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* Jardini has spent 11 years by the late Franco Moschino becoming the embodiment of the namesake house's codes.
MILAN - "She's a Capricorn, rising sign Hermes."
That's how the late Franco Moschino would usually bill Rossella Jardini, his right-hand woman for more than a decade. She turned out to be a pivotal figure in keeping the designer's legacy - and spirit -alive in the aftermath of his untimely death in 1994.
Jardini remained at the creative helm of the Italian house until 2013, succeeded by Jeremy Scott.
She's known for her bubbly and spirited personality, lavish lifestyle and high-society connections, traits that fascinated Moschino, who established with her a symbiotic business and personal relationship - and had her office in Milan curtained with patchwork Hermes scarves to make her feel in her element.
A new biography published by La Nave di Teseo titled "Rossella Jardini - Ma Chi L'Avrebbe Detto?" or "Rossella Jardini - Who Would Have Said It?" in English, is Jardini's tell-all coming out 11 years since parting ways with the house owned by Aeffe SpA. It marks an opportunity to celebrate the late designer, their connection and her...