Born in Brindisi in 1986, she moved to Milano to undertake fashion design studies at
Politecnico di Milano. In 2011 she graduated with the final thesis project
“Finestre sul mondo”, a parallelism between Fashion and Cinema
expression techniques that analyses the different levels of coherence of the
artistic product with the everyday reality versus theatrical/ factitious
abstraction, supported by interviews to innovative fashion brands that propose
alternative performances to the classic fashion shows as form of presentation
of their collections (ex. Bless, Boudicca). After the graduation she
deepened her competences at Central Saint Martin in London. The year after
she won the contest “Elle Competition” for the best portfolio so she got a Master Degree at the international institute Domus Academy in
Milan. During her educational path she attended several workshops in
collaboration with renowned companies like Etro, Hermes, L’Oreal Paris, artists
like the photographer Cristina Nunez, the pattern maker Julian Roberts, the illustrator
Natalie Ascencios and lecturers/designers such as
Monica Tempesta and Ennio Capasa. During these years she literally started to
put her hands in the dough and discovered her passion for textile manipulation,
fabric treatments and dyeing techniques Her first working experience has been as apparel graphic designer for a
consulting agency based in Milan. After a 6 months internship as fashion design
assistant for the contemporary brand Lucio Vanotti, in 2014 she started her
experience in Diesel Black Gold, under the creative direction of the
Norwegian/New York based designer Andreas Melbostad, participating actively to
Milano and New York fashion weeks. She worked for the first line of Diesel for
the next 4 years moving from womenswear to both genders with a focus on
experimental denimwear, leading the special treatments department. Between
2018 and 2023 she collaborated with the Californian brand 7 For All Mankind,
living between Italy and Switzerland, where the European headquarter of the
company is located. She was responsible for the main women collection and the
seasonal collaborations (N°21 by Alessandro dell’Acqua, Marques Almeida). During 2023 she worked as Senior designer for the conceptual brand
Vetements based between Zurich and Paris, with a focus on special projects
across all categories of garments and accessories (womenswear and
menswear).
In the same year she designed and produced the stage costumes for the performance Where Do We Go From Here, a project directed by Simon Waldvogel This collaboration represents an enlightening turning point in her journey as a designer also towards contemporary theatre, dance and performing arts.
Next to her main working path she has always created personal projects focused on minimal outerwear pieces with a twist in the volumes once worn on the body and recycled/leftover treated fabrics collage pieces. In this box with no creative boundaries and commercial limits she puts together her main interests: textile experimentation, photography, graphic and storytelling.
In the same year she designed and produced the stage costumes for the performance Where Do We Go From Here, a project directed by Simon Waldvogel This collaboration represents an enlightening turning point in her journey as a designer also towards contemporary theatre, dance and performing arts.
Next to her main working path she has always created personal projects focused on minimal outerwear pieces with a twist in the volumes once worn on the body and recycled/leftover treated fabrics collage pieces. In this box with no creative boundaries and commercial limits she puts together her main interests: textile experimentation, photography, graphic and storytelling.
“I like the rain before it falls.
Of course there is no such thing...That's why it's my favorite” J. C.
Of course there is no such thing...That's why it's my favorite” J. C.
2024 - 2025
Womenswear - Menswear designer
consultant / freelance
Milano
SURVIVING YOU, ALWAYS
Costume Design
and creation
Idea & Direction: Simon Waldvogel / Collettivo Treppenwitz
Direction assistant: Camilla Parini, Giacomo Toccaceli
Music composition & live set: Magda Drozd
Visual project & set design: Daniele Spanò
Light designer: Savino Caruso
Production: Collettivo Treppenwitz, LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura
Co-production: Südpol - Luzern, in collaboration with: Grütli Centre de Production et de diffusion des Arts vivent - Genève, Kaserne - Basel
2024
RITARDATARI
Chair Design
and creation
Idea: Francesca Merli, Laura Serena
Direction: Francesca Merli
Campo Teatrale, Milano
ORME
Costume Design
creation and vintage consultant
Compagnia d’arte dinamica Alpha ZTL
/ Casa circondariale di Brindisi
ARENA
Costume Design
and creation
Direction: Pablo Ezequiel Rizzo / Sena Lippi
Coreography: Pablo Ezequiel Rizzo
Dramaturg & voice: Sena Lippi
Hangartfest 2024, Pesaro
COMPLEXITY OF BELONGING
