Roberto Cavalli born in Florence, Tuscany. Cavalli enrolled at the local Art Institute, concentrating in textile print. While still a student, he made a series of flower prints on knit that caught the attention of major Italian hosiery factories.
In the early 1970s, he invented and patented a revolutionary printing procedure on leather, and he started creating patchworks of different materials. He debuted these techniques in Paris, immediately getting commissions from the likes of Hermès and Pierre Cardin. At age 30, he presented his first collection at the Salon for Prêt-à-Porter in Paris. He brought it to the catwalks of the Sala Bianca of Palazzo Pitti in Florence, and later on those of Milano Collezioni jeans made of printed denim, intarsia leathers, brocade and wild prints. He then opened his first boutique in 1972 in Saint-Tropez.This year marks the 40th anniversary of Roberto Cavalli's label. To celebrate the milestone, he sat down with Harper's Bazaar to dish on all things fashion and what really ticks him off and turns him on.
Here's what Roberto had to say:
On other designers taking inspiration from his trademark ideas:
"In the beginning, when people copied me I was happy." But now, "I can understand when H&M or Zara copies me, but I hate it when big designers copy me. You have a big name, you should never copy me."
On the provenance of his trademark leopard print:
"God created such a fantastic world. Leopard is an animal design, and my designs come from nature."
On his love for fashion, and for women:
"Of course I think about a beautiful woman to dress, because that’s my way," he says with a shrug. Is there a difference? "Yes," he says. "I don’t masturbate thinking about fashion."
On what he loves about women:
"Their eyes. A woman can drive me crazy with her eyes. And when they don’t pay attention to me, they drive me crazy too. I am a completely typical man."
Look at some of the whose who that showed up!
CIAO BELLA!
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