Max Mara Co. (the trendy, youth division), and Marina Rinaldi. This last, founded in 1980 and named after Achille Maramotti's great grandmother, is one of the best-known: in her obituary of Maramotti for "The Independent". As of July 17, 2013, Jennifer Garner is the first celebrity spokesperson for Max Mara. Starting in September 2013, the campaign appears in "Vogue", "Harper's Bazaar", "Elle", "W", "InStyle", "The New York Times", and the "International Herald Tribune". Achille Maramotti was born on January 7, 1927 in Reggio Emilia in Italy. Maramotti was educated in Rome and received a law degree from the University of Parma. According
Balmain (fashion house) Balmain (fashion house) Balmain () is a French luxury fashion house that was founded by Pierre Balmain in 1946. In 2016 Mayhoola Investments, an investment fund backed by the emir of Qatar, acquired Balmain for a figure reported as close to €500 million ($548 million). Balmain was 70 percent controlled by heirs of Alain Hivelin. Balmain does not regularly release financial information, but Les Echos estimated its revenue in 2015 at €120 million (about $136 million), growing from an estimated €30 million (about $34 million) in 2012. Balmain expected to reach a revenue of €150 million in 2017, 90% of