Sharjah24 – AFP: Pioneering Italian fashion designer Nino Cerruti has died at the age of 91, a source in the fashion industry confirmed on Saturday, following media reports.

Cerruti died at the Vercelli hospital in the northwest region of Piedmont, where he had been admitted for a hip operation, the Italian daily Corriere della Sera reported on its website.

Cerruti was one of the leading figure in men's ready-to-wear fashion in the 20th century, with a style that was at once elegant and relaxed. In his heyday, he dressed many a Hollywood star.