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) is a fashion designer and the founder of the Sara Battaglia fashion label. [1] [2]
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]
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.
| Year | Title |
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| 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] |
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]
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