Gianfranco Ferre: It’s Raining Men
@ 12:09 am July 11, 2008Filed under: Milan, News, Runway Shows
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MILAN, Jul 11, 2008 / FW/ — Opting to show the whole Spring / Summer 2009 collection all at once, the Gianfranco Ferré menswear presentation held during the last week of June here in Milan is a mixture of the gentlemanly urban male, the Ivy League student and the young corporate up-and-coming guy.
The label actually does not show any sign of slowing down. Last Jun 17, on the eve of the Milano Moda Uomo Spring 2009 seasons, Gianfranco Ferré opened its 18th boutique in China, which is the second Ferré Milano concept store in the country.
With two more scheduled to open later this year in Guiyang and Zhengzhou, the Gianfranco Ferré retail network in Asia continues to expand. These latest openings confirm the success of Ferré Milano in the Far East, where it owns dedicated stores in Indonesia, Taiwan, and Malaya, and strengthen the international expansion of the brand, which is already available in such locations as Istanbul, Moscow, Warsaw, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, and Jakarta.
The Gianfranco Ferré retail network in the Asian continent totals 31 branded stores in addition to the 32 Gianfranco Ferré boutiques and 19 of the young line GF Ferré, which includes boutiques in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Beijing, Macao, and Seoul, is expanded through the opening of new Ferré Milano branded stores.
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(Photos by Lisa Helm)
Gianfranco Ferré Names Canepa S.p.A. as Men’s Underwear & Beachwear Licensee
@ 4:05 pm March 6, 2008Filed under: News
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MILAN, Mar 6, 2008 / FW/ —- Gianfranco Ferré S.p.A. announced today that the label’s license relative to its men’s underwear and beachwear line has gone to Canepa S.p.A. A leading name in the Como-based silk textile industry, Canepa is already the licensee of Gianfranco Ferré silk ties, scarves and foulards.
“Excellence and exclusiveness form the primary value orienting each of our decisions,” explains Gianfranco Ferré CEO Michela Piva.
“In view of this, Canepa represents the ideal choice for developing the Gianfranco Ferré product range also in the strategic men’s underwear and beachwear sectors,” Piva added.
Gianfranco Ferré’s Golden Silence Speaks Louder Than Words
@ 6:20 pm February 19, 2008Filed under: Milan, Runway Shows
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MILAN, Feb 19, 2008 / FW/ — During fashion week, rumors always abound and one of the most repeated since Milano Moda Donna started was the ‘imminent arrival of a new Creative Director at Gianfranco Ferré.’ Yesterday, the company issued a very short press release quashing that rumor and saying, “the company has at present no negotiations underway regarding the hiring of any new in-house figure.”
Ever since Lars Nilsson left Gianfranco Ferré S.p.A before he even presented his first women’s ready-to-wear collection, the fashion crowd had been speculating on what was the reason for Nilsson’s sudden departure. The Milanese maison’s silence on the subject makes it very mysterious and the more people get interested.
Gianfranco Ferré’s silence on the subject is a class act. The company refuses to be drawn into rumors and gossips. The maison’s focus is on the brand and continuing the legacy of Gianfranco Ferré as already seen with the establishment of a fashion and art foundation in honor of the maison’s founder.
In the middle of these, which in truth, should be front and center, is Gianfranco Ferré’s Fall 2008 / Winter 2009 collection that was unveiled yesterday. With travel as the underlying theme, the atelier sent out capes, jackets and pantsuits that are meant to ‘travel well’ in a jetset world.
Cocktail dresses and floor length frocks were also proposed. After all, aren’t parties one of the reasons why jetsetters travel to different parts of the globe?
Yet, even with the obvious references to ‘real traveling’, the atelier also did exploration on its own, as it examined the Gianfranco Ferré codes of fashion with a careful and respectful scrutiny. With a free and courageous urge for experimentation, the codes became reference points of a journey which, taken through the eyes of others, leads to unforeseen destinations.
The Gianfranco Ferré Fall 2008/Winter 2009 collection, beautiful as it maybe, still underlines the fact that the fashion world lost a design genius with the passing of Gianfranco Ferré. Because, the truth is, exit after exit, though the house codes were respected to the fullest, the soul that has always bound the collection is gone.
This is not to say that the collection is not beautiful. In fact, its beauty makes this fashionista miss Gianfranco Ferré more. And somehow, it is also hard to accept that feeling of losing a great talent will never go away.
Lars Nilsson & Gianfranco Ferré Part Ways
@ 12:07 pm February 8, 2008Filed under: Milan, News
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MILAN, Feb 8, 2008 / FW/ — In a surprising announcement today, Gianfranco Ferré S.p.A. confirmed the ‘end of its collaboration with Mr. Lars Nilsson’.
In this very short release, the company also announced “the Gianfranco Ferré Fall/Winter 2008/2009 Women’s collection, which will be presented on Monday, February 18th, has been designed by the excellent in-house creative team.”
No new Creative Director had been announced yet, but Gianfranco Ferré S.p.A said that a “new structure relative to the company’s Creative Direction will be made known after the fashion show.”
Gianfranco Ferré Expands Lingerie & Beachwear Lines, John Galliano To Launch Jewelry Line
@ 9:03 am January 11, 2008Filed under: News
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MILAN, Jan 11, 2008 / FW/ — Gianfranco Ferré S.p.A continues its expansion with the signing of a licensing agreement with Via Mazzini Srl for the manufacturing of the Gianfranco Ferré women’s lingerie and beachwear. The new accord is expect to develop and expand Ferré’s market positiong in the aforementioned product categories.
“The success perspectives in this area are guaranteed by the synergy between the specific professional know how of Via Mazzini and the support that Gianfranco Ferré can give to the production processes and the market positioning,” commented Michela Piva, CEO of Gianfranco Ferré SpA in a statement.
Meanwhile, John Galliano has announced the launch of a John Galliano fine jewelry line next year under a licensing agreement with Valente. Twenty-five pieces of the new jewelry line will debut next year at the Basel Trade Fair.
According to news reports, a tentative name for the line is ‘John Galliano Limited Edition’, though it has not been officially confirmed.
“We are very proud to be working with an icon in the world of fashion, and we believe that this partnership will lead us to develop unique collections of jewelry, particularly with the search for precious metals and stones,” said Marco Valente, president of the Valente Group in a statement.