Roberto Capucci is an Italian fashion designer, known for his extravagant and ingeniously constructed outfits.
Known as "the Givenchy of Rome" Capucci was born in Italy in 1929. Roberto studied at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Rome. His first job was with the designer Emilio Schuberth. In 1950, Capucci then established his own fashion house. Creating unusual, sculpted dresses in original materials, Capucci bewitched the fashion world and has, since his debut, been featured in shows representing most talented and renowned designers. Roberto opened a couture salon in Paris in 1962, but later returned to Rome, re-establishing himself in the via Gregoriana. He retired in 1980.
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