Ocimar Versolato

Ocimar Versolato was born to parents of Italian origin near Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1961.

Deprived of an income following the death of his father, an industrialist, his mother opened a sewing workshop which grew into a couture salon. Ocimar was the only one out of six brothers and sisters, who actually enjoyed making clothes for the cream of Sao Paolo society ladies who patronized the salon.

First Ocimar studied architecture but dropped out and started a successful business making accessories. He left for Paris in 1987 and joined the prestigious Bercot Fashion Design School.