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Ottavio Missoni

Ottavio Missoni, Italian hurdler and fashion designer, founded Missoni (died 2013)

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Born
February 11, 1921
Died
May 9, 2013
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1921

About Ottavio Missoni

Ottavio Missoni was an Italian businessman, founder of the Italian fashion label Missoni and an Olympic hurdler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Along with his wife Rosita, he was part of the group of designers who launched Italian ready-to-wear in the 1950s, thereby ensuring the global success of Italian fashion. In 1970, Missoni opened their first in-store boutique at Bloomingdale's in New York, and their first directly owned boutique in Milan in 1976. He won the individual national championship four times. They held their first catwalk show in 1966, and the following year, presented a show at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence.

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Ottavio Missoni timeline

  1. They held their first catwalk show in 1966, and the following year, presented a show at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence.
  2. In 1970, Missoni opened their first in-store boutique at Bloomingdale's in New York, and their first directly owned boutique in Milan in 1976.

The world when Ottavio Missoni was born

Ottavio Missoni was born in 1921. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1921

  • #1 song"My Man" – Fanny Brice
  • Top movieThe Kid (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookMain Street – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier — first million-dollar gate
  • Top headlineWarren G. Harding inaugurated as 29th President
  • Technology milestoneAlbert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Defining fadOuija boards
  • Notable inventionLie detector (polygraph)
  • World population1.88 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population108.5M

1921 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ottavio Missoni's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19212026
Gas$0.26$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,010$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population108.5M341 million

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