Charlotte Casiraghi
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Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi (born 3 August 1986, Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo
, Monaco) is the second child of Caroline, Princess of Hanover
, Hereditary Princess of Monaco, and the late Stefano Casiraghi
, an Italian industrialist. She is fourth in line
to the throne of Monaco. Her maternal grandparents were the late Prince Rainer and the late Princess Grace of Monaco. She is named after her paternal great-grandmother, Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois
.
and Pierre
, were born in the Mediterranean Principality of Monaco
, ruled by their maternal grandfather, Prince Rainier III
. When she was four years old, her father was killed in a boating accident. After his death, Princess Caroline moved the family to the Midi village of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
in France, with the intention of minimising their exposure to the press.
In January 1999, Charlotte gained a stepfather and two stepbrothers, (Prince Ernst of Hanover and Prince Christian of Hanover), when her mother married Ernst August, Prince of Hanover. Six months later, Casiraghi's half-sister, Princess Alexandra of Hanover, was born at a clinic in Voecklabruck, Austria. The family then moved to the Parisian suburb of Fontainebleau
.
From 2001 through 2004, as a member of Marcel Rozier's Team Marionnaud, Casiraghi participated in a number of Junior and Amateur class show jumping
competitions. She was trained successively by both of Rozier's sons, first Philippe
and then Thierry Rozier
.
She has French, Italian, Monégasque
, Mexican
, American, English, German, Irish and Swedish ancestry.
Glanum of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
. From 2000 to 2004 she attended the Lycée François Couperin, Fontainebleau
.
She obtained an "excellent" mark on her baccalaureate exam in July 2004. After passing her bac, she enrolled in the hypokhâgne and khâgne
course at the Lycée Fénelon
, in St-Germain-des-Près, Paris, in the hope of entering the École normale supérieure
(Paris). She took the written entrance exam for ENS in June 2006, but failed to make the list of candidates eligible to proceed to the oral exam.
In 2007, Casiraghi is believed http://www.parismatch.com/People-Match/Tetes-couronnees/Actu/Charlotte-de-Monaco-Generation-glamour-323297/ to have earned a License of Philosophy (B.A.) from the University of Paris IV: Paris-Sorbonne
; there isn't any evidence for this belief, but Casiraghi has never denied it. Casiraghi certainly completed two internships, firstly with the publishing house of Pierre Laffont in Paris, and then later from October 2007 with the Sunday magazine supplement of
The Independent
newspaper of London.
, a task usually undertaken by her mother. Every year since 2006, she has attended the Rose Ball (Bal de la Rose) to help raise funds for the Princess Grace Foundation.
's foundation in September 2007. In 2006, she made her debut appearance at Monaco
's Rose Ball (in French: Bal de la Rose), which also raises money for the Princess Grace Foundation. Since childhood, she and her brothers have made regular appearances with their family on occasions such as the Monaco National Day and the Monaco Grand Prix
. Princess Caroline has, however, tried to minimize publicity in spite of increasingly intensive coverage by the mass media, especially in Europe.
At the age of 16, Casiraghi was named number ten on a list of the world's most eligible young women. Vanity Fair
, selected Casiraghi as one of the International Best Dressed List
of 2006.
Casiraghi is often photographed at fashion shows, art exhibits, and equestrian events.
Casiraghi appears on the cover of Vogue Paris
September 2011.
, appeared on the French television programme Stade 2 to speak about her recent enrollment in the Global Champions Tour
. It was her first experience of public speaking and she appeared poised and confident.
Since returning to the show jumping
sport in April 2009 (after a four-year hiatus) she continues to train with Thierry Rozier. Casiraghi and the bay gelding
named GI Joe (owner: Jan Tops
), participated in the 2009 Global Champions Tour
in Valencia, Spain, Monte Carlo
, Cannes
, Estoril
, Rio de Janeiro
, and Valkenswaard
.
Casiraghi continued participation in the Global Champions Tour throughout 2010. For the most part, she rode horses Troy (a chestnut stallion
) and Tintero (a grey gelding
).
Casiraghi is the official equestrian "ambassador" of the Gucci
label. For her competitions, the creative director for Gucci, Frida Giannini
, designs her clothes, which are made only for Charlotte and are never retailed for the general public.
newspaper in the late months of 2007. She was the editor-at-large for Above magazine
in 2009. With two friends, she left that role in order to focus on the founding of the ecological/fashion-related Ever Manifesto
.
