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Coco Brandolini d'Adda

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

Coco Brandolini d'Adda
Full name
Cornelia Brandolini d'Adda dei conti di Valmareno
Born (1979-06-27) 27 June 1979 (age 44)
Paris, France
Spouse(s)Matteo Colombo (2008 - present)
IssueNina Colombo
Lea Colombo
FatherRodrigo Tiberto Brandolini d'Adda, Count of Valmareno
MotherPrincess Georgina de Faucigny-Lucinge et Coligny
Occupationfashion consultant, fashion editor, fashion director

Early life and family edit

Brandolini d'Adda was born on June 27, 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 edit

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 edit

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 September 27, 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]

References edit

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