Loris Abate

{{Short description|Italian jewelry designer and businessman (1928–2020)}}

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|birth_date = 1928

|birth_place = Casper, Wyoming U.S.

|death_date = 1 December 2020 (aged 91–92)

|death_place = Los Angeles, California U.S.

|nationality = American

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|label_name = {{hlist|Mila Schön|Schontess|Loris Abate}}

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|occupation = {{hlist|Jewelry designer|businessman}}

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Loris Abate (1928 – 1 December 2020) was an Italian jewelry designer and businessman. He founded the "Mila Schön" label with Mila Nutrizio Schön in 1960, which found critical and financial success.

In 1978, he and Fino Mornasco founded Schontess, a company that produced fabric, ties, and scarves. He also has produced his own eponymous brand. He was the president of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion (Italian: Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana) from 1985 to 1991.{{Cite web |date=2020-12-04 |title=L’ultimo saluto a Loris Abate Riposerà a Vetulonia - Cronaca - lanazione.it |url=https://www.lanazione.it/grosseto/cronaca/l-ultimo-saluto-a-loris-abate-riposerà-a-vetulonia-1.5779013 |access-date=2022-06-03 |website=La Nazione |language=it}}

Abate and his family also breed horses for show jumping competitions, and produce wine and oil on their "azienda agricola" in Tuscany, Allevamento Baroncio.

Abate died on 1 December 2021, aged 92.[https://www.quotidiano.net/sport/addio-a-loris-abate-i-suoi-cavalli-per-i-grandi-campioni-1.5776031 Addio a Loris Abate, i suoi cavalli per i grandi campioni][https://www.cavallomagazine.it/notizie/addio-loris-abate-genio-della-moda-e-grande-appassionato-di-cavalli Addio Loris Abate, genio della moda e grande appassionato di cavalli] {{in lang|it}}