Renzo Rosso
| Renzo Rosso | |
|---|---|
| Born |
15 September 1955 Brugine, Veneto, Italy |
| Residence | Bassano del Grappa, Veneto, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Education | Textile Manufacturing, Universita di Padua (Dropout). Economics, Universita di Venezia |
| Occupation | President of OTB Group (the parent company of Maison Margiela, Marni, Viktor&Rolf, Diesel, Staff International and Brave Kid). |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Known for | Diesel Black Gold, Diesel Kids, 55DSL, Maison Margiela, Marni, Viktor & Rolf, Staff International (includes licenses for DSquared2, Marc Jacobs Men, Just Cavalli, Vivienne Westwood, as well as Viktor & Rolf and Maison Martin Margiela) |
| Children | Ranieri |
| Awards | 2011, Cavaliere del Lavoro, Rome, Italy. 2010, Millennium Development Goals Global Leader, New York City, USA. 1998 "Advertiser of the Year" and 2010, 2009, 2007, 2001, 1997 & 1992 "Grand Prix" at Cannes Lions International Awards of Creativity, Cannes, France. 2005, Master Honoris Causa, Verona University, Italy. 2004, Pitti Imagine Uomo, Florence. Italy. 2000, Master Honoris Causa, CUOA Foundation of Altavilla Vicentina, Italy. |
Renzo Rosso (born 15 September 1955) is an Italian fashion entrepreneur. Referred to as the "Jeans Genius" by Suzy Menkes, he is the President of OTB Group, the parent company of Maison Margiela, Marni, Viktor & Rolf, Diesel, Staff International (manufacturer and distributor of DSquared², Just Cavalli, Vivienne Westwood, and Marc Jacobs Men), and Brave Kid. Founder of the Only The Brave Foundation, a not-for-profit organization, Rosso is also the President of the Red Circle investments; the Diesel Farm in Marostica, Veneto; the Pelican Hotel in Miami; and Bassano Virtus 55 S.T., the professional soccer club of his hometown Bassano del Grappa, Veneto.
Rosso was born in the village of Brugine in the northeastern Italian region of Veneto. His parents were farmers and he grew up under simple conditions, regularly helping his father after school. Having seen the laborious life required for a farmer, Rosso aspired to do something different from his parents and in 1970 began studying industrial Textile Manufacturing at the Marconi Technical Institute in Padua. There, he produced, at the age of 15, his first self-designed garment, a pair of low-waist bell-bottomed jeans using his mother's Singer sewing machine. He kept experimenting with different jeans models and would give each pair to friends or sell them at school for about 3500 lire (equivalent of 24 Euro in current prices). In 1973 he began studying Economics at the University of Venice, where in addition to helping his father on the farm, he also financed his studies by working as a mechanic and as a carpenter.
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