A small plane carrying six people , one of them Vittorio Missoni , a director of Italy 's famed Missoni fashion house , is missing off the coast of Venezuela , Interior Minister Nestor Reverol Torres said . The search for the missing aircraft continued Saturday , an Italian Foreign Ministry spokesman said . Missoni confirmed in a statement that Vittorio Missoni , son of fashion house founders Ottavio and Rosita Missoni , was on the plane with his wife . `` The small plane they were traveling on has disappeared . This is all the information currently available , '' the company statement said . Vittorio Missoni , 58 , runs the company with his siblings , Luca and Angela . The plane was carrying four Italian nationals who were on vacation , Reverol said in a statement Friday . The Venezuelan Interior Ministry identified the two other Italians as Guido Foresti and Elda Scalveuzi . A pilot and co-pilot also were on board . The plane left Los Roques , an archipelago and resort , Friday morning bound for the international airport outside Caracas , about 90 miles away , Reverol said . Italian authorities are in touch with their Venezuelan counterparts and the families of those missing , said a spokesman in the Italian Foreign Ministry 's media office . The ministry called on the Venezuelan authorities to do all they can to locate the missing plane and those on board , he said . Missoni , which boasts such celebrity clients as Katie Holmes , Cameron Diaz and Nicole Richie , is a high-end fashion label known for its patterned knitwear and signature zigzag stripe . The private company , based in Milan , has estimated annual sales of between $ 75 million and $ 100 million . The brand , first created in 1953 as a knitwear workshop in Gallarte , Italy , has gone on to expand from apparel to housewares , a fragrance line and a chain of hotels . Stefano Tonchi , editor-in-chief of W magazine , called the Missonis `` one of the most important Italian fashion families , '' crediting their move to Milan in the late 1960s with helping make the northern Italian city the fashion hub it is today . Vittorio Missoni and his siblings took over the brand in 1996 with an eye toward marketing to a younger consumer . The fashion house partnered with Target in 2011 to produce a more budget-friendly collection for the discount retailer , which prompted Target 's website to crash due to the high demand .
Missoni : Company director Vittorio Missoni and his wife are missing off Venezuela . The family of the Italian fashion designer have been reported to be on a boat in the Gulf of Mexico with their two children after being swept away by Hurricane Irma. The plane took off from Los Roques archipelago , north of Caracas , Friday morning . Missoni brand has expanded in recent years .