Nina Ricci is one of the very famous fashion house that was founded by Maria "Nina" Ricci and her son Robert in Paris in 1932. Nina Ricci was born in Turin in January 1883. A highly talented apprentice, she decided to devote herself entirely to design.
She formed a partnership with her only son Robert and opened her own Haute Couture House at 20, Rue des Capucines, in Paris. Success was swift, and just before the war the NINA RICCI firm occupied 11 floors and its workshops were filled with 450 workers.
Very well known as a Queen of fashion Queen of fashion she still favored femininity at a time when boyish styles were being celebrated. Ricci tried her hand in perfume making with her "Nina" perfume,L'Air du Temps, created in France in 1949, means "Air of Time", capturing the passion and elegance of an emerging generation Maria and Robert Ricci headed. Robert worked with master perfumer Francis Fabron to create a scent with as much elegance as Madame Maria Ricci's clothes. Marc Lalique created the graceful twin-dove crystal bottle. She also created the magical fragrance "Nina".
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