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/best-dressed-amber-heard-alexa-chung|title=10 Best Dressed: Week of April 20, 2015|website=Vogue}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2016/04/12/t-magazine/ts-salone-del-mobile-party-at-palazzo-crespi.html|title=T's Salone del Mobile Party at Palazzo Crespi|date=13 April 2016|accessdate=3 February 2019|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>


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Coco Brandolini d'Adda
Full name
Cornelia Brandolini d'Adda dei conti di Valmareno
Born (1979-06-27) 27 June 1979 (age 45)
Paris, France
Spouse(s)Matteo Colombo (2008 - present)
IssueNina Colombo
Lea Colombo
FatherRodrigo Tiberto Brandolini d'Adda, Count of Valmareno
MotherPrincess Georgina de Faucigny-Lucinge et Coligny
Occupationfashion consultant, fashion editor, fashion director

Donna Cornelia Brandolini d'Adda dei conti di Valmareno, better known as Coco Brandolini d'Adda, (born 27 June 1979) is a French-born Italian fashion executive, editor and socialite.

Early life and family

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Brandolini d'Adda was born on 27 June 1979 in Paris to Rodrigo Tiberto Brandolini d'Adda, Conte di Valmareno and Princess Georgine Maria Natividad de Faucigny-Lucinge et Coligny.[1][2] Her paternal grandmother was Countess Cristiana Brandolini d'Adda, the sister of Gianni Agnelli and daughter of Edoardo Agnelli and Donna Virginia Bourbon del Monte (daughter of Carlo Bourbon del Monte, Prince di San Faustino).[3][4] Her maternal grandfather was the French aristocrat Prince Jean-Louis de Faucigny-Lucinge and her maternal grandmother was Sylvia Régis de Oliveira, the only daughter of Raul Régis de Oliveira, a Brazilian diplomat who served as Brazil's Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1925 to 1939.[5][6][7][8] She has a younger sister, Bianca Brandolini d'Adda.[9] Two of her family's ancestral palaces, the Palazzo Brandolin Rota and the Palazzo Morosini Brandolin, are located on the Grand Canal in Venice.[9] She grew up in Paris, but spent a lot of her youth at her paternal grandparents' estate in Vistorta.[1] She went to university in Paris to study philosophy and political science.[1]

Career

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Brandolini d'Adda was an intern at Harper's Bazaar before attending Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London.[10][11] From 2001 to 2005, Brandolini d'Adda worked for Oscar de la Renta as a fashion consultant and design assistant.[1][12][13] After working at Oscar de la Renta, she became a fashion consultant for Alberta Ferretti and Adam Lippes.[13][14] She later was appointed Fashion Director at Tar Magazine[15] and has worked as a fashion consultant for Tomas Maier at Bottega Veneta and at Nina Ricci.[16][17] She later became an editor at Anew Magazine.[18] Brandolini d'Adda worked as an artistic muse for Giambattista Valli.[19] In 2012, Brandolini d'Adda, as head of the couture team, collaborated on Dolce & Gabbana's Alta Moda collection.[1][18][20]

Personal life

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Brandolini d'Adda married Matteo Colombo in September 2008.[13] The couple celebrated their civil ceremony with four hundred guests at the Italian Embassy in Paris. On 27 September 2008 the couple had a private religious wedding ceremony at a Catholic church in Vistorta, Italy.[21] They have three daughters named Nina, Lea[22] and Cora.

Brandolini d'Adda is the godmother of Margherita Missoni's son Otto Hermann Amos.[23]

Brandolini d'Adda is noted for her personal style[24] and is frequently photographed attending high society functions and fashion events.[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Golfar, Fiona. "October Vogue: A Fine Romance". British Vogue. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. ^ "What do you do if you are a society heiress with time on your hands?". Evening Standard. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. ^ Maza, Erik. "An Italian Socialite in Texas". W Magazine. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Inside Dolce & Gabbana's exclusive couture club - Telegraph". Fashion.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  5. ^ Descendants of the Marquis of Olinda
  6. ^ Ambassador Raul Régis de Oliveira biography at CPDOC/FGV's website
  7. ^ "A condessa que está despejando João Gilberto | GGN". Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  8. ^ Magazine, W. "The Brandolinis' Bahian Rhapsody". W Magazine. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  9. ^ a b "It-Girl Brandolini: "Tattoos sind kein Schmuck" - derStandard.at". DER STANDARD. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Bianca Brandolini d'Adda". Vogue. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Beautiful People 2003: Coco Brandolini". PAPER. 1 April 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Coco Brandolini D'Adda". YouTube. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  13. ^ a b c "Coco Brandolini d'Adda". Vogue.it. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  14. ^ Magazine, W. "The Brandolinis' Bahian Rhapsody". W Magazine. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Come vivere un'emozione da Coco: Intervista a Cornelia Brandolini d'Adda - Marieclaire". Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Fashion Royalty". Talesofendearment.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  17. ^ "6 Italian It Girls on the Homegrown Icons That Set the Beauty Bar". Vogue. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  18. ^ a b "What's on Your Design Wish List? Dolce & Gabbana's Coco Brandolini D'Adda Shares Her Most Sought-After Items". Vogue. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  19. ^ "Jessica Alba, Naomi Campbell, Olivia Palermo, and More Celebrate MAC and Giambattista Valli". Vogue. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  20. ^ "COCO BRANDOLINI". NINE IN THE MIRROR. 18 October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  21. ^ "Casamento Coco Brandolini na europa – Glamurama". Casamento Coco Brandolini na europa – Glamurama. 11 August 2008.
  22. ^ Reginato, James. "Inside "La Dolce Vita" of Countess Cristiana Brandolini D'Adda". Vanities. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  23. ^ "Margherita Missoni Debuts a Home Collection for Pottery Barn Kids". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  24. ^ "Bohemian Tastemaker: Coco Brandolini - Tory Daily". Tory Burch. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  25. ^ "Leighton Meester, Lauren Santo Domingo, and More Fashionistas Co-Host a Fashion's Night Out Party at Roger Vivier". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  26. ^ Wells, Tina (26 April 2011). Chasing Youth Culture and Getting it Right: How Your Business Can Profit by Tapping Today's Most Powerful Trendsetters and Tastemakers. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118004050. Retrieved 3 February 2019 – via Google Books.
  27. ^ "Manus X Machina". Dolce & Gabbana. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  28. ^ "An Elegant Affair". standardhotels.com.
  29. ^ "Valentino's Dazzling Chateau Party Closes Couture". Wwd.com. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  30. ^ Grazia.fr (1 September 2010). "Coco Brandolini, Charlotte Dellal et Astrid Munoz - Fashion week : les nouvelles filles des premiers rangs - Grazia". grazia.fr. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  31. ^ "Dolce & Gabbana shows Houston how to party haute Italian style and it's a night we'll never forget". CultureMap Houston. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  32. ^ "10 Best Dressed: Week of April 20, 2015". Vogue.
  33. ^ "T's Salone del Mobile Party at Palazzo Crespi". The New York Times. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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