'' Donna'' Cornelia Brandolini d'Adda dei conti di Valmareno, better known as Coco Brandolini d'Adda, (born 27 June 1979) is a French-born Italian fashion executive, editor and socialite.

Early life and family

Brandolini d'Adda was born on 27 June 1979 in Paris to Rodrigo Tiberto Brandolini d'Adda, Conte di Valmareno and Princess Georgine Maria Natividad de Faucigny-Lucinge et Coligny. Her paternal grandmother was Countess Cristiana Brandolini d'Adda, the sister of

Gianni Agnelli Giovanni "Gianni" Agnelli (; 12 March 192124 January 2003), nicknamed ("The Lawyer"), was an Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat S.p.A., Fiat. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of Italy's GDP, 3.1% of its industrial ...

and daughter of

Edoardo Agnelli Edoardo Agnelli (9 June 1954 – 15 November 2000) was the eldest child and only son of Gianni Agnelli, the industrialist patriarch of Fiat S.p.A., and of Marella Agnelli, who was born '' Donna'' Marella Caracciolo di Castagneto. He converte ...

and ''Donna''

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(daughter of Carlo Bourbon del Monte, Prince di San Faustino). Her maternal grandfather was the French aristocrat Prince Jean-Louis de Faucigny-Lucinge and her maternal grandmother was Sylvia Régis de Oliveira, the only daughter of

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, a Brazilian diplomat who served as Brazil's Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1925 to 1939. She has a younger sister,

Bianca Brandolini d'Adda '' Donna'' Bianca Brandolini d'Adda dei conti di Valmareno (born 25 June 1987) is an Italian model, actress and socialite. Early life and family Bianca Brandolini d'Adda was born in Paris, France, to an ancient Venetian aristocratic family. H ...

. Two of her family's ancestral palaces, the Palazzo Brandolin Rota and the Palazzo Morosini Brandolin, are located on the Grand Canal in

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. She grew up in Paris, but spent a lot of her youth at her paternal grandparents' estate in Vistorta. She went to university in Paris to study philosophy and political science.

Career

Brandolini d'Adda was an intern at

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before attending

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in London. From 2001 to 2005, Brandolini d'Adda worked for

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as a fashion consultant and design assistant. After working at Oscar de la Renta, she became a fashion consultant for

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and Adam Lippes. She later was appointed Fashion Director at '' Tar Magazine'' and has worked as a fashion consultant for Tomas Maier at

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and at Nina Ricci. She later became an editor at ''

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''. Brandolini d'Adda worked as an artistic muse for

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. In 2012, Brandolini d'Adda, as head of the couture team, collaborated on

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's ''Alta Moda'' collection.

Personal life

Brandolini d'Adda married Matteo Colombo in September 2008. The couple celebrated their civil ceremony with four hundred guests at the Italian Embassy in Paris. On 27 September 2008 the couple had a private religious wedding ceremony at a Catholic church in Vistorta, Italy. They have three daughters named Nina, Lea and Cora. Brandolini d'Adda is the godmother of

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's son Otto Hermann Amos. Brandolini d'Adda is noted for her personal style and is frequently photographed attending high society functions and fashion events.

References

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