Alessandra Maglioli

Creative Head Womenswear Designer with 9+ years of experience in luxury fashion. Expert in shaping contemporary collections rooted in Neapolitan tailoring heritage, with full ownership of the creative and product development process. Award-winning designer trained at Istituto Marangoni.

Head designer womenswear at BARBA NAPOLI (2017-01 – Present)

• Leading the design identity for the womenswear collections, blending contemporary trends with traditional tailoring
• Managing relationships with premium fabric and accessory suppliers, attending international fairs to secure exclusive materials
• Overseeing the full product lifecycle, from initial moodboards and hand-drawn sketches to technical sheets and final sample monitoring (working on total look collections)
• Coordinating the entire prototyping phase, ensuring the transition from creative vision to final sample while maintaining high standards of Neapolitan tailoring excellence
• Presenting seasonal collections to buyers and stakeholders, effectively communicating the creative narrative and commercial potential.

Womenswear designer/consultant for east market at 22 CREATIVE STUDIO (2016-01 – 2017-12)

• Conducted trend forecasting and material research to define seasonal concepts
• Developed moodboards and visual narratives for collection storytelling
• Produced hand sketches and digital illustrations
• Direct contact with Shanghai clients and collection presentations

Womenswear designer assistant at ASPESI SPA (2015-01 – 2016-12)

• Fabric sourcing and material development
• Moodboards
• Illustrations
• Technical garment's pack development
• Collections presentations

Design lead for team project at MAX MARA (2014-01 – 2014-12)

• Knowledge of Max Mara group and development of a capsule collection for Sportmax
• Sketches and technical garment's pack development
• Collections presentations

Internship at CESARE ATTOLINI (2013-01 – 2013-12)

• Fabric research and selection

Master degree in womenswear in womenswear – ISTITUTO MARANGONI MILAN (2014-09 – 2015-06)

Bachelor's degree in fashion design in fashion design – SECONDA UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI (2010-09 – 2013-06)