Gianfranco Ferre he graduated from Milan Technical University in 1969. He began designing jewellery in the late 1960s. By the early 1970s he was designing accessories for other designers, and he made a name for himself designing tee shirts for Fiorucci. Starting in 1974, Ferre designed for the Italian Baila label. In 1978 he began designing women’s ready-to-wear under his own name, and he started a men’s line in 1982. He started a couture label in 1986. Ferre was chosen to design the Dior collection in 1989, a position he held until 1996. He continued to design until his death in 2007. Labels: Gianfranco Ferré; Ferré; GF Ferré „Studio 0001 Ferré“ line circa 1988, was basically targeted at the US market.