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Designer of the Week: Emanuel Ungaro

Emanuel UngaroI have a few dresses by Emanuel Ungaro and I love them — I love them because they’re all simple with wonderful detailing and little extras, and are fabulously feminine without being to girly!

  • Emanuel Ungaro was born in Aix-en-Provence, France to Italian parents in 1933
  • As a young boy, Emanuel loved to sew!
  • (The design world is so twisted) Emanuel went to Paris at 22 and started designing for House of Cristol Balenciaga (those lovely bags) by age 25
  • Emanuel opened his own fashion house in 1965, at age 31Emanual Ungaro_2
  • He was doing his first pret-a-porter collection by 1968!!
  • (Again the design world overlaps everywhere) In 1996, he formed a partnership with Salvatore Ferragamo
  • In 1998, Ungaro‘s handbag and footwear launches were produced by none other than Ferragamo!
  • Emanual Ungaro_3Kinda strange: His dad’s name is Cosimo and his daughter’s name is Cosima…..(he must love his dad)
  • And he’s straight!
  • Coolness:  he’s even done a collaboration with MAC!

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