Italian fashion designer born in Piacenza in 1934…

Italian fashion designer born in Piacenza in 1934. After abandoning medicine, he worked as a window dresser and buyer at the Milan department store La Rinascente, then designed menswear for Nino Cerruti. In 1975 he founded his own label with Sergio Galeotti. His unstructured, softly tailored jackets in muted greige tones defined power dressing, helped by Richard Gere's wardrobe in American Gigolo. His empire later included fragrances, hotels and restaurants.

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