MILAN — Blumarine’s Anna Molinari is often dubbed “the queen of roses” — a nickname given to her by Beppe Modenese, honorary chairman of the Italian chamber of fashion, because of the designer’s passion for the flower, which she reproduced in a plethora of looks over the years.
It is only fitting then that the book “Anna Molinari Blumarine,” published by Rizzoli and to be launched in March, begins with a fairy tale by Molinari’s friend Elena Loewenthal called “Queen of Roses.” The book marks the brand’s 40th anniversary and will be feted with a dinner on Feb. 25 during Milan Fashion Week.
The cover of the “Anna Molinari Blumarine” book.
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The book spans from Molinari’s early family life in Carpi and her falling in love “at first sight” with Gianpaolo Tarabini Castellani — including a heart-shaped tattoo on the back of her wrist which did not go down well with her father — to her deep-rooted passion for knitwear, developed first through a small family workshop working for other designers, then through a factory, called the Molly, and finally through Blumarine, founded in 1977. “Blue. Blue like the sea, Blumarine. That’s what we’ll call ourselves,” said Tarabini when the couple, then married,
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