The designer
Rosa Ferrer is a high-end swimwear designer. RF contributes the international fashion trends to her swimwear collections.
Her passion for fashion comes from her grandfather, José Ferrer, who belonged to the Pertegaz, Pedro Rodríguez and Balenciaga Group, the most representative of “haute couture” in the 30’s.
She specializated in I.D.E.P. followed with four-years degree in the School of Art and Fashion Tecniques (Barcelona), this is where she received a degree in costume design for theatre, opera and cinema. In 1988 Rosa apprenticed in Promostyl, Paris, where she collaborated in the creation of swimwear “cahiers”. This experience allowed her to rejoin the family business “Rosa Ferrer S.A.” where she was designing swimwear since 1990; she was working in four different brands: Francebel Junior, for the younger ones. RF.Junior for teenagers girls. Rosa Ferrer a young & fresh line and L.M.Luxe swimwear for the most sophisticated woman.
The brands were found in the most exclusive sales points of the international market in U.S.A, U.K, France, Italy , Germany, Benelux …The collections could be found in Sak’s, Neiman Marcus, Barney’s N.Y, Bloomingdale’s, Harrod’s, Fortune&Mason, Harvey nicol’s , Au Bon Marche and Bon Point.
The ladies and kid’s swimwear collections were based on rich and hight quality fabrics, hand made trimmings and embroderies and exclusive art-works.
In 2006 the family company closed and Rosa Ferrer started her collaboration during 5 years with Grupodocor; designing and developing the known ladies swimwear brands ; Cris Zarel, First Company, Suim, Avec Plaisir and Docor.
In 2011 Rosa Ferrer joins the American multinational Vanity Fair Brands Europe, designing the line Vanity Fair swimwear in exclusivity for the boutiques of the company and the swimwear control collection Bestform, for the French division.
At present Rosa Ferrer offers herself as free-lance designer and swimwear fashion consulter to the national and international market, offering her huge experience and creativity to the ladies and kid’s swimwear companies that may need her services.