Gilberto Benetton, Co-founder of Iconic Fashion Brand Dies

Left: Gilberto Benetton, member of the board of directors of both Edizione srl and Benetton Group, poses on Dec 16, 2009, in Paris. Benetton has died, aged 77, following a brief illness. Right: A picture shows the logo of the Italian global fashion brand "Benetton" in the center of Milan, on July 10, 2018. Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images; Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images

Gilberto Benetton, co-founder of the iconic Benetton fashion brand, has died at the age of 77 following a brief illness, the Italian group announced.

“Gilberto Benetton died at home today in Treviso [northeast Italy] following a brief illness,” the Benetton group said in a brief statement on Monday, Oct. 22, according to The Guardian. “His wife, Lalla, daughters Barbara and Sabrina, and son-in-law Ermanno were with him in his final moments.”