Roberto Cavalli
Cavalli
created
glamorous and dreamy clothing for the modern, emancipated
woman. This revolutionary style was immediately appreciated by the
international jet set: the fashion designer opened his first boutique
in 1972 in Saint-Tropez, then the centre of good living Roberto Cavalli
was born in Florence, Italyon November 15, 1940 to an artistic family:
his grandfather, Giuseppe Rossi, was a prolific member of the
Macchiaioli Movement, whose work is exhibited in the Uffizi Gallery.
Roberto
Cavalli likes innovations and experimentation's,and likes to push
technique to the limit. At the beginning of the 1970s, he invented and
patented a revolutionary printing procedure on leather, and started
creating his now-famous patchworks of different materials. He chose
Paris
as the ideal arena to showcase his inventions, immediately getting
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commissions from the likes of Hermès and Pierre Cardin. But Roberto
Cavalli had far grander ambitions: in 1970, at the age of thirty, he
presented his first namesake collection at the Salon for Prêt-à-Porter
in Paris, successively coming back to Italy on the wave of success A
true communication innovator, he has always been able to spot talent
and style in others, and has subsequently built strong relationships
with some of modern society’s most avidly followed stars Roberto
Cavalli jewelry like all of his designs are always innovative using the finest quality materials.
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