Urbinati

Laura (1961). Italian designer. She defines her collections as “a cultural mix of old Europe and intellectual California.” In 1986 she moved from Rome to Los Angeles where she designed her first collection of swimwear, and five years later opened a showroom on Sunset Boulevard. In 1996 she opened a shop for clothing and accessories in Milan.
&Quad;The brand’s Milanese boutique in Piazza Sant’Eustorgio, sold 5,000 of its turquoise polka-dot hot pants. They became one of the cult items of the Summer, along with Antik Batik’s voile beach shirts, and Gucci’s plastic handbags.
&Quad;The Spring-Summer 2003 collection, inspired by bikinis from the 1970s, was shown together with another 125 labels from around the world at Lingerie Americas, the sector’s first international show, which was held from 4-6 August 2002 at the Metropolitan Pavilion & Altman Building in New York.