The curators of the exhibition, Paola Bertola, professor of Design at the Politecnico di Milano, and Rita Airaghi, Steer Advisor of the Gianfranco Ferré Research Centre introduce the exhibit "Gianfranco Ferré: Design Principles." Their remarks are followed by a panel discussion with Dennita Sewell, fashion expert and professor at Arizona State University's Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, and with David Paul and Nick Verreos, Co-Chairs of the Department of Fashion Design, Fashion Design Advanced Study, Film & TV Costume Design at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles.

About the exhibit
Through June 2023 a piece of Italian fashion history will be on display at the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles in the exhibition “Gianfranco Ferré. Design Principles”, curated by the Gianfranco Ferré Research Center of the Politecnico di Milano.
The exhibition explores Gianfranco Ferré's unique approach to fashion design through a selection of drawings and iconic garments, offering visitors an immersive experience enriched by a digital connection with the Ferré archive in Milan.
Gianfranco Ferré (1944 –2007) received his degree in Architecture from the Politecnico di Milano in 1969. One of the great masters of Italian fashion, he stands out for his unique approach to design. Sourcing from the heritage of architectural composition, he merged a rigorous technical process with a rich poetic, building an original language along those two dimensions that Blaise Pascal had defined “esprit the géométrie” (i.e. geometric knowledge) and “esprit de finesse” (i.e. artistic knowledge).

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