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Gia Ventola
Gia Ventola is a fashion designer who currently lives in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Gia owns and runs Gia Ventola Couture, a fashion boutique in Peabody, Massachusetts.

Early life
Gia Ventola grew up in Topsfield, Massachusetts; a town located less than 25 miles north of Boston. An only child, Gia attended Masconomet High School, and there she was a valuable player on the girl’s varsity field hockey team. She had intentions to have a college and Olympic career in field hockey, but after sustaining an injury, Gia decided to pursue the art of fashion.[2]

Career
Gia Ventola first caught the public’s eye when Britney Spears wore one of her pleather outfits during the opening act of Spears’s 1999 tour.

Ventola got her start at Parsons The New School for Design in Greenwich Village, New York City, where she received her B.A. in Fashion Design. She went on to release her first line, Pop Ventolation in 1998, which was debuted at the Girls Rule Spring 2001 show in New York City.[4] Gia then premiered a new label, Gia’s World. In the fall of 2005, Ventola launched her third line, the Gia Ventola Luxury Denim Collection in Europe and Asia.[1]

Some of Gia’s celebrity clients include Cher, Destiny’s Child, Pink, and Cheryl Crow. Gia has also appeared countless times in the media in magazines such as Lucky, Oprah, Teen People, and Vogue, in newspapers such as the Boston Globe, and on television and the radio.[4]

Gia Ventola Couture
Gia’s fashion boutique, Gia Ventola Couture was opened in the fall of 2008, and is located in between the North shore and Liberty Tree malls, on Sylvan Street in Peabody, Massachusetts.[2] The 3,000 square foot “Gothic baroque” inspired space, with black interior, concrete floors, and Belgium-made mannequins, creates a unique décor setting.[2]

Ventola’s goal for the boutique is to expand it into a mini-department store, with a large selection of underground designers, featuring designers from international lines such as Belgium, Sweden, and England. The merchandize available includes clothing for all ages, a denim collection, t-shirts, and couture dresses, as well as jewelry, hats and belts.[2]