Rocco Barocco
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Rocco Barocco, born in Naples, Italy in 1944 is a Fashion designer.
His real name is Gennaro Moscariello, however, after his first steps in the fashion industry he legally changed his name and surname to Rocco Barocco.
During his childhood and youth, he lived on the island of Ischia in front of Naples, where he grew up with his 8 brothers. Charmed by the fashion world he decided to move to Rome in1962, where he worked with Patrick de Barentzen and Giles. In 1964 he started a company with Giles, which lasted for over 10 years.
In 1974 opened his own show room in Rome's piazza di Spagna and in 1979 after his success in haute couture he presented his first prêt-â-porter collection.