He worked as a busboy at Max's Kansas City while developing his designs; at one point his neighbor was Jimi Hendrix.
[1] Retailer Geraldine Stutz, of Henri Bendel stores, gave Falchi one of his early breaks.
[1] Falchi was married to his first wife Mary LaMosse, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the early 70s and later divorced.
He was married 25 years to his wife, Missy, whom he met while she was working for the special events office in a Neiman Marcus in Dallas.
They have two daughters: Kate, who is a designer with her father's company, and Juliet, who works for Estée Lauder.