Through her work as the editor-at-large for Above
magazine, Casiraghi befriended Stella McCartney
, whom she interviewed for the magazine's first issue. McCartney enlightened Casiraghi and readers as to the many ways the fashion industry can harm the ecosystem. Also for Above, Casiraghi was reported in Women's Wear Daily
as being "instrumental in securing an interview with Gomorrah author Roberto Saviano
(which took place in hiding thanks to Saviano’s dissection of the Mafia)."
On 21 September 2009, Casiraghi announced plans to publish 3,000 copies of Ever Manifesto
, a free publication on the fashion industry's harmful impact on the global environment and to promote sustainability
in fashion. Casiraghi revealed that her collaborators with the Loro Piana
-funded project are the socialite Alexia Niedzielski and advertising executive Elizabeth von Guttman. She also revealed that the environmentally conscious designer Stella McCartney, as well as her own uncle Prince Albert II, greatly enlightened and influenced her. Specifically, she said: “It’s only recently that I’ve questioned the way that I’ve been consuming. I haven’t been as conscious as I should have been.”
The debut issue of Ever Manifesto
was distributed for free at the 10 Corso Como
boutique during Milan Fashion Week
and again at Colette
in Paris during Paris Fashion Week
. Casiraghi explained that the magazine will not have a predetermined publication schedule. "We want to publish when we have something to say or people to support," she said. "It will be short and meaningful so that people will read it."
The day after the publication of her La Stampa interview, 22 September, Casiraghi joined her partners, Niedzielski and Guttman, at the gallery of Michelangelo Pistoletto
, in the town of Biella
, in the Italian region of Piemonte. Along with the artist and the Vogue Italia
editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani
, Casiraghi unveiled plans for Ever Manifesto
and the Città dell'arte Fashion: Bio Ethical Sustainable Trend
.
On 5 October 2009, Casiraghi was a VIP guest at the Stella McCartney
show in Paris. Sitting on the front row with Dasha Zhukova
, Sir Paul McCartney, Gwyneth Paltrow
, she told Women's Wear Daily
about Ever Manifesto
. Copies of the magazine's first issue were left on the seats before the show. "We will announce [succeeding issues] on the website soon," she said.
Casiraghi contributed to the October 2009 issue of 20, the free newspaper of Alex Dellal's gallery, 20 Hoxton Square
Projects.
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
, Monaco) is the second child of Caroline, Princess of Hanover
Caroline, Princess of Hanover
Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of Monaco , formally styled Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hanover , has been heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco since 2005, a position which she previously held from 1957 to 1958.She is the wife of...
, Hereditary Princess of Monaco, and the late Stefano Casiraghi
Stefano Casiraghi
Stefano Casiraghi was an Italian sportsman, heir, socialite and businessman. He was the son of Giancarlo Casiraghi and wife Fernanda Palici, and became the second husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco.-Early life:...
, an Italian industrialist. She is fourth in line
Line of succession to the Monegasque Throne
The line of succession to the Monegasque throne passes to the descendants of the reigning Prince of Monaco in accordance with male-preference primogeniture...
to the throne of Monaco. Her maternal grandparents were the late Prince Rainer and the late Princess Grace of Monaco. She is named after her paternal great-grandmother, Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois
Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois
Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois , was the daughter of Louis II, Prince of Monaco, and the mother of Prince Rainier III...
.
Early life
Charlotte and her two brothers, AndreaAndrea Casiraghi
Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi is the first of three children born to Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi, an heir to an Italian oil fortune. His maternal grandparents were Rainier III, Prince of Monaco and Princess Grace...
and Pierre
Pierre Casiraghi
Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi is the younger son of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi....
, were born in the Mediterranean Principality of Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
, ruled by their maternal grandfather, Prince Rainier III
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco , styled His Serene Highness The Sovereign Prince of Monaco, ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years, making him one of the longest ruling monarchs of the 20th century.Though he was best known outside of Europe for having married American...
. When she was four years old, her father was killed in a boating accident. After his death, Princess Caroline moved the family to the Midi village of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.-Geography:...
in France, with the intention of minimising their exposure to the press.
