Launching his first collection in 1976, designer Perry Ellis is known as a trailblazer, an innovator and a risk taker: “a man not afraid to fly by the seat of his pants”. Creating clothing that didn’t take itself too seriously, Ellis believed clothes should be fun, frivolous and exciting, never settling for the boring, the banal and the expected.Injecting the fashion industry with a dose of wit and whimsy, Perry Ellis has gained an international reputation and numerous awards for his dedication and commitment to menswear over the years.