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Italian luxury shoemaker, Sergio Rossi dies from Coronavirus

Italian luxury shoemaker Sergio Rossi has died aged 84 after being hospitalised with Coronavirus.

The designer died on Thursday in the small town of Cesena in central Italy after being admitted into hospital just days earlier, according to Women’s Wear Daily. 

The brand’s chief executive, Riccardo Sciutto, told the fashion website: ‘He was a master, it was a great pleasure to have met him. He was our spiritual guide and he is today more than ever.

“Today everyone at Sergio Rossi joins me in remembering our dear Sergio, the inspiring founder of our dream,’ Mr Sciutto shared on the brand’s Instagram page.

He added, “Sergio Rossi was a master, and it is my great honor to have met him and gotten to present him the archive earlier this year.

“His vision and approach will remain our guide in the growth of the brand and the business.

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“He loved women and was able to capture a woman’s femininity in a unique way, creating the perfect extension of a woman’s leg through his shoes.

“Our long and glorious history started from his incredible vision and we’ll remember his creativity forever.

“He was among the founders of the high-end women’s footwear district in the area of Forlì and Cesena in the mid-20th century,” said Luciana Garbuglia, mayor of San Mauro Pascoli, where Rossi was born in 1935 and where he founded his brand.

His designs have been worn by celebrities around the globe and used by major designers.

The designer donated €100,000 to the Sacco hospital in Milan to help the fight against Coronavirus.

French luxury fashion group Kering took over the brand in 1999. It then passed into the hands of the Italian private equity fund Investindustrial in 2015, when Rossi had already retired.

Italy’s approach to counting those infected has been similar to many countries across the globe, testing citizens who show symptoms of the virus.

Experts believe that the 111,000 recorded by Italy is undercounted and put the true number between hundreds of thousands and six million.

In Bergamo, which has been decimated by the virus, 125 deaths were recorded during March last year. For the same month in 2020, deaths rocketed to 553, with just 201 linked to the virus.

The 352 deaths for the period are almost double the amount recorded last year.

“Other countries that have the good fortune to be seven to 14 days behind us have to use that time to erect defenses,” Giorgio Gori, Bergamo’s mayor, told WSJ.

“We were first, and we weren’t prepared. Any leaders looking at us and not reacting vigorously will have a lot to answer for.”

Doctors and officials claim the numbers recorded often dwarf the average monthly death toll, with some regions matching the amount of deaths usually recorded over six months. (Daily Mail)

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