Massimiliano Giornetti
Massimiliano Giornetti (Carrara, 29 October 1971) is an Italian fashion designer and currently the creative director at Salvatore Ferragamo.
Education and experience
A graduate in English language and literature, he attended the fashion design course at Polimoda in Florence, and has worked with the London College of Fashion and the Fashion Institute of Technology of New York.[1] Giornetti’s career in the fashion industry began in Rome where he worked for a year with designer Anton Giulio Grande on the development of the ready-to-wear and haute couture collections; he later worked as a designer for a knitwear company specializing in cashmere.
Salvatore Ferragamo
Giornetti began working in the men’s division at Salvatore Ferragamo in July 2000, becoming creative director in 2004.[2] In January 2010, he began designing the women’s ready-to-wear collection, and after a few months he was appointed creative director for the entire Ferragamo label, becoming Ferragamo’s first creative director. In 2011, Giornetti presented the first Salvatore Ferragamo women’s resort collection with an intimate show held in the former residence of heiress, philanthropist and art collector, Doris Duke (one of the last mansions on Millionaire’s Row of New York City’s Fifth Avenue).
Collections
In 2012 Salvatore Ferragamo was involved in a project combining art and history: the Florentine company sponsored the "Saint Anne – Leonardo Da Vinci’s Ultimate Masterpiece" exhibition at the Louvre between 29 March and 25 June 2012. To mark the occasion, Giornetti presented the Salvatore Ferragamo women’s resort 2013 collection in the Denon Wing of the Louvre, marking the first time that the museum had opened its historic internal spaces for a fashion show.[3] Supermodels, including Karolina Kurkova, Isabeli Fontana, Bianca Balti, and Karmen Pedaru, paraded on a 140-metre catwalk in front of over 500 VIP guests.[4]
In 2013, Salvatore Ferragamo was the title sponsor of the inaugural evening of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California, where Giornetti presented the Salvatore Ferragamo spring/summer 2014 collection, highlighted by evening gowns designed especially for the occasion and inspired by the brand’s founding in Hollywood almost 100 years ago.[5]
Awards
- November 2011: GQ Spain - “Man of the Year” award for best designer.
- November 2012: Marie Claire Spain – “Best accessory collection” of the year award.
- August 2013: “City of Carrara award for excellence - category Made in Italy”.
- November 2013: GQ Mexico – International Designer of the year
References
- ↑ Ramshaw, Emily (21 September 2013). "Family Affair: How Ferragamo Is Taking Over". Flare. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ Wilson, Anamaria (30 October 2012). "FASHION'S BEST KEPT SECRET". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ Morris, Bob (13 November 2012). "FERRAGAMO'S ITALIAN RENAISSANCE". Elle. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ Martin, J.J. (18 November 2012). "MASSIMILIANO GIORNETTI The Ferragamo fit.". Nuvo Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ Haskell, Rob. "Ferragamo's L.A. Story With help from well-heeled friends, the Italian fashion house revisits its Hollywood roots.". W Magazine. Conde Nast. Retrieved 20 January 2014.