"I use the same approach to clothes as I did when I designed buildings. It is basic geometry; you take a flat form and revolve it in spance." Gianfranco Ferre
Gianfranco Ferre received a degree in architecture in 1969, and began designing accessories a year later. Ferre started his own company in 1974, and began his signature collection in 1978.
He was the artistic director of Christian Dior from 1989 to 1997. Ferre has won the Occhio d'Oro Award for Best Italian Designer 6 times.