0 7 ▁and ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁classical ▁style ▁of ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁Paris ian ▁town ▁houses , ▁Ang elo ▁R izz oli ▁chose ▁names ake ▁architect ▁Ferdinand ▁Gott lie b ▁( no ▁relation ▁to ▁Albert ) ▁to ▁design ▁the ▁inter iors . ▁ ▁The ▁R izz oli ▁store ▁attract ed ▁leg ions ▁of ▁customers ▁with ▁its ▁" mar ble ▁flo ors , ▁o ak ▁panel ing , ▁spark ling ▁ch and el iers ." ▁Gian fran co ▁Mon ac elli , ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁president ▁and ▁chief ▁executive ▁of ▁R izz oli ▁Publications ▁before ▁creating ▁Mon ac elli ▁Press ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁started ▁as ▁a ▁night ▁cl erk ▁in ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Avenue ▁store ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁sevent ies , ▁Roberto ▁Pol o , ▁invest ment ▁manager , ▁art ▁collect or , ▁and ▁would - be ▁design ▁mog ul ▁worked ▁part - time ▁at ▁R izz oli ▁while ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁student ▁at ▁Columbia . ▁As ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁R izz oli ▁Gallery , ▁he ▁organized ▁an ▁exhibition ▁entitled ▁“ F ashion ▁as ▁Fant asy .” ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁R izz oli ▁opened ▁a ▁store ▁in ▁Chicago ' s ▁Water ▁Tower ▁Place . ▁Add itional ▁stores ▁later ▁opened ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Costa ▁M esa , ▁B ever ly ▁Hills , ▁Santa ▁Mon ica , ▁Pas ad ena , ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁Dallas , ▁Oak ▁Brook , ▁Atlanta , ▁Washington ▁DC ,