Adriano Goldschmied
Adriano Goldschmied | |
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| Born | 29 November 1943 Italy |
| Died | 5 April 2026 (aged 82) Castelfranco Veneto, Italy |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
Adriano Goldschmied (29 November 1943 – 5 April 2026) was an Italian fashion designer and the originator of premium denim fashion.[1] Known as "the godfather of denim",[2] Goldschmied co-founded Diesel with Renzo Rosso[3] and created more than 50 brands of jeans including Replay, Gap 1969, Agolde,[4] Goldsign,[5] and AG Adriano Goldschmied.[1][6][7] Goldschmied was also the owner of House of Gold, a creative textile company with the purpose of bringing innovative fabrics to the market.[8]
Life and career
Goldschmied was born on 29 November 1943.[6] His place of birth is reported variously as Vico Canavese[6] or Ivrea[9] in northwestern Italy, or Trieste,[10] where he grew up.[9] His parents were Sofia Goldschmied (née Arvanitis) and Livio Goldschmied.[6] His family was Jewish.[6][10] Their assets had been appropriated in 1942. Later, some of these assets were reconveyed to his family.[11]
With initial dreams of becoming a competitive skier, he opened up a store in Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1970. This was a springboard for beginning his own denim company.[12]
From 1996, he lived principally in Los Angeles and Milan. His daughter, Marta Goldschmied, has launched her own denim line, MADE GOLD Denim.[13]
Adriano Goldschmied died from cancer in Castelfranco Veneto, near his home in Asolo, Italy, on 5 April 2026, at the age of 82.[6][9][14]
References
- 1 2 "INTERVIEW WITH ADRIANO GOLDSCHMIED". carlytati. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ↑ "Adriano Goldschmied". Denim Freaks. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ Clare O’Connor (6 March 2013). "Blue Jean Billionaire: Inside Diesel, Renzo Rosso's $3 Billion Fashion Empire". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ Dena Silver (17 October 2017). "8 Reasons to Put Down the Levis and Pick Up a Pair of Agolde Jeans". The Observer. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ↑ Melissa Magsaysay (14 August 2011). "Goldsign's Adriano Goldschmied shows how premium denim is made". LA Times. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Green, Penelope (14 April 2026). "Adriano Goldschmied, 'Godfather' of Modern Denim, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ ABOUT - BRAND BIO Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine agjeans.com
- ↑ "Denim Interview: Adriano Goldschmied". stylesight.com. 3 August 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- 1 2 3 Ferrazza, Daniele (5 April 2026). "Addio al guru del denim: Adriano Goldschmied è morto all'età di 82 anni" (in Italian). Il Nord Est. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Il cognome che ha fatto la storia del jeans" (in Italian). La Tribuna di Treviso. 18 September 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ "Abrogation of the Racial Laws: The Egeli and the Restitution of Assets" (PDF). Government of Italy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ "Denim designer Adriano Goldschmied a jeans market trailblazer". Toronto Star. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ "Interview With Marta Goldschmied Of MADE GOLD Denim". Denim Therapy. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ "Adriano Goldschmied obituary: 'godfather of denim'". The Times. 16 April 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.