19 Facts About Nicola Trussardi

Nicola Trussardi was an Italian fashion designer and entrepreneur.

Nicola Trussardi took over the Trussardi fashion line in 1970 and built the small glove-maker into an international brand.

Nicola Trussardi led the restoration of the Marino alla Scala in Milan.

In 1968 Trussardi graduated from the Catholic University of Milan in Commerce and Economics.

In 1970, he started working in his family's glove-making business, which was founded in 1910 by his grandfather Dante Nicola Trussardi, following the death of his older brother.

Nicola Trussardi turned it into a major company that helped contribute to the popularity of the made-in-Italy label throughout the world.

Nicola Trussardi expanded Trussardi's product line beyond gloves to include luxury accessories, and in 1973 he created Trussardi's spiky greyhound logo.

Nicola Trussardi personally took on some of the special projects the company was hired to do, such as designing airplane and helicopter interiors.

In 1988, Nicola Trussardi outfitted the Italian athletes competing in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.

Nicola Trussardi used exclusively faux-fur, and included letters of protest against deforestation in the entrance bags given to the attendees of that year's fashion shows.

Nicola Trussardi was a costume designer for play productions staged in both Europe and the United States.

In 1996 Nicola Trussardi restored the Marino alla Scala, located beside the La Scala opera house in Milan, which now contains several different establishments, including a Nicola Trussardi boutique and showroom.

Nicola Trussardi has undertaken many other initiatives, including the creation of the Palatrussardi in Milan, which has hosted a number of pop and rock concerts, including that of Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli, and Sammy Davis Jr.

The Nicola Trussardi Foundation is a non-profit institution for the promotion of contemporary art and culture under the direction of president Beatrice Trussardi.

Nicola Trussardi himself advocated for an area of Milan to be demarcated the "Citta della Moda", where all Milanese designers would have boutiques and which would house all future fashion shows for the city's fashion companies and labels.

Nicola Trussardi was a supporter of the arts in Milan, and a collector of fine sculpture.

Nicola Trussardi owned a villa on the island of Elba, where he frequently entertained.

Nicola Trussardi's hobbies included racing speed boats and flying his Citation II aircraft as a licensed amateur pilot.

Nicola Trussardi was killed when he lost control of his Mercedes-Benz on Tangenziale Est of Milan and hit a lamp post in the early hours of 13 April 1999.