Giorgio Sant' Angelo Ladies Lux Blazer

Amazing (1) Button Luxury BlazerMr. Sant'Angelo was a true creative spirit who happened to become a fashion designer almost by accident. In 1967 when he was working as a textile designer, he happened to take home a few pieces of plastic. He turned the plastic into geometric-shaped jewelry that was admired by Diana Vreeland, then the editor of Vogue. Pictures of the jewelry were published in Vogue and in other fashion magazines.In 1968, he received his first Coty Award for those original designs, which fit in with the expressive mood of fashions in the 1960s. He then began to use tie-dyed fabrics, which he wrapped around the body gypsy-fashion and found himself in the fashion business. In 1970, he received his second Coty Award, for his clothes.After the gypsy look came the Indians. Mr. Sant'Angelo used leather, fringe, feathers, and beads in a collection that added North American and South American Indians to the ethnic fashion lexicon. He always preferred fluid, wrapped clothes to strict architectural designs. Use of Stretch FabricsHis clothes have always been popular with entertainers like Lena Horne, Bianca Jagger, and Faye Dunaway. Women who modeled for him, in the beginning, include Marina Schiano, who now works for Vanity Fair magazine, and who introduced him to Elsa Peretti, who later won fame for her jewelry designs.Pure WoolGreat one of a kind Piece!