Elvira Leonardi Bouyeure
1906–1999 (age 93)
Biography
Elvira Leonardi Bouyeure (1 June 1906 – 24 February 1999), known professionally as Biki, was a notable Italian fashion designer and couturier of the post-war period based in Milan. Her clients were mainly connected to the La Scala opera, and she is known as the creator of the style for Maria Callas, whom she first met in 1951 at a dinner party organized by Wally Toscanini.
Bouyeure was a granddaughter of the composer Giacomo Puccini.