The pair behind Mingolini Gugenheim was tailor Sergio Mingolini (b. Florence) and designer Carlo Gugenheim (b. Naples, 1913). After opening a successful boutique in Capri in 1948, they added an atelier in Piazza de Spagna in Rome. Mingolini prided himself on sustaining the tradition of building dresses on a mannequin, without a pattern. In 1960, Mingolini-Gugenheim started a ready-to-wear line. Following the untimely 1968 death of Mingolini, the operation ceased.
Among those who wore Mingolini Gugenheim were Babe Paley and Jackie Kennedy.
Written by denisebrain
from a 1958-1962 ballgown
Courtesy of Augusta Auctions
