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.”
