Antonio Marras (born 21 January 1961) is an Italian fashion designer.

Biography

Born in

Alghero Alghero (; ; ; ) is a city of about 45,000 inhabitants in the Italian province of Sassari in the north west of the island of Sardinia, next to the Mediterranean Sea. The city's name comes from ''Aleguerium'', which is a mediaeval Latin word m ...

, the son of the owner of a fashion boutique, Marras was an autodidact, and launched his brand in 1987. He had his breakout in 1996, presenting his couture collection at the Alta Roma event in Rome. In 1999, he launched his first

ready-to-wear Ready-to-wear (RTW)also called ''prêt-à-porter'', or off-the-rack or off-the-peg in casual useis the term for garments sold in finished condition in standardized sizes, as distinct from made-to-measure or bespoke clothing tailored to a partic ...

collection. > Between 2003 and 2011 he was artistic director of Kenzo. He then reprised his work with his brand, and in 2023 the 80% of his company was acquired by

Calzedonia Oniverse Holding S.p.A. (), known as Oniverse (formelly Calzedonia Group) is an Italian people, Italian fashion and retail company headquartered in Dossobuono, near Verona, Italy. Founded in 1986 by Sandro Veronesi (entrepreneur), Sandro Verone ...

, with Marras staying as creative director. Marras is also active on stage as a costume designer. In 2011 he took part in the

Venice Biennale The Venice Biennale ( ; ) is an international cultural exhibition hosted annually in Venice, Italy. There are two main components of the festival, known as the Art Biennale () and the Venice Biennale of Architecture, Architecture Biennale (), ...

with the installation ''Archivio Provvisorio''. He is married and has two sons.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marras, Antonio 1961 births Living people Italian fashion designers People from Alghero