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Beppe Angiolini, founder of Sugar and influential fashion buyer, dies at 73
Beppe Angiolini, a leading Italian fashion buyer, has died at 73 in his home in Arezzo.
He had been ill for some time and would have turned 74 on December 5.
He founded Sugar in Arezzo in 1978, beginning with a boutique that grew into a well-known concept store.
Sugar brought together fashion, accessories, art and design, and moved to the historic Palazzo Lambardi in 2018.
Angiolini helped make Arezzo a meeting point for fashion and creativity, while working with designers, brands and other professionals.
He also led Italy’s Camera Buyer association and later became its honorary president.
His work shaped how buyers are recognised in Italian fashion, including as people who help identify talent and connect designers with customers.
Funeral arrangements had not yet been announced.
Beppe Angiolini, founder of the Sugar fashion store and an influential Italian buyer, has died aged 73.
He died at his home in Arezzo after a long illness, according to the reports.
Angiolini founded his first boutique in Arezzo in 1978, developing it into Sugar, a fashion concept store with national and international recognition.
He served as president of Camera Buyer Italia and later became its honorary president.
He had announced a candidacy in Arezzo’s municipal elections the previous spring.
- Who
- Giuseppe “Beppe” Angiolini, Italian fashion entrepreneur, buyer and founder of Sugar.
- What
- He died at age 73.
- When
- October 17, 2026; one report says he died at 5 a.m.
- Where
- At his home in Arezzo, Italy.
- Why
- He had been ill for some time; the sources do not state a specific cause of death.
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Angiolini opened a boutique in Corso Italia in Arezzo, the beginning of Sugar.
Sugar moved to the restored Palazzo Lambardi in central Arezzo.
Angiolini announced his candidacy ahead of Arezzo’s municipal elections.
Reports said Angiolini had died at his home in Arezzo.
- Age
- 73
- Birth date
- December 5, 1952
- First boutique
- Corso Italia, Arezzo
- Sugar’s Palazzo Lambardi move
- 2018
- Fashion association
- Camera Buyer Italia, later honorary president
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