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MILAN — It was 9:30 p.m. on a chilly Sunday in an industrial area on the outskirts of Milan, and rain had been pounding down for 48 hours. The Missoni show had just ended, and Angela Missoni, the brand's creative director, was welcoming around 120 guests for supper.
"We are a family business, and we have been built upon decades of family dinners," she said as the restaurant space in a converted warehouse near the Fondazione Prada swelled with guests, all kissing one another and erupting in loud, happy chatter. "So I wouldn't have this celebration any other way ."
Mountains of melt-in-the-mouth antipasti lined a wall of each room, with slightly heavier dishes — pasta bowls, roast lamb and artichoke soufflé — passed around by smiling young waiters. Gallons of prosecco and crisp white Italian wines sat in giant ice buckets kept discreetly in corners.
Photo The after-party scene. Credit Valerio Mezzanotti for The New York Times"You should have seen this place hours earlier," Ms. Missoni said, laughing. "The rain was dripping down onto the buffet tables — and onto my catwalk over at the show venue. At one point, I was trying to convince myself that colorful reflections from all the big puddles of water would be a nice addition to the night."
She continued: "But I am a problem solver, always have been. That's my job in this family, I think. We each have our own role. But we are all unanimous about what tonight has to be about: enjoyment and informality. This is just what we do."
Until last year, the Missoni dinner had been held in the famil y apartment in the heart of Milan, but security required a change in venue as the party numbers swelled, one guest said. Still, the company had done its best to recreate the original, welcoming ambience.
Each of the large, spacious rooms was bathed in warm light from candles in the shape of large balls of yarn, with dozens of statement sofas dotted around and surrounded by expansive bouquets of flowers in signature Missoni hues — magenta pinks and burned oranges — not to mention a small army of actual Missonis, all wearing the brand's signature knits.
Photo Rosita Missoni, left, who founded the brand with her husband, and guests. Credit Valerio Mezzanotti for The New York TimesMs. Missoni's daughter, Margherita, who recently introduced her own children's wear line, was holding court in one corner, while her son Francesco was chatting in another, his English bulldog, Johnny, waddling among the guests as he had during the show.
Ottavio Missoni Jr., the brand's sales director for North American operations — the son of Vittorio, Ms. Missoni's brother, who had been the brand's marketing director until his death in a 2013 plane crash — held a glass of red wine in one hand and a bowl of ravioli in the other. Rosita Missoni, 84, who founded the company with her husband (also named Ottavio) in 1953, questioned a barman at length about the contents of her fresh-ginger cocktail.
"My grandmother is so Italian; she always insists that the food has to be as good as the food we eat in her kitchen, near the factory, and she makes sure of it, too," Mr. Missoni said. "Nothing will stop her. Sharing meals all together — with her at our center — is still the beating heart of this family."
