Sunday,
June 17, 2007
Obit: Gianfranco Ferre,
62,
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Italian
designer Gianfranco Ferre, died at age 62, was known
as the "architect of fashion" that came about thanks a
combination of (1) the degree in architecture he obtained in 1969
from Milan's Polytechnic Institute that inspired his designs that were
(2) structured, sculpted shapes, and (3) for his
groundbreaking tenure at Christian Dior.
Born Aug. 15,
1944, in Legnano, in northern
Ferre stayed on at Dior until
the fall of 1996, when he returned to
Gianfranco
Ferre, 62,
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Sunday, June 17, 2007
Ferre was taken to the San
Raffaele hospital in
Ferre started his career as an
accessories and jewelry designer, and then moved on to clothes.
His unofficial
title as
He started his
own company in the mid-1970s, but his major leap came in 1989, when he was
tapped by Bernard Arnault to be the top designer for
Christian Dior. At the time, it was almost unheard of for a non-French designer
to take the reigns of the venerable Parisian house.
Ferre stayed on at Dior until
the fall of 1996, when he returned to
Ferre's style was based on simple
and structured lines, and the white blouse became one of his trademarks. His
suits were used by businesswomen around the world looking for a sophisticated
look.
For the evening, Ferre often made important dresses with ample skirts
supported by layers of crinolines.
In 2002, Ferre sold Gianfranco Ferre to It
Holding, but he stayed on as creative director. His spring-summer 2008 menswear
collection is scheduled to be presented next week in
Born Aug. 15,
1944, in Legnano, in northern
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