Emanuel Ungaro / "Ungaro"

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It does not sketch the images, and starts to work with a fabric directly on a body of the model. It falls before it on knees to catch a fold and to correct a tuck. Speak, its dresses - live and tremble all time, even on a hanger.

The son of the Italian tailor running with all family to France from fascism, Emanuel Ungaro was born in 1933 in small town Eks-on-provanse. Its first "love" was old Swiss machine "Singer" near which 5-year-old Ungaro spent hours, is bewitched observing for job of parents. He observed not for long and already ten years' boy began to help the father, henceforth and for ever having resolved, that becomes the artist-fashion designer.

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Father Kozimo Emanuel always recollected with special love (even the daughter has named in its honour Kozimoj): «Us was six children, you represent? Five sons and one daughter. I the second for an order of numbers. As the father and mother coped with this crowd, I now will not put mind. A nightmare! But they somehow managed all of us even to like, and not just to put-dress-wipe on noses … I think, it because the father was the shaman. We lived in the south of France, in small town Aix-en-Provence, round us roses grew, it is a lot of roses, and an olive. The father left on a porch of our house, called up me to itself and spoke:„ Look at these trees! “. I looked, understood nothing: well and trees … He spoke trees to itself(himself):„ Olives never lose leaves. And never change colour. They grow old adequately how wise men, do not fuss … do not understand? Anything, then you will understand “. Here my father was such. Here my childhood» was such.

The girl-gipsy became third "love" Ungaro when it was still the boy. Probably, predilection of the master for motley and bright paints for which him subsequently even reproached - a pier, too from here results and colours are not combined. But Ungaro was unshakable: «I create not dresses, and emotions. There is no emotion - there is no collection. And emotions do not happen colourless. At least, at me».

Having had been ill in 16 years a tuberculosis and having finished in 1953 school of tailors, Emanuel the "risky" step makes - is employed by the personal assistant to great Kristobalju Balensiage - to the most "severe" Parisian couturier of 50th years. To it offered other places - he refused and, eventually, has been accepted! And it was happy, absolutely happy the whole seven years, submitting the maestro scissors.

For all years of practice in its laboratory Haute couture Ungaro has distinguished difference between job of the tailor, let and the most skilful, and high sewing. Thanks to the strict teacher, Emanuel has developed at itself ability to guess unexpressed desires of people.

As early as two years in House Courreges - and only then, the truth, still doubting, he dares to open own business at last. It removes tiny studio at support of the girlfriend, the schedule of Sleepyhead Knapp to which had for the sake of liked to sell Porsche, and all does itself - up to the answer to phone calls, opening of a door to clients, coffee preparations. To Parisians so on taste sensual models Ungaro have, that in April, 1967 the fashion designer presumes to itself more respectable workshop - he moves to an avenue Montaigne where opens own fashionable house. In 3 years it opens a boutique of clothes pret-and-port, and in 1971 receives the German award for design «the Gold spindle». First man's collection Ungaro creates only in 1973. The success of the first collection has allowed the beginning couturier to leave a close flat on the Poppy-moan and to locate on an avenue Montaigne - the well-known street of Europe most, perhaps, where today House Emanuel Ungaro occupies three floors of an ancient private residence.

The French stars Katrin Deneuve Anuk Eme, and later and the most influential women of Europe and America become its clients. Almost with each of clients Ungaro falls in love. In a press there are reports and on its numerous novels, and on its short marriage with Anuk Emma, but all it only serves as additional advertising to the house singing of feminity. He does not subordinate women to a fashion, and gives them a choice. Thanks to this philosophy, Ungaro here already more than 30th years concern elite of tailor's guild. From the commercial point of view haute couture has lost for a long time already all appeal. That designers earn on it does not go to any comparison with their expenses. And, nevertheless, to refuse haute couture it is impossible, considers Ungaro. It considers models of a class "lux", as a field for the experiments which results will go on advantage to the woman with an average prosperity.

What is characteristic for a fashion «from Ungaro»? Soft streaming forms and delightful flower stuffings. Its models even in days of cold were more womanly «space style», than creation of its colleagues Kurrezha and Kardena. The maestro had always a soft corner in the heart for patterns and paints so 80th years when the fashion included contrasts of bright paints with black colour, for it were very favorable. For Ungaro florets on a checkered and striped fabric or large "peas" razveselyh tones - quite usual business.

It always went against a current, counter to opinion of colleagues. Perhaps, for this reason it always managed that was not under force another. It was necessary to affirm, for example, to direct dresses as Ungaro there and then offered a trapeze silhouette. Women wanted quiet tones, and the couturier dressed them in the bright. And the most surprising - to it it extremely was pleasant … the Last some years when in the Parisian design shop, apparently, all without an exception are captivated by ideas of rude minimalism, Emanuel Ungaro persistently continues to preach luxury and colour. « I for ever will remain the extremist, - likes to repeat it. - my things force the woman to feel free. It can carry them, not reflecting about any restrictions ». At Emanuelja Ungaro many correct clients. Its dresses and suits at all elegance are invariably very sexual. Here already the fifth generation of beauties comes to its boutique on an avenue Montaigne. And last creation from perfumery area, aroma Desnuda, it has supplied with a brush … This brush it is possible to iron itself behind an ear lobe, to tickle a neck … And thus to pretend, that you only put on yourself aroma! The woman wants pleasure. And Emanuel Ungaro it fine knows.

Ungaro - one of those the few which long saved the independence - both in private life, and in business. But in 1989 he marries perfect Italian Laure Fanfani. In total month was required to the fashion designer for decision-making on a marriage. Since then Emanuel and Laura - one of the most beautiful pairs of Paris. A year later after wedding at spouses Ungaro daughter-beauty Kozima was born. And though home life Emanuel Ungaro by an infinite holiday does not consider - «more likely, constant struggle», - it is happy really. Laura all time nearby: in affairs Ungaro it - a reliable support. In 1996 the management of its affairs has been passed Italian company "Ferrogamo". Itself Ungaro it is still shipped in creativity.

Today its House strongly holds positions of one of leaders in the fashion world, and itself Ungaro - one of the famous and titled designers of the world. Ten awards and awards are handed over it by the United States, Japan, Germany, Mexico and, certainly, France.