Isak Andic, the visionary founder of the celebrated fashion brand Mango, has died in a hiking accident near Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday. According to Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, the 71-year-old businessman slipped and fell from a 150-meter cliff while hiking with his family near the Montserrat caves. Isak Andic, who built the legendary Mango brand when he started the business way back in 1984, died of sudden complications.
He left his impression on the global fashion business by creating this famous company, which everyone was made to know and become crazy about its fashionable clothes while still affordable. Current CEO of Mango, Toni Ruiz said, “His departure leaves a huge void, but we are all, in some way, his legacy and the testimony of his achievements. It is up to us to ensure that Mango continues to be the project that Isak was ambitious and proud of.
” Andic’s Childhood And Business Career He is born in Istanbul, Turkey, but Andic relocates to Catalonia in the 1960s when he was young with his family. He formed the company Mango in 1984 targeting the Spanish market. He was on top of his fashion style eyeing every detail, which really enhanced quick expansion in both countries; locally, there was Spain, then came the whole Portugal and France.
Success for the company was built on Andic’s ability to adapt and innovate. “He saw that we needed colour, style,” said Cesar de Vicente, Mango’s global retail director, speaking to AFP in March 2024. Mango’s.
