A design tutorial by Manuela Brambatti, Versace's chief design
illustrator, the book is an idea of couturier Flavio Marconi who,
impressed by her drawing style, her unique taste designing fashion
collections and the precision with which she captures the flow of fabric
over the body, convinced her to put it into print. Here Brambatti
reveals her fresh and innovative style, not better than others, as she
writes, but orginal and distinctive for Versace's workshop, halfway
between fashion sketching and illustration.
Manuela Brambatti began to work in the fashion world in the late
'70's for the fashion magazine Style and for other magazines. She has
collaborated with Giorgio Correggiari, Krizia, and Gian Marco Venturi.
Employee, and later exclusive partner of the Versace fashion house from
1981 to 2009, Manuela, was crucial in setting standards in the Style
magazine for the presentation of all fashion collections and their
illustrations and, in recent years, the Home Collection of the Brand.
Foreword writer Bruno Gianesi worked for Gianni Versace's for
sixteen years as head stylist and manager of theatrical projects. He
designed costumes for respected choreographers and directors such as
Maurice Béjart, Roland Petit, William Forsythe, and Bob Wilson and
designed also clothing for famous members of the international jet-set,
including Elton John, Madonna, Lady Diana, and Sting. The journalist and
foreword writer Tony di Corcia published several books about Gianni
Versace.
