Italian Designer Laura Biagiotti Critical After Heart Attack

 

Italian fashion designer, Laura Biagiotti, 73, suffered a heart attack that resulted in serious brain damage and left her in a critical condition in a Rome hospital on Thursday, May 25

Biagiotti suffered the cardiac arrest at her home on Wednesday evening, according to officials with the Sant’Andrea hospital where she was being treated.

According to the hospital, tests are being performed to verify possible brain death as the brain damage resulted from a lack of oxygen to it.

Born in Rome in 1943, Biagiotti ditched her plans to become an archaeologist to help her mother run a dressmaking business. She first presented her own fashion collection in Florence in 1972. She was one of the earliest Italian female designers to go international with her creations.

Biagiotti is known for luxurious knits that won her the nickname “Queen of Cashmere.” Her company also produced several perfumes, including the popular “Roma” fragrance.

FILE – In this June 24, 2007 file photo, Italian Fashion designer Laura Biagiotti acknowledges the applause at the end of her Laura Biagiotti Spring/Summer 2008 men’s collection, presented in downtown Milan, Italy. An Italian hospital official said on Thursday, May 25, 2017 that designer Laura Biagiotti suffered a heart attack that caused brain damage. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, files)
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