Fashionista Ferre Dies at 62

Italian was known as the "architect of fashion"
By Colleen Barry,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 18, 2007 5:13 AM CDT
Fashionista Ferre Dies at 62
Italian designer Gianfranco Ferre', right, stands near a model wearing a gown from his collection created for the charity event 'Life Ball 2004', while he waves during the opening ceremony at Vienna's city hall in this May 15, 2004 file photo. Ferre, known as the "architect of fashion" for his structured,...   (Associated Press)

Italian designer Gianfranco Ferre died in Milan yesterday of a brain hemorrhage, at age 62. Ferre became the top designer for Parisian fashion powerhouse Christian Dior, an honor almost exclusively reserved for French designers, in 1989. He left Dior in 1996 to build his own lines, which became some of the most critically successful in the world.

Ferre, nicknamed the "architect of fashion," held a degree in architecture which he avowedly applied to his clothing plans; he was famous for his simple, structured everyday wear and wide-skirted evening gowns. "He was a great couturier who knew how to create an absolute chic," said fellow designer Donatella Versace. (More fashion stories.)

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