Emilio Pucci Beauty and Style Facts: Public Profile

Emilio Pucci, Marchese di Barsento (Italian pronunciation: [eˈmiːljo ˈputtʃi]; 20 November 1914 – 29 November 1992) was an Italian aristocrat, fashion designer and politician. He and his eponymous company Pucci designed geometric prints in many colors.

== Early life == Pucci was born in Naples in 1914 to the Pucci family, and he lived and worked in the Pucci Palace in Florence for much of his life. At the age of 17 Pucci traveled to Lake Placid, New York, as part of the Italian team at the 1932 Winter Olympics, where he did not compete. After two years at the University of Milan, he studied agriculture at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, United States. In 1935, he was given a full scholarship to Reed College in Oregon in return for developing a college ski team. He earned an MA in social science from Reed College in 1937, and was awarded his doctorate (laurea) in political science from the University of Florence in 1941.

== World War II == In 1938, Pucci joined the Italian Air Force, and served as an SM.79 torpedo bomber pilot during World War II, rising to the rank of captain and receiving decorations for valour. During the war he became a confidant of Benito Mussolini...

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