If you're part of the fashion talk scene, you know by now that shortly after New Year's, a small plane went missing off the coast of Venezuela carrying Italian fashion executive, Vittorio Missoni and 5 other people, which include his wife, Maurizia Castiglioni, a few friends, and the pilot.
To give you a little background, 58 year old Vittorio Missoni is CEO and heir to the Italian fashion house that is his family namesake. He is the eldest son of the founder, Ottavio Missoni, now 91. The Missoni brand is one of the relatively younger dynasties in Italy where family businesses often span hundreds of generations. It was established back in the 1950's in Gallarte, Italy. Ottavio and his wife, Rosito, began a modest knitwear brand after designing Italy's 1948 Olympic uniforms. The brand is more known for it's signature zig-zag and geometric prints that are immediately recognized in the fashion world and have aided in putting Milan on the map as one of the world's fashion capitals.
Searches have went on for days, with family and government officials, in planes, helicopters and boats trying to locate the missing plane in Venezuela where the friends were vacationing. In late-breaking news, there also has been talk that those that are missing were actually kidnapped.
We're not sure what's really going on, but wanted to send our thoughts to the Missoni family and hope that they get this squared away soon with everyone's safe return.
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