Micol Fontana, the last of the three sisters who founded the high fashion brand Sorelle Fontana, died on Friday. She was born in 1913. The three sisters' garments were worn by numerous Hollywood stars, including Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Liz Taylor, and Ava Gardner, as well as members of the jet set such as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

"On behalf of the city of Rome, I would like to express our deepest condolences for the death of Micol Fontana, an extraordinary protagonist of Roman and Italian fashion and business," said Rome's Mayor, Ignazio Marino.

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