In January 1999, Charlotte gained a stepfather and two stepbrothers, (Prince Ernst of Hanover and Prince Christian of Hanover), when her mother married Ernst August, Prince of Hanover. Six months later, Casiraghi's half-sister, Princess Alexandra of Hanover, was born at a clinic in Voecklabruck, Austria. The family then moved to the Parisian suburb of Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the arrondissement of Fontainebleau...
.
From 2001 through 2004, as a member of Marcel Rozier's Team Marionnaud, Casiraghi participated in a number of Junior and Amateur class show jumping
Show jumping
Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes commonly are seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics...
competitions. She was trained successively by both of Rozier's sons, first Philippe
Philippe Rozier
Philippe Rozier is a French show jumping rider. He began riding internationally thirty years ago, beginning with a spot on the 1980 gold-medal French team at the Junior European Championships...
and then Thierry Rozier
Thierry Rozier
Thierry Rozier was born on 31 July 1964. He is the son of Olympic medalist Marcel Rozier and the brother of Philippe Rozier, who is also an Olympic class rider. Thierry Rozier is a French show jumping rider. He represents the Team Marionnaud, which is organized by his father and is sponsored by the...
.
She has French, Italian, Monégasque
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
, Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
, American, English, German, Irish and Swedish ancestry.
Education
From the ages of two to six, Casiraghi attended Les Dames de Saint Maur in Monaco. At the age of six, she moved on to the École de la République (state school) and the CollègeCollege
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
Glanum of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.-Geography:...
. From 2000 to 2004 she attended the Lycée François Couperin, Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the arrondissement of Fontainebleau...
.
She obtained an "excellent" mark on her baccalaureate exam in July 2004. After passing her bac, she enrolled in the hypokhâgne and khâgne
Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Écoles
The classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles , commonly called classes prépas or prépas, are part of the French post-secondary education system. They consist in two very selective years , acting as a prep course with the main goal of training undergraduate students for enrolment in one of the...
course at the Lycée Fénelon
Lycée Fénelon, Paris
The Lycée Fénelon is a secondary school and an institution for the CPGE in the Latin Quarter, Paris, in the 6th arrondissement.This school, created as the first high school for girls in Paris, was founded in 1892 in a place built in the seventeenth century, to prepare girls to École normale...
, in St-Germain-des-Près, Paris, in the hope of entering the École normale supérieure
École normale supérieure
An école normale supérieure or ENS is a type of publicly funded higher education in France. A portion of the student body who are French civil servants are called Normaliens....
(Paris). She took the written entrance exam for ENS in June 2006, but failed to make the list of candidates eligible to proceed to the oral exam.
In 2007, Casiraghi is believed http://www.parismatch.com/People-Match/Tetes-couronnees/Actu/Charlotte-de-Monaco-Generation-glamour-323297/ to have earned a License of Philosophy (B.A.) from the University of Paris IV: Paris-Sorbonne
University of Paris IV: Paris-Sorbonne
Paris-Sorbonne University is a public research university in Paris, France. The 1968 cultural revolution, commonly known as the French May, resulted in the division of the world's second oldest academic institution, the University of Paris, into thirteen autonomous universities...
; there isn't any evidence for this belief, but Casiraghi has never denied it. Casiraghi certainly completed two internships, firstly with the publishing house of Pierre Laffont in Paris, and then later from October 2007 with the Sunday magazine supplement of
The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
newspaper of London.
Official activities
As the niece of the sovereign of Monaco, Casiraghi undertakes occasional official engagements in Monaco. In 2010, she assumed the role of Honorary President of the Jumping International de Monte-Carlo, a role previously fulfilled by her mother. Since 1997, by the appointment of her grandfather, Casiraghi has been patroness of the Public Safety Division, Maritime and Airport Police of Monaco. In 2009, and again in 2011, she joined her uncle for the presentation of the trophies for the Monaco Grand PrixMonaco Grand Prix
The Monaco Grand Prix is a Formula One race held each year on the Circuit de Monaco. Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world, alongside the Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans...
, a task usually undertaken by her mother. Every year since 2006, she has attended the Rose Ball (Bal de la Rose) to help raise funds for the Princess Grace Foundation.
Personal life
Casiraghi is a private citizen, but occasionally attends official functions in Monaco, such as a fundraising gala for AMADE Mondiale and Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing...
