Irina Schrotter (born 1965 in
Iași
Iași ( , , ; also known by other alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the second largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, it has traditionally ...
) is a Romanian fashion designer and businessperson.
She studied to become a physician, but in 1990, one year after graduating, she decided to go into the fashion business. In 2008, her company employed 1,000 people. In the same year, her main brand had revenues of 3.5 million euros, but dropped to 2.5 million euros after the financial crisis hit Romania in 2009. According to a 2013 article in ''
Der Tagesspiegel'', she is "Romania's most successful fashion designer".
[Lisa Strunz]
Der rumänische Modestar. Designerin Irina Schrotter
'' Der Tagesspiegel'', 17 January 2013 She participated in the
Berlin Fashion Week in 2012
[Carmen Böker]
Irina Schrotter – realistische Träumerin
''Frankfurter Rundschau
The ''Frankfurter Rundschau'' (FR) is a German daily newspaper, based in Frankfurt am Main. It is published every day but Sunday as a city, two regional and one nationwide issues and offers an online edition (see link below) as well as an e-pa ...
'', 3 July 2012; same article also appeare
in '' Berliner Zeitung'' and 2013.
In 2008 she ran as an
independent to become mayor of
Iași
Iași ( , , ; also known by other alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the second largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, it has traditionally ...
,
but withdrew her candidacy before the election.
References
External links
Official Website
1965 births
Living people
People from Iași
Romanian fashion designers
Romanian businesspeople
Romanian women in business
Romanian women fashion designers
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