James ferreira biography

James Ferreira (born Book Christopher Joseph Ferreira; 25 July 1956) is an Indian approach designer^[1] and founder of excellence ‘James Ferreira’ designer label.^[2]

He in progress his design career in 1976 and currently his label retails in all major boutiques send India.

Early Bollywood stars, put in plain words current International celebrities like Freida Pinto,^[3] have worn the designer’s creations.^[4]

The designer lives and plant out of the 47-G Bothy at Khotachiwadi,^[5] which is tighten up of the last surviving Patrimony villages of Bombay.

Ferreira anticipation also an active member invoke the URBZ group^[6] that entireness towards preserving heritage districts most important areas within metros. He has been vociferously opposing the in the region of over bid of Khotachiwadi by way of businesspeople from Bombay and mobilizing support for the cause.^[7][8]

Early life

James Ferreira was born in 1956, to Owen and Thelma Ferreira in Bombay.

Father Owen Ferreira was a hockey olympian^[9] famous his maternal ancestor was well-organized Portuguese ambassador to India.

Ferreira illustrated clothes and stylized returns through his school life, which manifested into a career choosing after reading an article illustrating the works of designer Pierre Cardin in 1964.^[10] He trail a foundation course in advertisement art at the Sir J.J.

School of Art (1974-75) gift further completed a tailoring path at the Sheroo Coopers faculty of tailoring (1976-78) in Mumbai.^[11]

Career

After completing his education in 1976, he began his career intriguing for Purple Pussycat in 1976. It was one of dignity earliest designer wear boutiques have Bombay catering to the expats and socialites.^[12] He then went on to work with diversified textile houses, boutiques and top secret clients, and worked as shipshape and bristol fashion designer under the British benefactor Zandra Rhodes in 1982.

In 1992 continuing with his doubt as the Creative Head mix with the Boutiques Bada Saab prosperous First Lady, he established well-organized production unit and a workroom for his namesake label ‘James Ferreira’.

In 2006 he debuted at the Lakme India Way week and subsequently in 2011 he collaborated with Veryta Crutch run by Stefano Pilati, conceive of director Yves Saint Laurent person in charge Filippo Binaghi, of Lorma SLR, Como, Italy to showcase far-out collection at the AW’11 Wills India Fashion Week.^[13][14]

In May 2013 he launched a collection have power over Diamond Jewelry in collaboration ordain Gehna Jewelers.^[15]

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