Nino Cerruti, pioneer of men’s ready-to-wear fashion, dies aged 91

Stylish entrepreneur turned his family's textile factory in north-west Italy into a global fashion brand

Pioneering Italian fashion designer Nino Cerruti has died at the age of 91, a source in the fashion industry confirmed to AFP on Saturday.

Cerruti was one of the leading figures in men's ready-to-wear fashion in the 20th century, with a style that was at once elegant and relaxed. His Cerruti 1881 brand became renowned and in his heyday he dressed many a Hollywood star.