[3] During World War II, Mila married Aurelio Schön, an Austrian precious metals dealer, whom she met in Milan.

[4] The Via Monte Napoleone shop was decorated with modern furniture by Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen.

[3] By the 1980s, Schön had shops in Italy, Japan, and the United States with offerings that included handbags and shoes, lingerie and watches, perfume, swimwear and eyewear.

[5] According to The Telegraph, Schön's work "combined Balenciaga's austerity of cut, Dior's versatility and a dash of Schiaparelli's wit.

[1] Her designs borrowed from the modern art she collected - Victor Vasarely, Kenneth Noland, Alexander Calder, Lucio Fontana.

[6] Schön's clients included Jacqueline Kennedy, Lee Radziwill, Marella Agnelli,[1] Farah Diba, Imelda Marcos,[3] and Brooke Astor.

[9] At Truman Capote's 1966 black-and-white ball, Marella Agnelli was voted the best-dressed guest in a kaftan embroidered by Schön's craftswomen.