Margarita Missoni
22, Missoni Muse
By Lily King
Fall 2005 Style & Design
In June beauty giant Estée Lauder signed a deal to develop and market
fragrances with Italian fashion label Missoni.
WHAT DOES THE MISSONI NAME BRING TO A COMPANY LIKE ESTEE LAUDER?
I think—and this is also Estée Lauder's opinion—that the effect
Missoni can have is due to the image people have of our life: being
Italian, being happy and beautiful. We are not always working or on a
diet, so they imagine that for us the whole year is a Sardinian holiday.
WHAT KIND OF WOMAN DO YOU SEE BUYING THIS FRAGRANCE?
A good thing about our family is that you see my grandmother, my mother
and me. The fragrance will address all generations.
WHAT ARE YOUR MEMORIES OF GROWING UP?
After school I would go to the atelier where my grandmother and mom were
working, and I would use the clothes to dress up, use the skirts as
dresses and use rag pieces to make clothes for dolls.
DO YOU FEEL PRESSURE TO CARRY ON THE MISSONI NAME?
Everybody expects me to work as a designer, so in that sense,
absolutely. That's why I live in New York [City], studying acting and
philosophy. [My family] gave me so much, so if I can help them by
attending events wearing Missoni, I will, with pleasure.
WHAT IS THE BEST BEAUTY TIP YOU'VE RECEIVED?
My mom always told me not to pluck my eyebrows. I never touched them.
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