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Fashion Designer Gianfranco Ferre was born on 15 August 1944 in Legnano, in northern Italy. He received a degree in architecture in 1969. Ferre began his fashion career in 1970 by designing accessories, He started his own company in 1974 (Baila-label) and launched his signature collection for women in 1978. His first men's collection appeared in 1982, followed in 1986 by his first couture collection in Rome. Ferre became Stylistic Director of Christian Dior in Paris in 1989, when he was chosen by owner Bernard Arnault to replace Marc Bohan and later in 1996, it was announced that Ferre would end his engagement with Dior . Ferre has Occhio d'Oro Award (six times) for Best Italian Designer and a Gold Medal from the City of Milan.The passionate care for details that recall the unmistakable identity of a style, the hi-tech elaborations made possible by a unique know-how: the elements that have always distinguished the eyewear and designing accessories. |
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