's foundation in September 2007. In 2006, she made her debut appearance at Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
's Rose Ball (in French: Bal de la Rose), which also raises money for the Princess Grace Foundation. Since childhood, she and her brothers have made regular appearances with their family on occasions such as the Monaco National Day and the Monaco Grand Prix
Monaco Grand Prix
The Monaco Grand Prix is a Formula One race held each year on the Circuit de Monaco. Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world, alongside the Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans...
. Princess Caroline has, however, tried to minimize publicity in spite of increasingly intensive coverage by the mass media, especially in Europe.
At the age of 16, Casiraghi was named number ten on a list of the world's most eligible young women. Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...
, selected Casiraghi as one of the International Best Dressed List
International Best Dressed List
The International Best Dressed List was founded by fashionista Eleanor Lambert in 1940 as an attempt to boost the reputation of American fashion at the time.People who have been on the list include from A to Z:-The International Hall of Fame: Women:...
of 2006.
Casiraghi is often photographed at fashion shows, art exhibits, and equestrian events.
Casiraghi appears on the cover of Vogue Paris
Vogue Paris
The French edition of Vogue magazine, Vogue Paris, is a fashion magazine that has been published since 1920.-1920–1954:The French edition of Vogue was first issued on June 15, 1920. More information about French Vogue in the 1920s is available in Mary E. Davis's book Classic Chic: Music, Fashion,...
September 2011.
Equestrian career
In June 2009, Casiraghi, accompanied by her uncle Albert II, Prince of MonacoAlbert II, Prince of Monaco
Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco is the head of the House of Grimaldi and the ruler of the Principality of Monaco. He is the son of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and the American actress Grace Kelly...
, appeared on the French television programme Stade 2 to speak about her recent enrollment in the Global Champions Tour
Global Champions Tour
The Global Champions Tour is an annually celebrated show jumping competition.The sponsors include Jaeger-LeCoultre and Eurosport. Athina Onassis de Miranda is a patroness of the tour....
. It was her first experience of public speaking and she appeared poised and confident.
Since returning to the show jumping
Show jumping
Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes commonly are seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics...
sport in April 2009 (after a four-year hiatus) she continues to train with Thierry Rozier. Casiraghi and the bay gelding
Gelding
A gelding is a castrated horse or other equine such as a donkey or a mule. Castration, and the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male horse to be calmer and better-behaved, making the animal quieter, gentler and potentially more suitable as an everyday...
named GI Joe (owner: Jan Tops
Jan Tops
Johannes Augustinus Petrus Tops is an equestrian from The Netherlands, who won the gold medal in the team jumping event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain riding Top Gun. He did so alongside Piet Raijmakers, Jos Lansink and Bert Romp...
), participated in the 2009 Global Champions Tour
Global Champions Tour
The Global Champions Tour is an annually celebrated show jumping competition.The sponsors include Jaeger-LeCoultre and Eurosport. Athina Onassis de Miranda is a patroness of the tour....
in Valencia, Spain, Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
, Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
, Estoril
Estoril
Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, Lisboa District. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It starts in Carcavelos, 15 kilometres from Lisbon, and stretches as far as Guincho, often known as Costa de Estoril-Sintra or...
, Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, and Valkenswaard
Valkenswaard
Valkenswaard is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. The municipality had 30,871 citizens and spans an area of 56,50 square kilometers ....
.
Casiraghi continued participation in the Global Champions Tour throughout 2010. For the most part, she rode horses Troy (a chestnut stallion
Stallion
A Stallion is a male horse.Stallion may also refer to:* Stallion , an American pop rock group* Stallion , a figure in the Gobot toyline* Stallion , a character in the console role-playing game series...
) and Tintero (a grey gelding
Gelding
A gelding is a castrated horse or other equine such as a donkey or a mule. Castration, and the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male horse to be calmer and better-behaved, making the animal quieter, gentler and potentially more suitable as an everyday...
).
Casiraghi is the official equestrian "ambassador" of the Gucci
Gucci
The House of Gucci, better known simply as Gucci , is an Italian fashion and leather goods label, part of the Gucci Group, which is owned by French company PPR...
label. For her competitions, the creative director for Gucci, Frida Giannini
Frida Giannini
Frida Giannini is an Italian fashion designer and currently the Creative Director of the Italian fashion house Gucci.Giannini studied fashion design at Rome's Fashion Academy. In 1997, she worked for Fendi to design ready-to-wear. After three seasons, she was promoted to designer of leather goods...
