Vittorio Missoni

Vittorio Missoni, head of the Missoni fashion house, and wife Maurizia Castiglioni have reported missing after a small plane carrying the pair and four others has been unlocated after it took off from Venezuela Friday."It disappeared yesterday. [Emergency services] have been looking for it with helicopters and ships, but have not found anything yet," Italian consul Giovanni Davoli said. "They are still searching for it this morning."The small plane went off the radar about 10 nautical miles...Read Full Story

Mere months after his eldest child went missing, the patriarch of the high-fashion house passed away at the age of 92. Ottavio Missoni died on the morning of May 9 at 92. The brand released a statement, saying, “The Missoni Family announces that Ottavio Missoni passed away peacefully at home at the age of 92, surrounded by his Family.” Ottavio was in Sumirago, Italy at the time of his death. The sad news comes months after the family was rocked by the disappearance of Ottavio’s eldest son...Read Full Story

A small plane carrying Italian fashion director Vittorio Missoni and his wife, Maurizia Castiglioni, has been missing off the coast of Venezuela since Friday, January 4. The couple is pictured in Milan, Italy, in 2010. From left: Vittorio, Rosita (his mother), Angela (his sister), Ottavio (his father) and Luca (his brother) acknowledge applause on the catwalk at the end of the Missoni collection during the last day of Milan's 2004 spring/summer fashion week on October 5, 2003. The show...Read Full Story

STORY HIGHLIGHTS A plane carrying Vittorio Missoni, and others, disappeared off the coast of Venezuela He runs the famed Missoni fashion house along with his siblings, Luca and Angela Angela Missoni says the family is hopeful and has confidence in the search effort The plane took off from Los Roques archipelago, north of Caracas, Friday morning (CNN) -- The family of Italian fashion boss Vittorio Missoni expressed hope Monday that he might yet be found, more than three days his plane went...Read Full Story

A small plane carrying Italian fashion director Vittorio Missoni and his wife, Maurizia Castiglioni, has been missing off the coast of Venezuela since Friday, January 4. The couple is pictured in Milan, Italy, in 2010. From left: Vittorio, Rosita (his mother), Angela (his sister), Ottavio (his father) and Luca (his brother) acknowledge applause on the catwalk at the end of the Missoni collection during the last day of Milan's 2004 spring/summer fashion week on October 5, 2003. The show...Read Full Story