Coco Brandolini d'Adda explained

Coco Brandolini d'Adda
Full Name:Cornelia Brandolini d'Adda dei conti di Valmareno
Birth Date:27 June 1979
Birth Place:Paris, France
Father:Rodrigo Tiberto Brandolini d'Adda, Count of Valmareno
Mother:Princess Georgina de Faucigny-Lucinge et Coligny
Spouse:Matteo Colombo (2008 - present)
Issue:Nina Colombo
Lea Colombo
Religion:Roman Catholic
Occupation:fashion consultant, fashion editor, fashion director

Donna Cornelia Brandolini d'Adda dei conti di Valmareno, better known as Coco Brandolini d'Adda, (born 27 June 1979) is a French-born Italian fashion executive, editor and socialite.

Early life and family

Brandolini d'Adda was born on 27 June 1979 in Paris to Rodrigo Tiberto Brandolini d'Adda, Conte di Valmareno and Princess Georgine Maria Natividad de Faucigny-Lucinge et Coligny.[1] [2] Her paternal grandmother was Countess Cristiana Brandolini d'Adda, the sister of Gianni Agnelli and daughter of Edoardo Agnelli and Donna Virginia Bourbon del Monte (daughter of Carlo Bourbon del Monte, Prince di San Faustino).[3] [4] Her maternal grandfather was the French aristocrat Prince Jean-Louis de Faucigny-Lucinge and her maternal grandmother was Sylvia Régis de Oliveira, the only daughter of Raul Régis de Oliveira, a Brazilian diplomat who served as Brazil's Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1925 to 1939.[5] [6] [7] [8] She has a younger sister, Bianca Brandolini d'Adda.[9] Two of her family's ancestral palaces, the Palazzo Brandolin Rota and the Palazzo Morosini Brandolin, are located on the Grand Canal in Venice.[9] She grew up in Paris, but spent a lot of her youth at her paternal grandparents' estate in Vistorta.[1] She went to university in Paris to study philosophy and political science.[1]

Career

Brandolini d'Adda was an intern at Harper's Bazaar before attending Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London.[10] [11] From 2001 to 2005, Brandolini d'Adda worked for Oscar de la Renta as a fashion consultant and design assistant.[1] [12] [13] After working at Oscar de la Renta, she became a fashion consultant for Alberta Ferretti and Adam Lippes.[13] [14] She later was appointed Fashion Director at Tar Magazine[15] and has worked as a fashion consultant for Tomas Maier at Bottega Veneta and at Nina Ricci.[16] [17] She later became an editor at Anew Magazine.[18] Brandolini d'Adda worked as an artistic muse for Giambattista Valli.[19] In 2012, Brandolini d'Adda, as head of the couture team, collaborated on Dolce & Gabbana's Alta Moda collection.[1] [18] [20]

Personal life

Brandolini d'Adda married Matteo Colombo in September 2008.[13] The couple celebrated their civil ceremony with four hundred guests at the Italian Embassy in Paris. On 27 September 2008 the couple had a private religious wedding ceremony at a Catholic church in Vistorta, Italy.[21] They have two daughters named Nina and Lea.[22]

Brandolini d'Adda is the godmother of Margherita Missoni's son Otto Hermann Amos.[23]

