Sara Battaglia
Sara Battaglia | |
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 Battaglia in her studio in Milan, Italy | |
| Born | 30 April 1987 Gioia Tauro (RC) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Relatives | Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert (sister) |
Sara Battaglia (born 30 April 1987)[citation needed] is a fashion designer and the founder of the Sara Battaglia fashion label.[1][2]
Career[edit]
After graduating in Arts at the Brera Academy, the designer moved from Milan to Florence and then Paris, until she decided to establish her atelier back in Milan.[3]
Sara Battaglia started to design handbags, and then expanded to a ready-to-wear label.[4]
In the recent years, Sara Battaglia collaborated with international fashion brands like Salvatore Ferragamo and Frame.[5][6][7] In 2022, she partnered with Marina Rinaldi on the creation of a capsule collection (Absolutely Flawless).[8]
Sara Battaglia collections are presented during the Milan Fashion Week.[9]
Aesthetic[edit]
Mostly renowned for the use of vibrant colors combined with a sharp tailoring, Battaglia offers the modern women with revised 50s and 60s looks, taking inspiration from Slim Aarons, Ettore Sottsass and Jean Prouvè.
Awards[edit]
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2018 | "Best Emerging Brand" for the Fashion category in Italy by the Altagamma Foundation[10][11][12] |
| June 2018 | "The Next 100 Italy" in a special issue of MF Fashion magazine[9] |
Personal life[edit]
Battaglia grew up in a creative family in Milan: her mother has been teaching sculpture at the Brera Fine Arts Academy for several years.[13] Her siblings also are involved in the arts and fashion business.[13] Indeed, her sister is the Creative Director Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert, her older brother Antonio is a gallerist[14] and her younger brother Luigi is a set designer.
Battaglia currently lives in Milan.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sara Battaglia, via al ready to wear - MFFashion.com".
- ^ Issa, Caroline (23 February 2017). "Insider Interview: Sara Battaglia on her debut ready-to-wear line". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Sara Battaglia – Vogue.it".
- ^ Wallace, Francesca (17 April 2018). "Sara Battaglia on trends, dressing for the season and being a sister to @bat_gio". Vogue Australia. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "You'll Fall in Love with Ferragamo's Newest Rainbow Handbags".
- ^ "Sara Battaglia: nuova collaborazione con Salvatore Ferragamo – Vogue.it". 10 May 2017.
- ^ Chahine, Vicky (6 June 2016). "Art en Ciel" [Art in the Sky]. LeMonde.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ Zargani, Luisa (2022-02-28). "Marina Rinaldi Partners With Sara Battaglia on Capsule Collection". WWD. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ a b "Sara Battaglia - MFFashion.com".
- ^ "Emerging Brands – Altagamma".
- ^ "Altagamma premia Sara Battaglia – MilanoFinanza.it". www.milanofinanza.it. 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Altagamma premia Sara Battaglia - MFFashion.com".
- ^ a b "Who Is Giovanna Battaglia?". Grazia.
- ^ "Galleria Antonio Battaglia". www.espressionearte.it.
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