Vintage leo narducci biography
Vintage leo narducci biography
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Leo Narducci
American fashion designer (1932–2023)
Leo Narducci (1932 – November 25, 2023) was an American fashion designer.
Biography
Born and raised in Brockton, Massachusetts, Narducci's parents owned a garment factory, where he learned to sew and developed a fascination with fashion.[1] In 1950, he graduated from Brockton High School.[1] After serving in the Air Force in Korea, Narducci attended the Rhode Island School of Design, where he graduated in 1960.[2] After graduation, he moved to New York, where he initially designed for Loomtogs.[3] In 1965 he won the Coty Award for Young Designers, and in 1967 opened his own studio.[1][4]
A prominent designer during the 1960s and 1970s, his clothes were popular with celebrities like Kaye Stevens and Joyce Brothers, and in 1972 Narducci was a guest on the Mike Douglas Show.[1][5][6] Although most well-known for his ready-to-wear colle