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For information on his father, see Willy Bogner Sr.
Willy Bogner Jr.
Bogner in 2014
Born
Willy Herman Björn Bogner

(1942-01-23) January 23, 1942 (age 82)
Munich, Germany
Occupation(s)Fashion designer, alpine skier
LabelBogner
SpouseSônia Ribeiro (1972–2017)
Parent(s)Willy Bogner Sr., Maria Bogner
AwardsGoldene Seidenschleife
Bambi Award
Websiteshop-us.bogner.com

Wilhelm Hermann Björn Bogner Jr. (born 23 January 1942) is a German fashion designer, film maker and former alpine ski racer. He inherited the Bogner clothing brand, originally set up as Willy-Bogner-Skivertrieb by his father, Willy Bogner Sr., and expanded through the efforts of his mother, Maria, who is credited with the introduction of stretch pants to the ski fashion world.

Personal life

Bogner was born in Munich, to Wilhelm (Willy Sr.) and Maria Bogner in 1942.

On 12 April 1964, Bogner led a group of 14 world-class skiers in the Engadine Val Selin in Switzerland, near St. Moritz, below Trais Fluors. They were filming scenes of a ski fashion movie Ski Fascination (1966). for which he was the producer. An avalanche was triggered, where the air pressure caused the departure of a second avalanche on the opposite slope. Several members of the group were buried. Bogner's girlfriend Barbi Henneberger and American Buddy Werner were recovered but had not survived. Both had raced ahead of the first avalanche, but were caught by the second.[1] Found hours later, their deaths were attributed to suffocation,[2][3][4][5] and were the only two fatalities in the group.[6] Bogner, 22, and Henneberger were to be engaged that summer;[1] he was tried by a Swiss court for homicide by negligence.[7] Initially acquitted,[8] the prosecution later won a conviction on appeal, of manslaughter by negligence,[9] and Bogner received a two-month suspended sentence.[10]

Bogner married the Brazilian model, Sônia Ribeiro, a sister of Florinda Bolkan in 1972.[11][12] The couple adopted two Brasilian children, Florinda and Bernhard.[12] His wife died on May 3, 2017 at the age of 66.[13]

Skiing

Bogner competed for the United Team of Germany shortly after turning 18 at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. He led the competition in the men's slalom after the first run, but fell during the second run. That season, he won the prestigious Lauberhorn downhill at Wengen, Switzerland. In 1962, he became double world student champion in alpine skiing's slalom and alpine combined event.

His best result in the World Championships was a fourth place in the slalom (and fifth place in the combined) at the 1966 World Championships in August in Portillo, Chile.

Film making

Willy Bogner Jr. was a familiar face in the international ski scene until 1967, when he decided to concentrate his efforts on film-making.

He has worked as a cameraman in several films requiring complex ski footage. His most notable work in this field can be seen in James Bond films from the 1960s through to the 1980s, specifically On Her Majesty's Secret Service, The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only and A View to a Kill – for which he won the prestigious Bambi Award in 1985 and the Bavarian Film Award, Special Prize, in 1986.[14] Playing James Bond in all but the first of these, Roger Moore wears Bogner ski wear, as do many other characters in skiing scenes.

Bogner continues to be active within both the fashion and film aspects of his career. In 1998 he produced and presented his own weekly TV series, Willy Bogner's Snow Show, and since then he has also produced several specialist ski films, the most impressive of which are his IMAX movies. Meanwhile, the Bogner brand continues to roll out seasonal collections and even boasts its own cosmetics range for men and women (debuted in 1985 and expanded fourteen years later.).

Fashion industry

Bogner launched his first sports apparel collection, Formula W in 1971. He established an American manufacturing plant in Newport, Vermont in 1973 and debuted a tennis fashion line in 1974. His company introduced a golf fashion line in 1976. When his father died in 1977, Bogner returned to Munich from America to assume control of the company. In 1983, the company introduced a line of sunglasses.[15] Among the German athletes wearing the Bogner line at the 2006 Winter Olympics were Evi Sachenbacher (cross-country skiing), Martina Glagow (biathlon), Georg Hettich (nordic combined), Georg Hackl (luge), Anni Friesinger (speed skating), Viola Bauer (cross-country skiing), and Tobias Angerer (cross-country skiing).

Honors and legacy

Bogner received the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany) medal on May 30, 1996. In 1999 he was awarded the Goldene Seidenschleife ("Golden Ribbon of Silk") to recognise excellence in enterprise. Other honors include:

Filmography as producer, director or cameraman

References

  1. ^ a b "German skier not to blame for 2 deaths". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. August 29, 1964. p. 2.
  2. ^ "The Man with No Luck". Sports Illustrated: 15. April 20, 1964.
  3. ^ "Ski star killed racing avalanche". Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. April 13, 1964. p. 1.
  4. ^ "Fate finally put finger on Buddy Werner". Lewiston Evening Journal. Maine. Associated Press. April 13, 1964. p. 10.
  5. ^ "Plaques honor slide victims". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. December 12, 1964. p. 9.
  6. ^ "German skier named in death of 2 companions". Prescott Evening Courier. Arizona. UPI. August 27, 1964. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Deaths of skiers said homicide". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. UPI. June 8, 1964. p. 2.
  8. ^ "German skier acquitted of negligence". Vancouver Sun. Canada. UPI. August 31, 1964. p. 11.
  9. ^ "German convicted of manslaughter". Eugene-Register Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. April 1, 1965. p. 1D.
  10. ^ "German skier found negligent". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. March 31, 1965. p. 2.
  11. ^ Feitelberg, Rosemary (2017-05-03). "Sônia Bogner, Designer and Key Executive at Bogner, Dies at 66". WWD. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  12. ^ a b Editor (May 11, 2010). "Bogner-Sohn beging Selbstmord". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Munich: Süddeutsche Zeitung GmbH. Retrieved 2018-03-17. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  13. ^ Editors (May 3, 2017). "Willy Bogner trauert um seine Ehefrau Sônia". T online (in German). t-online.de. Retrieved 2017-03-17. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  14. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2011-05-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ^ Editors. "Bogner". fashionmodeldirectory.com. Fashion Mode Directory. Retrieved 2018-03-15. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  16. ^ zeit.de: Willy Bogner erhält Goldene Sportpyramide vom 31. Mai 2013, abgerufen am 6. Juni 2013
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