, designs her clothes, which are made only for Charlotte and are never retailed for the general public.
Journalism career
Casiraghi is a published writer and magazine editor. Her credits include work for AnOther magazine (its issue for January 2008) and the Sunday supplement to the British The IndependentThe Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
newspaper in the late months of 2007. She was the editor-at-large for Above magazine
Above (magazine)
Above magazine is a quarterly publication that focuses on the environment. Its motto is "For The Earth". The first issue came out in the summer of 2009, the next in the winter of 2009. The third in the spring of 2010 and the fourth in the fall of 2010....
in 2009. With two friends, she left that role in order to focus on the founding of the ecological/fashion-related Ever Manifesto
Ever Manifesto
EVER Manifesto is a free print publication that "aims to inspire positive transformations in how we live by generating sustainable solutions for both work and play that are aimed at protecting our planet for future generations"...
.
Through her work as the editor-at-large for Above
Above (magazine)
Above magazine is a quarterly publication that focuses on the environment. Its motto is "For The Earth". The first issue came out in the summer of 2009, the next in the winter of 2009. The third in the spring of 2010 and the fourth in the fall of 2010....
magazine, Casiraghi befriended Stella McCartney
Stella McCartney
Stella Nina McCartney is an English fashion designer. She is the daughter of former Beatles member Sir Paul McCartney and the late photographer and animal rights activist, Linda McCartney.-Early life:...
, whom she interviewed for the magazine's first issue. McCartney enlightened Casiraghi and readers as to the many ways the fashion industry can harm the ecosystem. Also for Above, Casiraghi was reported in Women's Wear Daily
Women's Wear Daily
Women's Wear Daily is a fashion-industry trade journal sometimes called "the bible of fashion." WWD delivers information and intelligence on changing trends and breaking news in the fashion, beauty and retail industries with a readership composed largely of retailers, designers, manufacturers,...
as being "instrumental in securing an interview with Gomorrah author Roberto Saviano
Roberto Saviano
Roberto Saviano is an Italian writer and journalist.In his writings, articles, television programs, and books he employs prose and news-reporting style to narrate the story of the Camorra , exposing its territory and business connections.Since 2006, following the publication of his bestselling...
(which took place in hiding thanks to Saviano’s dissection of the Mafia)."
On 21 September 2009, Casiraghi announced plans to publish 3,000 copies of Ever Manifesto
Ever Manifesto
EVER Manifesto is a free print publication that "aims to inspire positive transformations in how we live by generating sustainable solutions for both work and play that are aimed at protecting our planet for future generations"...
, a free publication on the fashion industry's harmful impact on the global environment and to promote sustainability
Sustainability
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...
in fashion. Casiraghi revealed that her collaborators with the Loro Piana
Loro Piana
Loro Piana is an Italian clothing company specialising in high-end, luxury cashmere and wool products.-History:Originally from Trivero , the Loro Piana family started as merchants of wool fabrics at the beginning of the nineteenth century...
-funded project are the socialite Alexia Niedzielski and advertising executive Elizabeth von Guttman. She also revealed that the environmentally conscious designer Stella McCartney, as well as her own uncle Prince Albert II, greatly enlightened and influenced her. Specifically, she said: “It’s only recently that I’ve questioned the way that I’ve been consuming. I haven’t been as conscious as I should have been.”
The debut issue of Ever Manifesto
Ever Manifesto
EVER Manifesto is a free print publication that "aims to inspire positive transformations in how we live by generating sustainable solutions for both work and play that are aimed at protecting our planet for future generations"...
was distributed for free at the 10 Corso Como
10 Corso Como
10 Corso Como is a multifunctional concept dedicated to art, fashion, music, design, cuisine and culture 10 Corso Como was founded in 1990 in Milan, Italy, by gallerist and publisher Carla Sozzani....
boutique during Milan Fashion Week
Milan Fashion Week
Milan Fashion Week is a famous fashion week held semi-annually in Milan, Italy Spring/Summer event held in February - March of each year and Autumn/Winter event held in September - October of each year....
and again at Colette
Colette (boutique)
Colette is a concept store and the preeminent Parisian fashion and style boutique founded in March 1997 by Colette Roussaux and her daughter, Sarah Lerfel. It is located at no...
in Paris during Paris Fashion Week
Paris Fashion Week
Paris Fashion Week is a famous fashion week held semi-annually in Paris, France with Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter events held each year. Dates are determined by the French Fashion Federation...
