Missoni was credited with expanding the family shop into a global brand after his parents handed control to him and his two siblings, Angela and Luca, in 1996.
However, he was widely credited with expanding the fashion house into a full global brand after becoming Missoni's chief executive officer in Europe and the United States.
Under Vittorio Missoni, the company's trademark pattern and name expanded into household and cosmetic products, including perfume and towels.
[2] On 27 June 2013, it was confirmed that Missoni's plane was found in the Caribbean Sea, north of the Los Roques archipelago 76-meter deep in the water.
[2][4][5] The aircraft was located by the crew of C&C Technologies' research vessel Sea Scout, an oceanographic ship, on the fifth day of their search for Missoni.