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Walter Albini
Fashion designer

Walter Albini

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Helping shape Italian ready-to-wear fashion.

Venice collection

Born
3 March 1941
Birthplace
Busto Arsizio
Died
31 May 1983

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Walter Albini

Italian designer whose drawings and coordinated collections influenced the growth of Milan fashion.

Early life

Training

Studied fashion design in Turin, then sketched shows for publications in Rome.

Career

  1. 1961

    Paris

    Moved to France and continued fashion illustration.

  2. 1965

    Milan

    Returned to Italy.

  3. 1971

    Multi-house presentation

    Presented the Autumn/Winter 1971–72 collection, coordinating five manufacturers under a single design vision.

Selected work

Venice collection

Presented an autumn-winter collection at Caffè Florian.

Collezione Unitaria

Connected different manufacturers through coordinated fabrics, shapes and styling.

Beyond work

Designing a way of life

Extended his visual interests to interiors, furniture, glassware and decorative objects. His homes and contributions to design magazines carried the same coordinated approach as his clothes.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Designing a way of life — biographical source ↗Distinctive contribution — source ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Unknown author. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.