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Hugo Correani is a famous Italian designer

Brooch Ugo Correani, Italy, 80s.
Brooch Ugo Correani, Italy, 80s.

Hugo Correani is a famous Italian designer whose work is associated with the creation of luxurious jewelry. He was born in 1935 in Frascati, in northern Italy, in a city famous for its white wine and country residences of the Vatican nobility.

Having reached the age of 20, Hugo, who was fond of designing clothes and accessories for it, moved to Milan, where he began his career in a small fashion atelier of German Marucelli. He worked in this atelier for about twenty years, creating interesting jewelry for the orders of numerous clients.

Microbead necklace
Microbead necklace

It was impossible not to notice that Correani products differ from ordinary jewelry in their idea, concept and execution. The famous fashion designer Walter Albini, having seen the work of Ugo, convinced him to engage in independent activities and devote himself entirely to the design of designer jewelry. Thus, in 1973, the history of the Ugo Correani brand began .

One after another, dazzling collections of bracelets, necklaces, earrings, made of fantastic materials, such as fish fins, scales, rare types of corals, stones and sea pebbles …. A few years later he met the novice fashion designer Gianni Versace, with whom, subsequently , he was connected by a long professional and personal relationship and Correani’s famous phrase that after death he would like to be buried in a red suit and shirt from Versace.

High costume jewelery necklace composed of mother-of-pearl petals with dark red rough corals and golden parts in hard plastic material
High costume jewelery necklace composed of mother-of-pearl petals with dark red rough corals and golden parts in hard plastic material

Correani’s collaboration with fashion houses was not limited to the House of Versace.

Known for his exclusive collections for Fendi, Valentino, Lacroix, Chloe and Chanel. Also, in the mid-80s, he designed and created amazing decorations and theatrical costumes for several productions of La Scala.

In 1980, the brand launches its own perfume line under the symbolic name “Eighty”. The fragrance was released in a small edition and was a feminine floral chypre. In 1982, a men’s fragrance called “Atilla” appears.

Hugo Correani passed away at the age of 57 in Milan.

Ugo Correani vintage Greek chain necklace for Versace from the 1980s, with Medusa pendant
Ugo Correani vintage Greek chain necklace for Versace from the 1980s, with Medusa pendant
Iconic Ugo Correani bracelet for Gianni Versace in metal and transparent resin.
Iconic Ugo Correani bracelet for Gianni Versace in metal and transparent resin.
Turquoise mother of pearl necklace Ugo Correani
Turquoise mother of pearl necklace Ugo Correani
vintage bracelet from the 1980s with red enameled Greek frets.
vintage bracelet from the 1980s with red enameled Greek frets.
Ugo Correani bracelet, vintage 90s.
Ugo Correani bracelet, vintage 90s.
Vintage resin earrings by Ugo Correani, with bubbles inside, 1980s.
Vintage resin earrings by Ugo Correani, with bubbles inside, 1980s.
Long necklace in golden metal and colored crystals. Length 100 cm
Long necklace in golden metal and colored crystals. Length 100 cm
earrings, vintage 1980s, with antique cabochon and silver chain and colored glass beads supported by a chain.
earrings, vintage 1980s, with antique cabochon and silver chain and colored glass beads supported by a chain.
creative collaborator Haute Couture jewelry (by Gianni Versace) crystal light rhinestones and black petals
creative collaborator Haute Couture jewelry (by Gianni Versace) crystal light rhinestones and black petals
belt for Versace with Greek motifs joined by round rings with a thickness on which a Greek is engraved.
belt for Versace with Greek motifs joined by round rings with a thickness on which a Greek is engraved.
Vintage sautoir necklace, Ugo Correani, with glass cabochon on a golden base from the 1990s.
Vintage sautoir necklace, Ugo Correani, with glass cabochon on a golden base from the 1990s.
Gilded Faux-Coral Necklace with Jeweled Pendant
Gilded Faux-Coral Necklace with Jeweled Pendant
Vintage Ugo Correani Crystal Statement Key Earrings 1980s
Vintage Ugo Correani Crystal Statement Key Earrings 1980s