“One of the fundamental factors that led me towards fashion was passion, an almost physical need for a direct relationship with the materials I use to create.”
Gianfranco Ferre. The iconic Italian fashion designer Gianfranco Ferré was known as the “architect of fashion.” Over his 25-year career, the style that he developed and that still today hallmarks the brand can be described as a combination
of discipline and luxury, severity and ornamentation. In the 1980s, his preference for metropolitan colors, along with his innovative production techniques, earned him another nickname, the “Frank Lloyd Wright of fashion.”
Ferré won a number of prestigious awards, including the L’Occhio d’ Oro six times during his career. Gianfranco Ferré SpA grew continuously, with dozens of collections presented every year, and over 400 stores worldwide.