Costume / Furniture Design
and creation
Direction: Simon Waldvogel
Direction assistant: Valentina Ronzo
Campo Teatrale, Milano
SOSSOC
Costume Design
and artisanal creation
contemporary circus and acrobatic art trio Cia Nua, Barcelona
2023 - 2024
LUCE LAB Cinecittà
Training course
Costume History, Tailoring for the stage,
Hand embroidery, Ageing and Dyeing techniques
with: Carlo Poggioli, Eva Coen, Gabriele Mayer
Practical training
Il Costume, Roma
2023
EDIPO RE, Giocasta
Costume / Jewels Design
and creation
Spazio Frescobaldi, Brindisi
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE
Costume Design
and creation
Idea & direction: Simon Waldvogel
Direction assistant: Nazareno Pocapaglia
Campo Teatrale, Milano
Fabbrica del Vapore - Milano Design Weeek 2024
VETEMENTS
Womenswear/Menswear Senior Designer
reporting to the Creative director & co-founder
(4 collections /year for each gender + VTMNTS & Special capsule)
Outerwear, Leather
Woven, Jersey, Knitwear
Denim 5pkts jeans and DenimRTW + Treatments research
Shoes & Bags concept ideas and sketches
Special projects & Collaborations
Ideas Sketching and technical drawing, tech packs,
Graphic research and interaction with graphic dept.,
Shooting assistance
2018 - 2023
7 FOR ALL MANKIND
Womenswear Designer
reporting to the Head designer EMEA
(4 collections /year)
Denim 5pkts jeans and Denim RTW
Outerwear, Leather
Hard & soft Woven / flou
Jersey & Sweatshirt
Knitwear
Special treatments and dyeng techniques research (laudries & vintage shops/archives)
Accessories (belts, scarfs, hats, shoes)
Special projects/ Collaborations
(N. 21 , Marques Almeida)
Vintage and competitors research, Trends research, Moodboards creation
Fabrics and trims selection
Detailed flat sketches and looks illustrations,
New fit development, Fitting sessions
Vendors, laundries and embroidery houses archive research
Internal meetings and official presentations set up.
Ensure the flow of information among all departments
2014 - 2018
DIESEL BLACK GOLD
2016-2018
Womenswear / Menswear / Denimwear Senior Designer
reporting to the Creative director
(4 collections /year for each gender)
Denim pants and Denim RTW
Dyed and special treatments programs in several techniques
Explore and expand the seasonal collection theme
Vintage, market and editorial research
Sketches proposals, Draping, Technical drawings
study of mock ups and prototype, details constructions and innovative stitching techniques
in collaboration with the in-house atelier, garment technologists and pattern makers
Graphic prints and embroidery applications artworks ideas and placement. Creative / experimental washing and treatments proposals. Fabrics and trims selection, New fit development, Lead fitting sessions. Ensure that the direction image is respected through all the denim pieces. Commercial interpretations of the main seasonal idea according to the given price points. Lead merchandising and development follow up meeting. Fashion shows coordination assistance
2014-2016
RTW Womenswear Junior Designer
reporting to the RTW Womemswear Senior Designer & Coordinator (4 collections/year)
Outerwear, Leather,
Woven, Soft Woven, Jersey
vintage research and archive update, fitting sessions assistance,
draping ideas, providing mock ups working with in-house atelier
comunication with product development team
fashion shows coordination assistance
2013
LUCIO VANOTTI
Womenswear / Menswear Design Assistant
reporting to the Creative director & founder
(4 collections /year for each gender)
Woven, Soft Woven, Jersey
technical drawings, all over pattern developmen,
fashion shows and events invitations graphic layout,
contact with stylists and fashion magazine for editorials,
“White” fair: event and sales assistance and clients manager
2012 - 2013
DOMUS ACADEMY, Milano
Fashion Design Post Graduate Master
(1 year)
2011
Winner of ELLE Competition
BLUE KITCHEN STUDIO
Apparel Graphic Designer
Placed graphic artwork for t-shirts and all over pattern development,
trims development (2D design of new buttons, zip pullers, labels, hangtags)
Coloring/ rendering of flat sketches & illustrations
CENTRAL SAINT MARTIN, London
University of Arts, London
Workshop: alternative sketching & project presentation techniques
2005 - 2011
POLITECNICO di MILANO
2009-2011 Fashion Design Master Degree
2005-2008 Fashion Design Bachelor Degree
Workshops with Hermes, Etro
Womenswear - Menswear designer
consultant / freelance
Milano
SURVIVING YOU, ALWAYS
Costume Design
and creation
Idea & Direction: Simon Waldvogel / Collettivo Treppenwitz
Direction assistant: Camilla Parini, Giacomo Toccaceli
Music composition & live set: Magda Drozd
Visual project & set design: Daniele Spanò
Light designer: Savino Caruso
Production: Collettivo Treppenwitz, LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura
Co-production: Südpol - Luzern, in collaboration with: Grütli Centre de Production et de diffusion des Arts vivent - Genève, Kaserne - Basel
2024
RITARDATARI
