the designer
Adrienne Vittadini was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1945. When she was 12, her family fled Budapest during the 1956 Hungarian revolution. She studied at the Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA and won a scholarship to apprentice with Louis Feraud in Paris, in 1965. After completing this, she moved to New York. In 1979, she started what would become a multi-million dollar fashion business as a hobby.
Adrienne Vittadini started with an innovative line of knitwear, conceived with an artist's eye for colour and line, and a woman's feel for ease and movement. She has continued to add pieces to the puzzle of dressing and now offers shoes, handbags, swimwear and other garments.
The brand name Adrienne Vittadini is synonymous with designs that have a "Euro-American" point of view. She uses vibrant colors and prints and she is known for her clothing, handbags, swimsuits, shoes, eyewear, and perfumes.