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Romeo Gigli was born in Bologna, Italy in 1951.
He comes from a wealthy aristocratic family. His childhood was
saturated in art history and over 20,000 antiquarian books in his
father's library, over which he pored. These gave him an appreciation
of beauty which underlies his work. He studied architecture for a short
period but decided that designing clothes was what he wanted to do
most.
Gigli did his first fashion designs in 1972 and set up
his own label, manufactured by the Novara based company Zamasport, in
1983.
From his first collection in 1984, he brought a new look
to Italian fashion, replacing its tailored, colourful traditions with a
subtle colour range and fluid garments which would be widely
influential. Often made of stretch fabrics, his clothes gently drape
the body in a classical sense, but are thoroughly modern in treatment
in the manner and angles at which they fasten or attach, or in their
unexpected exaggerated shapes,
Gigli's womenswear designs are
essentially romantic. His velvet and embroidered capes and boleros and
his wrapped tops and skirts, were highly successful during the
mid-80's. His palette is subdued but deeply vibrant and ultimately
highly sophisticated.
In 1991, he separated from his business
partners Donato Maiano and Carla Sozzani and restructured his business.
His house is now a million dollar concern. In 1991, England's Bath
Costume Museum chose one of Romeo Gigli's creations as its 1991 dress
of the year, it was a midnight blue velvet pantsuit with a blouse of
streaky sunset strips and a gilt-embroidered cummerbund.
Throughout
the 90's he has gone from success to success and is now one of the most
creative and innovative Italian designers heading a world-wide fashion
empire. In 1993, Romeo Gigli introduced a new line, the G GIGLI (G for
giovane) Line of clothes, including jackets and trousers, that is
interchangeable for both women and men. It is for young people. |
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