Diesel Founder Acquires Viktor & Rolf

They’ve created runway shows based on everything from atomic bombs to bedspreads, opened an upside-down store in Milan, dressed model Maggie Rizer in a series of garments that left her 154 pounds heavier, and even befuddled Andy Rooney with the name of their fragrance, Flowerbomb. Now avant-garde Dutch fashion duo Viktor & Rolf are enjoying some much deserved attention with a no-flourishes-spared retrospective on view through September 21 at London’s Barbican Art Gallery and cold hard cash.