The White Shirt According to Me.
Gianfranco Ferré
Phoenix Art Museum / Phoenix
Gianfranco Ferré Foundation
The internationally acclaimed fashion design exhibition The White Shirt According to Me. Gianfranco Ferré makes its U.S. debut at Phoenix Art Museum on November 4, 2015, as third and last iteration of the exhibition La Camicia Bianca Secondo Me. Gianfranco Ferré, organised first at the Textile Museum of Prato and then at Palazzo Reale in Milan. This unique fashion exhibition is an innovative showcase of Ferré’s most significant white shirts, technical designs, photographs and videos from the archives of the Gianfranco Ferré Foundation.
A companion exhibition, Gianfranco Ferré Designs, will also be on view in Phoenix Art Museum’s Ellman Fashion Design Gallery. This complementary exhibit features over 100 of Ferré’s illustrations and photographs paired with 8 striking ensembles that exemplify Gianfranco Ferré’s iconic design style. Visitors will have the rare opportunity to explore a world-renowned designer’s creative process from concept to sketch to finished product.
“It is the versatile medium of interpretation of the widest variety of materials: impalpable organza, crackling taffeta, shining satin, silk duchesse, poplin, georgette, chiffon… in my personal lexicon of elegance, I like to think that ‘my white shirt’ is a universal term everybody can ‘pronounce’ in their favourite way”.
Gianfranco Ferré, notes.
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Major exhibition support provided by Arizona Costume Institute, Mrs Lee T. Hanley and Branded Cities. Additional support provided by APS and Lewis Roca Rothgerber / Richard and Susan Goldsmith. Promotional support provided by Scottsdale Fashion Square, Kierland Commons & Biltmore Fashion Park, with additional support provided by Desert Ridge Marketplace.
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