Fall 1982 Gianfranco Ferre Runway Black Blue Wrap Leather Jacket w Wide Sleeves & Huge Collar designer-genny Item# DD3913

Item# DD3913

Over this is a wide banding of a gold metallic mesh fabric that curves around the base of the crown

He sold to higher end shops but also did custom work for clients

The dress is made from yards and yards of bias cut silk chiffon

Fall 1982 Gianfranco Ferre Runway Black Blue Wrap Leather Jacket w Wide Sleeves & Huge Collar designer-genny Item# DD3913Gianfranco Ferre is best known for his years at the helm of Dior where he headed the Atelier and House from 1989 until 1996 however, just prior to that he was designing his own line that launched in 1978 as a ready to wear line and then eventually added a couture line in 1986. This is an amazing jacket from that period in the early 1980s when he was designing under his own name and we found the reference runway photos from the 1982 show. I love that