Is ungaro a luxury brand
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Biography
Emanuel Ungaro (13 February 1933 – 21 December 2019) was a renowned French fashion designer of Italian descent, celebrated for founding the “Ungaro Fashion House”. He started his fashion career under the tutelage of “Balenciaga” before establishing his own label.
Ungaro was born to an Italian tailor who escaped the fascist regime in Italy and settled in France. Inspired by his father, who gifted him a sewing machine in his youth, Ungaro learned the craft of tailoring early on.
At 22, Ungaro moved to Paris and began working for “Maison Camps”, quickly advancing from a cutter to a stylist between 1955 and 1957. He later joined the iconic fashion house of Cristóbal Balenciaga, where he honed his design skills for three years, and then worked for André Courrèges before venturing out on his own.
In the 1960s, Ungaro became associated with the Space Age fashion movement, similar to Paco Rabanne, noted for his minimalist, futuristic designs that often featured geometric shapes and were made from modern materials like synthetics and plastics. His style during thi
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Emanuel Ungaro - Designer Biography
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Emanuel Ungaro
Born: Aix-en-Provence, France, 1933
Died: Paris, France, 2019
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Emanuel Ungaro originally trained at his father’s tailoring business in Aix-en-Provence. Moving to Paris in 1955, Ungaro was hired by a well-known men’s tailor, Christiani. Three years later Balenciaga hired Ungaro as an assistant designer. Following this, Ungaro was hired by a Spanish fashion house as head designer. Ungaro then left the company and went to work for Andrè Courrèges.
After gaining experience and developing a strict discipline and technique, Emanuel Ungaro decided to open his own fashion house in 1965. Located in Avenue Montaigne since 1967, here he applied his technical skills to geometric formed garments. Ungaro also worked with Sonia Knapp, a textile designer, to expand and create new colours for his designs.
In 1973, Ungaro launched his first menswear collection, Ungaro Uomo. Ten years later the first fragrance was released, named Diva. Three more perfumes followed until 1996, when a partnership formed with Salvatore Ferragamo. Th
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