Born: Pesaro, Italy, 30 August 1942.
Education: Studied art and languages at University of Florence 1960-62, shoe design at Ars Sutoria, Milan, 1962.
Career: Designed collections for Lanvin, Patou, in Paris, 1963; showed first collection under own label, 1965; opened first shop, Paris, 1967, and began production of own line, 1968; collaborated with Anne Klein, 1973-94; started shoe factory and introduced accessory line (belts, bags, scarves, jewelry), 1974; introduced ready-to-wear line, 1976; introduced lower-priced shoe range, 1990; invented colors and new finishings or prints for the Italian tannery Stefania, from 1990; artistic director of Bruno Magli Shoes since 1993.
Exhibitions:Mostra d'epoca della calzatura, Vigevano, Italy; Andrea Pfister: Trente ans de création, (traveling exhibition), Musée International de la Chaussure, Romans, France, 1993-94; UBS-Brugg, Switzerland, 1994; Palazzo degli Affari, Milan, 1994-95; Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, and Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, 1996; Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles, 1998; Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, San Francisco, 1999.
Collections: Metropolitan Museum, New York.
Awards: Fashion Footwear Association of New York, Gold Medal, 1988; Designer of the Year, 1990 (for Anne Klein); first prize, shoe designer international competition, Amsterdam.
Address: Viale dei Mille, 47, Vigevano 27029 (PV), Italy.
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