Early Bollywood stars, to current International celebrities like Freida Pinto,[3] have worn the designer’s creations.
Ferreira is also an active member of the URBZ group[6] that works towards preserving heritage districts and areas within metros.
Father Owen Ferreira was a hockey olympian[9] and his maternal ancestor was a Portuguese ambassador to India.
In 1992 continuing with his position as the Creative Head at the Boutiques Bada Saab and First Lady, he established a production unit and a studio for his namesake label ‘James Ferreira’.
In 2006 he debuted at the Lakme India Fashion week and subsequently in 2011 he collaborated with Veryta Foundation run by Stefano Pilati, design director Yves Saint Laurent and Filippo Binaghi, of Lorma SLR, Como, Italy to showcase a collection at the AW’11 Wills India Fashion Week.