What is Laura Biagiotti?
[[File:Laura Biagiotti Quirinale (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Biagiotti in 2011]] '''Laura Biagiotti''' ({{IPA-it|ˈlaura bjaˈdʒɔtti|lang}}; August 4, 1943 – May 26, 2017) was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[fashion designer]]. She was born in [[Rome]], Italy. She had her first fashion show in 1972.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lifeinitaly.com/fashion/laura-biagiotti.asp |title=Italian Fashion: Laura Biagiotti<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2017-05-26 |archive-date=2008-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521163255/http://www.lifeinitaly.com/fashion/laura-biagiotti.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> The House of Biagiotti (based on [[Via dei Condotti]] in Rome) is now listed among the largest [[List of Italian companies|fashion houses in Italy]] with an expansion of products including accessories and watches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laurabiagiotti.it/it/slide_orologi_172.php|title=Laura Biagiotti Official Site|work=laurabiagiotti.it|access-date=2017-05-26|archive-date=2014-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726152715/http://www.laurabiagiotti.it/it/slide_orologi_172.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> She moved to [[Beijing]] for some time and was the first Italian designer to present a collection in [[China]], in April 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.made-in-italy.com/fashion/fashion_houses/biagiotti/intro.htm|title=Italian Fashion Brands: Laura Biagiotti - Made-In-Italy.com|work=made-in-italy.com|access-date=2017-05-26|archive-date=2012-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413101657/http://www.made-in-italy.com/fashion/fashion_houses/biagiotti/intro.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Biagiotti died on May 26, 2017 in Rome from complications of a [[heart attack]] at the age of 73.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.skynews.com.au/culture/showbiz/other/2017/05/26/italian-designer-laura-biagiotti-dies.html |title=Italian designer Laura Biagiotti dies |access-date=2017-05-26 |archive-date=2017-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526102405/http://www.skynews.com.