Sergio Rossi (shoe designer)
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Sergio Rossi (31 July 1935 – 2 April 2020) was an Italian shoe designer, who founded his own brand.
Biography
Born in San Mauro Pascoli, he worked with his father, a shoemaker, and learned the trade.
In 1951, he opened his first shoe store in his hometown. He also made sandals and sold them to beach-goers in Rimini and at Bologna boutiques. In 1968, the first shoes, marked with the Rossi brand, were produced.
In March 2020, Rossi and his company donated €100,000 to the Ospedale Luigi Sacco in Milan, in a joint effort from the fashion industry to combat the coronavirus pandemic in Italy. On 2 April 2020, Rossi died in Cesena from COVID-19 at the age of 84.
Rossi's son Gianvito is also a shoe designer with his own eponymous brand.