Andrew Gold mother was singer Marni Nixon, who provided the singing voice for numerous actresses, notably Natalie Wood in "West Side Story", Deborah Kerr in "The King and I", and Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady"; his father was Ernest Gold, an Austrian-born composer who won an Academy Award for his score for the movie "Exodus". He had two younger sisters. Gold began writing songs at the age of 13. Abroad in England for school, the 16-year-old Gold scored his first recording contract on the strength of a selection of demos he submitted to Polydor Records' London office. That contract resulted in
Marni (clothing) its first fragrance, Marni. By the end of 2012 the majority in Marni was acquired by Renzo Rosso, President of OTB Group, the holding group of Maison Margiela, Viktor & Rolf, Diesel and Staff International. Castiglioni, who has always been the label's chief designer, is responsible for Marni's aesthetic of "European-inflected bohemianism." Other descriptors that have been applied to Marni designs include "quirky," "feminine," "off-beat," and "funky." Early design features included idiosyncratic prints and vintage-inspired shapes and fabrics; Marni has retained these elements but has become more streamlined. Other Marni hallmarks include juxtapositions of texture; colorblocking; a palette focused on