Gianfranco Ferré. L'architetto stilista

On Ferragosto in 1944, in the midst of the Second World War, the first son of Luigi and Andreina Ferré was born in Legnano. That strong, healthy child would grow into a figure admired and acclaimed around the world. Gianfranco Ferré’s life at first appears destined to follow a steady path rooted in family traditions: scientific high school in Legnano and studies in Architecture at the Politecnico di Milano.

What follows unfolds before the reader like a film, revealing a life that becomes extraordinary – a vivid portrait of Italian Style. His first bijoux and accessories, created as a hobby with the help of his brother Alberto; chance and good fortune leading him towards success; then India, America, his first fashion shows in Milan, the world of Alta Moda in Rome and the triumphs in Paris with Dior’s Haute Couture.