Marta Ferri
{{Short description|Italian fashion designer (born 1984)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|7|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Milan, Italy
| father = Fabrizio Ferri
| mother = Barbara Frua de Angeli
| spouse = {{marriage|Carlo Ludovico Borromeo|2012}}
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| noble family = Borromeo
| occupation = fashion designer
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Marta Ferri Borromeo (born 21 July 1984) is an Italian fashion designer. By marriage she is a member of the House of Borromeo, an Italian noble family.
Early life
Ferri was born on 21 July 1984 in Milan, Italy. She is the daughter of Barbara Frua de Angeli, an interior decorator, and Fabrizio Ferri, a photographer.{{cite web|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/the-scene/weddings/marta-ferri-and-carlo-borrmoeo-wedding|title=A Tale of Two Houses|first=Priya|last=Rao|date=4 February 2013|website=Town & Country}}
Career
After completing school, Ferri moved to New York City for four years and worked as a set designer, assistant photographer, digital tech assistant, a personal assistant, and a photo shoot producer. In 2009 she moved back to Italy and began working for Prada as a visual merchandiser. After a year and a half in Italy, she moved to Argentina and started a jewelry line called Nuda. While in Argentina she began experimenting with fabrics and began making hand-made dresses. She opened her own atelier, Banner, in Milan.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/fashion-insider-dress-monaco-grand-prix|title=Here's How a Fashion Insider Dresses for the Monaco Grand Prix|website=Vogue|date=26 May 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/get-the-look-stylish-italian-designers-delfina-delettrez-milan-fashion-week|title=Che Bella! Decoding the Look of 6 Stylish Italian Designers|website=Vogue|date=20 September 2014}} She sells her dresses, which are exclusively made-to-measure, at her atelier.{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/la-dolce-dressmaker-marta-ferri-1411749386|title=La Dolce Dressmaker: Marta Ferri|first=J. J.|last=Martin|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=2 October 2014|publisher=|via=www.wsj.com}} Her first dress collection debuted in December 2010.{{Cite web |last=Turra |first=Alessandra |date=2018-11-29 |title=40 of Tomorrow: Marta Ferri |url=https://wwd.com/business-news/business-features/40-of-tomorrow-marta-ferri-1202912864/ |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=WWD |language=en-US}} She references Isabella Rossellini as a style inspiration.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/italian-it-girls-beauty-muses-margherita-missoni-delfina-delettrez-monica-vitti-mariacarla-boscono|title=6 Italian It Girls on the Homegrown Icons That Set the Beauty Bar|website=Vogue|date=22 September 2016}} In May 2014 Ferri was invited by the Italian Embassy in Argentina to present her spring collection.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/marta-ferri-buenos-aires-photo-diary|title=Designer Marta Ferri's Buenos Aires Photo Diary|website=Vogue|date=10 June 2014}} In November 2014 she modeled in an advertisement campaign for Buccellati.{{cite web|url=http://buccellati.com/en/muses/marta-ferri|title=Marta Ferri|website=Buccellati Official}}
In 2016, Ferri collaborated with Italian textile company Molteni & C. to create new and modern designs.{{cite web|url=https://www.wallpaper.com/design/marta-ferri-brings-fresh-designs-to-molteni-and-c|title=Fantastic fabric: Marta Ferri brings fresh ideas to Molteni & C.|first=Wallpaper*|last=Magazine|date=11 April 2016|website=Wallpaper*}} In 2019, she developed capsule collections with Sergio Rossi{{Cite web |last=Turra |first=Alessandra |date=2019-05-23 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Sergio Rossi Kicks Off Sr Addiction Project With Marta Ferri |url=https://wwd.com/accessories-news/footwear/exclusive-sergio-rossi-kicks-off-sr-addiction-project-with-marta-ferri-1203137372/ |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=WWD |language=en-US}} and with the shoe designer Rothy's.{{Cite web |last=Maloney |first=Maggie |date=2019-10-22 |title=Rothy's Just Launched a Bright New Collaboration with Marta Ferri |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/fashion-trends/g29399146/rothys-shoes-marta-ferri-collaboration-shop/ |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=Town & Country |language=en-US}}
Personal life
She married her childhood friend Carlo Ludovico Borromeo at Pantelleria on 30 June 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.it/en/news/daily-news/2012/07/06/carlo-borromeo-marta-ferri-wedding/|title=The Borromeo-Ferri wedding|date=6 July 2012|website=Vogue.it}} Guests made donations to the Italian Association for Cancer Research and the Foundation for Research on Cystic Fibrosis on behalf of the couple.{{cite web|url=http://www.oggi.it/people/vip-e-star/2012/07/05/carlo-borromeo-e-marta-ferri-nozze-principesche-e-alternative/|title=Carlo Borromeo e Marta Ferri, nozze principesche e alternative|website=Oggi - People}} Her husband, a member of the House of Borromeo, is the son of Carlo Ferdinando Borromeo, Count of Arona and a brother of Beatrice Borromeo and a half-brother of Matilde Borromeo. She and Carlo have four children.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/pregnancy-beauty-tips-natural-designer-marta-ferri-italy-milan|title=It Designer Marta Ferri on the Italian Secrets to a Highly Chic Pregnancy|website=Vogue|date=28 February 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.harpersbazaararabia.com/interiors/homes/marta-ferri-milanese-palazzo|title=This Italian Couturier's Milanese Palazzo Is A Dream|website=Harper's BAZAAR Arabia}} She lives in a Palazzo in the old Milan, a building that was previously owned by the painter Giuseppe Bossi.{{Cite news |last=Zaman |first=Aisha |date=26 June 2018 |title=This Italian Couturier's Milanese Palazzo Is A Dream |work=Harper's Bazaar |url=https://www.harpersbazaararabia.com/culture/interiors/homes/marta-ferri-milanese-palazzo |access-date=15 November 2022}}
In August 2015 she was named on a Vogue best-dressed list after attending the wedding of her sister-in-law, Beatrice Borromeo, and Pierre Casiraghi.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/best-dressed-beatrice-borromeo-marta-ferri|title=10 Best Dressed: Week of August 10, 2015|website=Vogue|date=10 August 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/best-fashion-instagrams-solange-knowles-beatrice-anna-cleveland|title=The Best Fashion Instagrams of the Week: Amanda Seyfried's Pooch, Solange, and More|website=Vogue|date=August 2015}}
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