Carmen "Sita" Murt (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsitə ˈmuɾt]; 1946 – 1 December 2014) was a Catalan fashion designer and businesswoman. Her name, Sita, was a diminutive form of Carmencita, a diminutive of her legal first name, Carmen.[1][2]
Carmen "Sita" Murt | |
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 Sita Murt at The Brandery show, in 2010 | |
| Born | 1946 |
| Died | 1 December 2014 (aged 67–68) |
| Nationality | Catalan |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion designer, businesswoman |
Biography
editMurt was born in 1946 as the daughter of the owner of a tannery in Igualada, Barcelona, and belonged to the third generation of a textile industry dynasty in Igualada. At an early age, she used to collect small pieces of leather at the family factory, which she tried to use for creating pieces of clothing. She studied at the Sarrià School of Textile Design.[3]
She married Toni Esteve Enrich, manager of the Esteve Aguilera company, founded in 1924, and incorporated as SA in 1965. After some years, when her kids had grown, she started being involved in the design of products, mainly knitted jerseys.[4]
She created her own designs. The untimely death of her husband Toni in 1984 changed her plans. Her father-in-law decided to appoint her as the company manager.[1] From 1989 onward, the company attended many fashion shows to present the new collections, including Salons Gaudí in Barcelona, Pasarela Cibeles in Madrid, Bread & Butter in Germany and Barcelona, The Brandery in Barcelona, Premium (Berlin), Gallery (Copenhagen), Coterie (New York City) and Modefabriek, Who's Next and Paris sur Mode (Paris).[3] The company replaced the original brand Esteve, to Sita Murt, and opened several direct stores and an outlet store in Igualada. Her designs are marketed by the company Esteve Aguilera SA, which produces more than 200,000 jerseys and other pieces of clothing per year,[1][5] Murt died of cancer on 1 December 2014, aged 68.[6]
Awards
edit- Premio al Mérito Exportador (2002)[7] from the Prince of Asturias.
- Award "Barcelona es moda" for business initiative (2008)[8]
- Calderera de honor de Montmaneu (2010).[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c Staff. "El Peridico". elperiodico.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Sita Murt, Women's Discount Designer Clothes Brand - la Roca Village - Barcelona". Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ a b Profile, fashionfromspain.com; accessed 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Sita Murt: "La mujer no tiene que ir a la moda, tiene que tener criterio"". 20minutos (in Spanish). 12 November 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Sita murt/". Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ ABC (1 December 2014). "Fallece la diseadora Sita Murt a los 68 aos". ABC.es (in Spanish).
- ^ El diario Montaes – Vocento. "Sita Murt en el Canal Moda". eldiariomontanes (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Premi a la iniciativa empresarial | Barcelona és Moda". www.barcelonaesmoda.com (in Catalan). Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Sita Murt serà la calderera d'honor de Montmaneu" (in Catalan). Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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