A few days ago Italian shoe designer Sergio Rossi was admitted to hospital in Cesena, a city in Emilia-Romagna, one of the regions hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The reports are circling that he died of Coronavirus.

Riccardo Sciutto told the fashion website Women’s Wear Daily: “He was a master, it was a great pleasure to have met him. He was our spiritual guide and he is today more than ever.”

Sergio Rossi learned shoe craft from his father and began selling his own shoe designs in Bologna in 1966. In 1968 the designer launched his eponymous brand.

Last month Rossi donated €100,000 to the Sacco hospital in Milan to help in the fight against coronavirus.

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