Chiara Boni (born 27 August 1948) is an Italian fashion designer, whose career spanned over 50 years.
Chiara Boni | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maria Chiara Boni 27 August 1948 (age 76) Florence, Italy |
| Occupation | fashion designer |
| Spouses | Vittorio Maschietto
(m. 1970, divorced)Angelo Rovati
(m. 2006; died 2013) |
| Partners |
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| Children | 1 |
| Awards |  Knight of Labour |
Biography
editBorn in Florence to Antonio Boni and Maria Teresa Masetti Fedi, a liceo linguistico graduate,[1] in 1971 Boni opened her first clothing and accessories boutique "You Tarzan Me Jane" in her hometown.[2][3] A member of the group UFO (Urban Future Organization), in 1973 she got her first magazine cover on Domus.[1] In 1975, she launched her her first couture collection.[1] In 1985, following an agreement with the Gruppo Finanziario Tessile (Gft), she founded the company Chiara Boni Spa and launched her eponymous brand.[3][1][4] In 2008, she launched the collections "Chiara Boni Girl" and "La Petite Robe".[3]
Boni's neo-avantgarde style is characterized by the use of stretch or soft materials, notably spandex and organza.[1][2][4] Known for her often provocative fashion shows, in the 1990s she was one of the first stylists to organise a fashion show fully consisting of transsexual models, and she brought pornstars Moana Pozzi and Éva Henger onto the catwalk.[5][6]
Beyond her fashion career, Boni hosted a TV program on Rai 3 (Il dilemma - Storia di famiglie allargate) and was a contestant in Ballando con le Stelle, the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars.[7] Between 2000 and 2005 she served as Regional Councillor for Image and Communication of Tuscany.[4][8]
Chiara Boni has been married twice and has one son, Giacomo; she does non believe in God, but she doesn't consider herself an atheist.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Carloni, Maria Vittoria (1999). "Boni, Chiara". In Vergani, Guido (ed.). Dizionario della moda (in Italian). Milan: Baldini & Castoldi. p. 90. ISBN 88-8089-585-0.
- ^ a b Rak, Michele (2003). La moda in Italia: il Novecento [Fashion in Italy: the twentieth century] (in Italian and English). Additional editing by Francesca Vannucchi; consultancy by Nora Villa. Rome: Fototeca/Palombi. p. 152. ISBN 88-7621-405-4.
- ^ a b c Crivelli, Giulia (27 September 2021). "Chiara Boni festeggia con ironia e ottimismo 50 anni di carriera nella moda". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Asnaghi, Laura (9 December 2013). "Chiara Boni, l'eleganza del tubino "Così le donne si sentono belle"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Sanchi, Enrico (27 September 2021). "50 anni Chiara Boni: collezione Primavera Estate 2022 Le Petite Robe". Life&People Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Dondoni, Luca (7 October 1995). "Eva, stella del porno sfila per Chiara Boni". La Stampa (in Italian). p. 14.
- ^ Dell'Arti, Giorgio; Parrini, Massimo (2008). "BONI Chiara". Catalogo dei viventi 2009: 7247 italiani notevoli con l'indice di tutti i nomi citati (in Italian). Venice: Marsilio. p. 267. ISBN 978-88-317-9599-9.
- ^ Gibellino, Fabio (31 October 2019). "La politica è di moda". MF Milano Finanza (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Giordano, Lucio (27 September 2024). "Dio per me non esiste, ma mia suocera fece battezzare mio figlio di nascosto". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 38. pp. 74–77.