Fulco di Verdura
Duke of Verdura
Fulco Santostefano della Cerda, 5th Duke of Verdura (20 March 1898 – 15 August 1978), known as Fulco di Verdura, was an influential Italian jeweller. His career began with an introduction to designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel by composer Cole Porter.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Fulco di Verdura (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Mar 20, 1898, died Aug 15, 1978.1
About
He opened his own jewelry salon, which he called Verdura, in 1939.
He was the last to bear the now-defunct Sicilian title of Duke of Verdura, and his cousin was a prominent Sicilian prince, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, author of the famous novel The Leopard. A biography of Fulco di Verdura was published by Thames & Hudson, authored by Patricia Corbett.
From Wikipedia’s article on Fulco di Verdura, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
Career
Occupation: socialite, entrepreneur, jewelry designer.6
Personal life
According to the British interior decorator Nicholas Haslam, Fulco was a lover of Simon Fleet or Harry Carnes, his real name. Simon had worked as an actor and designer. Fulco later met Tom Parr, an interior decorator who was a friend and business partner of David Hicks and later head of Colefax and Fowler. They stayed together until Fulco's death.
From Wikipedia’s article on Fulco di Verdura (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- 1WikidataFulco di Verdura on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaFulco di Verdura on Wikipedia
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- 10WikidataVerdura, Founder
- 11Wikimedia CommonsFulco di Verdura photo by Verdura, CC BY-SA 3.0