Catalonia mourns death of one of its greatest fashion designers: Sita Murt
Catalan designer Sita Murt passed away on Monday morning following a long battle with cancer. She was born in 1946 in Igualada, the capital of Anoia County in central Catalonia, a town long renowned for its leather. Her father owned a tannery in the town, and Murt herself came from a family with long experience in the world of leather and knitwear, being the third generation of a textile industry dynasty in Igualada. Following the untimely death of her husband in 1984, Murt took over the family business Esteve Augilera, and began selling her own designs through the clothing company, one that is both important at a Catalan and an international level. Official representatives at both a Catalan and Spanish level, have issued statements expressing their condolences.