Adrienne Vittadini (born October 9, 1943, in

Győr Győr ( , ; ; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia region, and – halfwa ...

, Hungary) is an American fashion designer.

Biography

When she was 13, her family fled

during the

1956 Hungarian revolution The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (23 October – 4 November 1956; ), also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was an attempted countrywide revolution against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989) and the policies caused by ...

. In 1979, she got into fashion design as a hobby, which later turned into a multimillion-dollar business. Her designs feature an assortment of vibrant colors and prints, encompassing clothing, handbags, swimsuits, shoes, eyewear, and perfumes. Subsequently, her company was acquired by Retail Brand Alliance in 2001. She has appeared in an advertisement for

Rolex Rolex () is a Swiss watch brand and manufacturer based in Geneva, Switzerland. Founded in 1905 as ''Wilsdorf and Davis'' by German businessman Hans Wilsdorf and his eventual brother-in-law Alfred Davis in London, the company registered ''Rolex ...

, wearing the Rolex Explorer II. She now lives seasonally in

Sarasota, Florida Sarasota () is a city in and the county seat of Sarasota County, Florida, United States. It is located in Southwest Florida, the southern end of the Tampa Bay area, and north of Fort Myers, Florida, Fort Myers and Punta Gorda, Florida, Punta Gord ...

, where she went into the home fashion and house design business. In April 2017, some

Ivanka Trump Ivana Marie "Ivanka" Trump (; born October 30, 1981) is an American businesswoman. She is the second child of Donald Trump, the president of the United States, and his first wife, Ivana. Trump was a senior advisor in her father's first admi ...

clothing items were mistakenly labeled as Adrienne Vittadini items before being sold to

Stein Mart Stein Mart is an American discount men's and women's online retailer & former department store Chain store, chain based in Jacksonville, Florida. Stein Mart had locations primarily in the Southeastern United States, Southeast, Texas, and Califor ...

G-III Apparel Group G-III Apparel Group is an American clothing company that designs, manufactures, markets, and sells women's and men's apparel with a global portfolio of licensed, owned, and private label brands, including DKNY, Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld, Calvin ...

, the company that licenses Ivanka Trump brand clothing, then took responsibility for mislabeling the clothing, and said they were taking steps to remove mislabeled items from stores.

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* * American fashion designers American women fashion designers Moore College of Art and Design alumni 1943 births Living people Hungarian emigrants to the United States American businesspeople in fashion People from Győr People from Sarasota, Florida 21st-century American women {{fashion-designer-stub