Ocimar Versolato (1 April 1961 in

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– 8 December 2017 in

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) was a

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-based

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er, who at one time worked for the house of Lanvin.

Career

Born of Italian immigrants in the Brazilian city of São Bernardo do Campo, Versolato moved to

to study at the

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. He worked for a while at the

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studio before establishing his own workshop in the

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. This venture was not a commercial success and he returned to Brazil in 2000. With new partners, he established fashion and, later, cosmetics businesses in Brazil and worked as a

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. He created costumes for leading performers, including actresses Sonia Braga and Vera Fischer, as well as singer

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. In 1996 and 1997 he again worked in Paris as the designer of four women's ready-to-wear collections at Lanvin, the first Brazilian in such a leading creative role at an international fashion house. A controversial figure, Versolato was scornful of the fashion industry, and notably German supermodel

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, in his book ''Vestido em Chamas'' (''Dressed in Flames''), published in 2005.

Death

Versolato died in hospital in São Paulo, Brazil on 8 December 2017 of an

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following a

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References

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