Irina Schrotter (born 1965 in Iași) is a Romanian fashion designer and businessperson.
She studied to become a physician, but in 1990, one year after graduating, she decided to go into the fashion business. In 2008, her company employed 1,000 people.Financial Times, 2008-3-7, p. 2 "Returnees emerge to lead renaissance" In the same year, her main brand had revenues of 3.5 million euros, but dropped to 2.5 million euros after the financial crisis hit Romania in 2009. According to a 2013 article in Der Tagesspiegel, she is "Romania's most successful fashion designer".Lisa Strunz, Der rumänische Modestar. Designerin Irina Schrotter, Der Tagesspiegel, 17 January 2013 She participated in the Berlin Fashion Week in 2012Carmen Böker, Irina Schrotter – realistische Träumerin, Frankfurter Rundschau, 3 July 2012; same article also appeared in Berliner Zeitung and 2013.
In 2008 she ran as an independent to become mayor of Iași, but withdrew her candidacy before the election.
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