. Casiraghi explained that the magazine will not have a predetermined publication schedule. "We want to publish when we have something to say or people to support," she said. "It will be short and meaningful so that people will read it."
The day after the publication of her La Stampa interview, 22 September, Casiraghi joined her partners, Niedzielski and Guttman, at the gallery of Michelangelo Pistoletto
Michelangelo Pistoletto
Michelangelo Pistoletto is an Italian painter, action and object artist, and art theorist. Pistoletto is acknowledged as one of the main representatives of the Italian Arte Povera...
, in the town of Biella
Biella
Biella is a town and comune in the northern Italian region of Piemonte, the capital of the province of the same name, with some 45,800 inhabitants as of 2009. It is located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 80 km west-northwest of Milan.It lies in the foothills of the Alps,...
, in the Italian region of Piemonte. Along with the artist and the Vogue Italia
Vogue Italia
Vogue Italia is the Italian edition of Vogue magazine. Owned by Condé Nast International, it is the least commercial of all editions of Vogue magazine and has been called the top fashion magazine in the world....
editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani
Franca Sozzani
Franca Sozzani is an Italian journalist and the editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia since 1988.Franca has been at the forefront of Fashion since the beginning of her career. Sozzani started her career at Vogue Bambini and directed legendary publications LEI since 1980 and PER LUI since 1982 before...
, Casiraghi unveiled plans for Ever Manifesto
Ever Manifesto
EVER Manifesto is a free print publication that "aims to inspire positive transformations in how we live by generating sustainable solutions for both work and play that are aimed at protecting our planet for future generations"...
and the Città dell'arte Fashion: Bio Ethical Sustainable Trend
Città dell'arte Fashion: Bio Ethical Sustainable Trend
Città dell'arte Fashion: Bio Ethical Sustainable Trend is an initiative of the Fondazione Pistoletto to promote sustainability in the fashion industry. It was unveiled by Vogue Italia editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani and the artist Michelangelo Pistoletto at a press conference at Pistoletto's studio...
.
On 5 October 2009, Casiraghi was a VIP guest at the Stella McCartney
Stella McCartney
Stella Nina McCartney is an English fashion designer. She is the daughter of former Beatles member Sir Paul McCartney and the late photographer and animal rights activist, Linda McCartney.-Early life:...
show in Paris. Sitting on the front row with Dasha Zhukova
Dasha Zhukova
Darya Alexandrovna Zhukova is a Russian philanthropist, entrepreneur, model, fashion designer and magazine editor.- Biography :She was born in Moscow in 1981. Her father is Alexander Radkin Zhukov, a prominent Russian businessman, oil-magnate and illegal arms dealer. Her mother is Elena Zhukova, a...
, Sir Paul McCartney, Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Kate Paltrow is an American actress and singer. She made her acting debut on stage in 1990 and started appearing in films in 1991. After appearing in several films throughout the decade, Paltrow gained early notice for her work in films such as Se7en and Emma...
, she told Women's Wear Daily
Women's Wear Daily
Women's Wear Daily is a fashion-industry trade journal sometimes called "the bible of fashion." WWD delivers information and intelligence on changing trends and breaking news in the fashion, beauty and retail industries with a readership composed largely of retailers, designers, manufacturers,...
about Ever Manifesto
Ever Manifesto
EVER Manifesto is a free print publication that "aims to inspire positive transformations in how we live by generating sustainable solutions for both work and play that are aimed at protecting our planet for future generations"...
. Copies of the magazine's first issue were left on the seats before the show. "We will announce [succeeding issues] on the website soon," she said.
Casiraghi contributed to the October 2009 issue of 20, the free newspaper of Alex Dellal's gallery, 20 Hoxton Square
20 Hoxton Square
20 Projects formerly 20 Hoxton Square Projects, is an east London art gallery run by Alex Dellal. Launched in 2007, 20 Projects is a collaborative project space, operating as a platform for emerging contemporary artists, whilst also acting as a creative hub for collaborative and independent...
Projects.