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Emanuel (Maffeolit) Ungaro was born in Aix-en-Provence, France, in 1933. The son of an Italian tailor, he, too, became a tailor after learning the family business. Ungaro moved to Paris in 1955 and worked for Balenciaga for six years before quitting to work for Courrčges. In 1965, he opened his own couture business. Ungaro launched his first mens-wear collection, Ungaro Uomo, in 1973, and his first perfume 10 years later in 1983.
Ungaro is primarily known for his crisp, tailored, "space-age" clothes at the start of his career. His unique style was based on bold mixes of pattern and color. Later in his career, Ungaro began producing a more softened, flowing line. In 1980 and 1981, Ungaro received the Golden Thimble Award for his contributions to fashion.
(Seeling, C. 2000. Fashion: The century of the designer 1900-1999. Könemann.)
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