Micol Fontana

Born in Traversetolo, Parma, Micol Fontana and her sisters Zoe and Giovanna moved to Rome in 1936 to launch a fashion career.

They worked small jobs in the industry and finally opened their own shop, Casa di moda sorelle Fontana, in 1943.

- Italian High Fashion Syndicate in 1953, along with her sisters and other famous fashion designers such as Alberto Fabiani, Vincenzo Ferdinandi, Emilio Schuberth, Jole Veneziani, Giovannelli-Sciarra, Mingolini-Guggenheim, Eleanora Garnett, and Simonetta.

[4] In 1957, the sisters designed Linda Christian's wedding dress for her marriage to Tyrone Power.

[citation needed] In La Dolce Vita, the tightly moulded priest’s cassock wore by Anita Ekberg in St Peter’s basilica was designed by Fontana.