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Mila Schön
Fashion designer

Mila Schön

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Designing restrained Italian couture and ready-to-wear.

Airline uniforms · Olympic clothing

Born
28 September 1916
Birthplace
Trogir
Died
5 September 2008

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Mila Schön

Mila Schön was a Dalmatian-born Italian designer whose fashion house expanded from Milan couture into international ready-to-wear.

Early life

Early life

Born in Trogir, she moved to Italy with her family after the First World War.

Career

  1. 1958

    Milan atelier

    Began her high-fashion work in Milan.

  2. 1965

    Florence presentation

    Showed at the Pitti Palace.

  3. 1966

    Boutique

    Opened on Via Montenapoleone.

  4. 1971

    Ready-to-wear

    Introduced women’s ready-to-wear and a men’s line.

Selected work

Airline uniforms

Designed for Alitalia.

Olympic clothing

Designed for Italy’s Barcelona Olympic team.

Beyond work

Family

Her brother Stefano Nutrizio was a journalist and newspaper editor.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Giorgio Lotti. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.