Gianfranco Ferrè
"Today more than ever, the real challenge that fashion
is facing quantitatively is seen in the relationship between
creative intention and research for materials. Research as experimentation, innovation, invention. But also as a
constant development of skills acquired over time,
along the paths traced boldly by a unique
productive tradition. For the sense of quality and
sophistication of the processes, a balance
between craftsmanship and industrial know-how,
between human effort and technology.
A manufacturing tradition of which Faliero Sarti is
one of the most significant and influential representatives.
Its fifty-year experience is undoubtedly
its biggest strength in tackling the next fifty...
Facing the future."