Brandolini d'Adda is noted for her personal style[24] and is frequently photographed attending high society functions and fashion events.[25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: October Vogue: A Fine Romance. Fiona. Golfar. British Vogue. 3 February 2019.
  2. Web site: What do you do if you are a society heiress with time on your hands?. 4 November 2011. Evening Standard. 3 February 2019.
  3. News: An Italian Socialite in Texas. Maza. Erik. W Magazine. 2017-02-12. en.
  4. Web site: Inside Dolce & Gabbana's exclusive couture club - Telegraph. Fashion.telegraph.co.uk. 3 February 2019.
  5. https://www.nossosroteiros.com.br/descendencia-do-marques-de-olinda/ Descendants of the Marquis of Olinda
  6. http://cpdoc.fgv.br/sites/default/files/verbetes/primeira-republica/OLIVEIRA,%20Raul%20R%C3%A9gis%20de.pdf Ambassador Raul Régis de Oliveira biography at CPDOC/FGV's website
  7. Web site: A condessa que está despejando João Gilberto | GGN . 2018-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160311152945/http://jornalggn.com.br/blog/luisnassif/a-condessa-que-esta-despejando-joao-gilberto# . 2016-03-11 . dead .
  8. News: The Brandolinis' Bahian Rhapsody. Magazine. W. W Magazine. 2017-02-12. en.
  9. Web site: It-Girl Brandolini: "Tattoos sind kein Schmuck" - derStandard.at. DER STANDARD. 3 February 2019.
  10. Web site: Bianca Brandolini d'Adda. 27 February 2013. Vogue. 3 February 2019.
  11. Web site: Beautiful People 2003: Coco Brandolini. 1 April 2003. PAPER. 3 February 2019.
  12. Web site: Coco Brandolini D'Adda. 3 February 2019. YouTube.
  13. Web site: Coco Brandolini d'Adda. 1 March 2010. Vogue.it. 3 February 2019.
  14. Web site: The Brandolinis' Bahian Rhapsody. W.. Magazine. W Magazine. 3 February 2019.
  15. Web site: Come vivere un'emozione da Coco: Intervista a Cornelia Brandolini d'Adda - Marieclaire . 2018-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070336/http://www.marieclaire.it/Attualita/interviste/Intervista-a-Cornelia-Brandolini-d-Adda-sorella-di-Bianca-cugina-di-Lapo-Elkann#1 . 2018-01-17 . dead.
  16. Web site: Fashion Royalty. Talesofendearment.com. 3 February 2019.
  17. Web site: 6 Italian It Girls on the Homegrown Icons That Set the Beauty Bar. Vogue. 3 February 2019.
  18. Web site: What's on Your Design Wish List? Dolce & Gabbana's Coco Brandolini D'Adda Shares Her Most Sought-After Items. Vogue. 3 February 2019.
  19. Web site: Jessica Alba, Naomi Campbell, Olivia Palermo, and More Celebrate MAC and Giambattista Valli. Vogue. 3 February 2019.
  20. Web site: COCO BRANDOLINI. 18 October 2017. NINE IN THE MIRROR. 3 February 2019. 24 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190424082824/https://www.nineinthemirror.com/interviews/coco-brandolini-dadda/. dead.
  21. Web site: Casamento Coco Brandolini na europa – Glamurama. 11 August 2008. Casamento Coco Brandolini na europa – Glamurama.
  22. Web site: Inside "La Dolce Vita" of Countess Cristiana Brandolini D'Adda. James. Reginato. Vanities. 3 February 2019.
  23. Web site: Margherita Missoni Debuts a Home Collection for Pottery Barn Kids. Architectural Digest. 3 February 2019.
  24. Web site: Bohemian Tastemaker: Coco Brandolini - Tory Daily. Tory Burch. 3 February 2019.
  25. Web site: Leighton Meester, Lauren Santo Domingo, and More Fashionistas Co-Host a Fashion's Night Out Party at Roger Vivier. Teen Vogue. 3 February 2019.
  26. Book: Wells, Tina. Chasing Youth Culture and Getting it Right: How Your Business Can Profit by Tapping Today's Most Powerful Trendsetters and Tastemakers. 26 April 2011. John Wiley & Sons. 9781118004050. 3 February 2019. Google Books.
  27. Web site: Manus X Machina. Dolce & Gabbana. 3 February 2019.
  28. Web site: An Elegant Affair. standardhotels.com.
  29. Web site: Valentino's Dazzling Chateau Party Closes Couture. 8 July 2010. Wwd.com. 3 February 2019.
  30. Web site: Coco Brandolini, Charlotte Dellal et Astrid Munoz - Fashion week : les nouvelles filles des premiers rangs - Grazia. Grazia.fr. 1 September 2010. grazia.fr. 17 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070315/https://www.grazia.fr/fashion-week/Fashion-week-les-nouvelles-filles-des-premiers-rangs-57159/(page)/5. 17 January 2018. dead.
  31. Web site: Dolce & Gabbana shows Houston how to party haute Italian style and it's a night we'll never forget. CultureMap Houston. 3 February 2019.
  32. Web site: 10 Best Dressed: Week of April 20, 2015. Vogue.
  33. News: T's Salone del Mobile Party at Palazzo Crespi. 13 April 2016. 3 February 2019. The New York Times.

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