Rosita Missoni of Italy's eponymous fashion house dies age 93

Missoni's death was confirmed by the president of the Lombardy region, Attilio Fontana, who praised the Missoni brand's "famous multicoloured textures". "The passing of Rosita Missoni, a Lombard stylist and entrepreneur known throughout the world, saddens us. A great loss for Italy, Lombardy and for the province of Varese where she was born and lived," Fontana wrote in a statement. Missoni helped develop the signature look of the eponymous brand, lauded by influential fashion journalist Bernadine...