Renato Balestra studied for a degree in engineering.
Renato Balestra . Born in Trieste , Renato Balestra comes from a family of architects and engineers and after a childhood steeped in the Mid-European cultural environment of the area , he too began studying for a degree in civil engineering . It was not until the last year of his engineering studies , however , that he became involved in fashion , creating a design in response to a bet made among friends .