What is Sergio Rossi (shoe designer)?
'''Sergio Rossi''' (31 July 1935 – 2 April 2020) was an [[Italians|Italian]] shoe designer. He founded [[Sergio Rossi|his own brand]] in 1951. Sergio Rossi produced women's footwear as well as handbags and other [[accessories]]. He was born in [[San Mauro Pascoli]]. Rossi's son Gianvito was also a shoe designer. In March 2020, during the [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]] in Italy, Rossi and his company donated [[€]]100,000 to a [[Milan]] hospital. On 2 April 2020, Rossi was reported to have died of [[COVID-19]] in [[Cesena]]. He was 84.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/03/italian-shoe-designer-sergio-rossi-dies-aged-84|title=Italian shoe designer, Sergio Rossi, dies aged 84|first=Ellie Violet|last=Bramley|date=3 April 2020|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=4 April 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rossi, Sergio}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Italian fashion designers]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy]] [[Category:People from Emilia-Romagna]] {{bio-stub}}