Chair Design
and creation
Idea: Francesca Merli, Laura Serena
Direction: Francesca Merli
Campo Teatrale, Milano
ORME
Costume Design
creation and vintage consultant
Compagnia d’arte dinamica Alpha ZTL
/ Casa circondariale di Brindisi
ARENA
Costume Design
and creation
Direction: Pablo Ezequiel Rizzo / Sena Lippi
Coreography: Pablo Ezequiel Rizzo
Dramaturg & voice: Sena Lippi
Hangartfest 2024, Pesaro
COMPLEXITY OF BELONGING
Costume / Furniture Design
and creation
Direction: Simon Waldvogel
Direction assistant: Valentina Ronzo
Campo Teatrale, Milano
SOSSOC
Costume Design
and artisanal creation
contemporary circus and acrobatic art trio Cia Nua, Barcelona
2023 - 2024
LUCE LAB Cinecittà
Training course
Costume History, Tailoring for the stage,
Hand embroidery, Ageing and Dyeing techniques
with: Carlo Poggioli, Eva Coen, Gabriele Mayer
Practical training
Il Costume, Roma
2023
EDIPO RE, Giocasta
Costume / Jewels Design
and creation
Spazio Frescobaldi, Brindisi
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE
Costume Design
and creation
Idea & direction: Simon Waldvogel
Direction assistant: Nazareno Pocapaglia
Campo Teatrale, Milano
Fabbrica del Vapore - Milano Design Weeek 2024
VETEMENTS
Womenswear/Menswear Senior Designer
reporting to the Creative director & co-founder
(4 collections /year for each gender + VTMNTS & Special capsule)
- CATEGORIES
Outerwear, Leather
Woven, Jersey, Knitwear
Denim 5pkts jeans and DenimRTW + Treatments research
Shoes & Bags concept ideas and sketches
Special projects & Collaborations
- MAIN ACTIVITIES
Ideas Sketching and technical drawing, tech packs,
Graphic research and interaction with graphic dept.,
Shooting assistance
2018 - 2023
7 FOR ALL MANKIND
Womenswear Designer
reporting to the Head designer EMEA
(4 collections /year)
- CATEGORIES
Denim 5pkts jeans and Denim RTW
Outerwear, Leather
Hard & soft Woven / flou
Jersey & Sweatshirt
Knitwear
- MAIN ACTIVITIES
Special treatments and dyeng techniques research (laudries & vintage shops/archives)
Accessories (belts, scarfs, hats, shoes)
Special projects/ Collaborations
(N. 21 , Marques Almeida)
Vintage and competitors research, Trends research, Moodboards creation
Fabrics and trims selection
Detailed flat sketches and looks illustrations,
New fit development, Fitting sessions
Vendors, laundries and embroidery houses archive research
Internal meetings and official presentations set up.
Ensure the flow of information among all departments
2014 - 2018
DIESEL BLACK GOLD
2016-2018
Womenswear / Menswear / Denimwear Senior Designer
reporting to the Creative director
(4 collections /year for each gender)
- CATEGORIES
Denim pants and Denim RTW
Dyed and special treatments programs in several techniques
- MAIN ACTIVITIES
Explore and expand the seasonal collection theme
Vintage, market and editorial research
Sketches proposals, Draping, Technical drawings
study of mock ups and prototype, details constructions and innovative stitching techniques
in collaboration with the in-house atelier, garment technologists and pattern makers
Graphic prints and embroidery applications artworks ideas and placement. Creative / experimental washing and treatments proposals. Fabrics and trims selection, New fit development, Lead fitting sessions. Ensure that the direction image is respected through all the denim pieces. Commercial interpretations of the main seasonal idea according to the given price points. Lead merchandising and development follow up meeting. Fashion shows coordination assistance
2014-2016
RTW Womenswear Junior Designer
reporting to the RTW Womemswear Senior Designer & Coordinator (4 collections/year)
- CATEGORIES
Outerwear, Leather,
Woven, Soft Woven, Jersey
- MAIN ACTIVITIES
vintage research and archive update, fitting sessions assistance,
draping ideas, providing mock ups working with in-house atelier
comunication with product development team
fashion shows coordination assistance
2013
LUCIO VANOTTI
Womenswear / Menswear Design Assistant
reporting to the Creative director & founder
(4 collections /year for each gender)
- CATEGORIES
Woven, Soft Woven, Jersey
- MAIN ACTIVITIES
technical drawings, all over pattern developmen,
fashion shows and events invitations graphic layout,
contact with stylists and fashion magazine for editorials,
“White” fair: event and sales assistance and clients manager
2012 - 2013
DOMUS ACADEMY, Milano
Fashion Design Post Graduate Master
(1 year)
2011
Winner of ELLE Competition
BLUE KITCHEN STUDIO
Apparel Graphic Designer
- MAIN ACTIVITIES
Placed graphic artwork for t-shirts and all over pattern development,
trims development (2D design of new buttons, zip pullers, labels, hangtags)
Coloring/ rendering of flat sketches & illustrations
CENTRAL SAINT MARTIN, London
University of Arts, London
Workshop: alternative sketching & project presentation techniques
2005 - 2011
POLITECNICO di MILANO
2009-2011 Fashion Design Master Degree
2005-2008 Fashion Design Bachelor Degree
Workshops with Hermes, Etro