Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert

Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert (born 1979) is an Italian fashion editor and Creative Director.

Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert
Born
Giovanna Battaglia

1979
NationalityItalian
OccupationFashion editor, creative director
Spouse(s)Oscar Engelbert
ChildrenTalitha Italia Engelbert
RelativesSara Battaglia (sister)

Engelbert was born in Milan, and studied at the Brera Fine Arts Academy, where her mother is teaching sculpture and an artist. She has four siblings.[1] She began modelling for Dolce and Gabbana when she was in her late teens, but left catwalk modelling to pursue a career in styling. She worked as a stylist for fashion magazine Pig and was later taken on by Anna Dello Russo, who was working as Vogue's fashion editor at the time.[1] Engelbert worked under famed editor Franca Sozzani at Italian Vogue [2] before the two worked together running Vogue Gioiello and Vogue Pelle [3]

As a stylist, Engelbert has collaborated on editorials with photographers such as Peter Lindberg, Patrick Demarchelier, Paolo Roversi and Mario Sorrenti [4] Engelbert has also worked as a stylist with numerous global fashion brands including Carolina Herrera, Michael Kors and Dolce & Gabbana [5]

In 2011 Engelbert moved to New York to work for fashion magazine W; she gained a following as a street style icon after she was photographed for Scott Schuman's new blog The Sartorialist.[1] As a Creative Director, Engelbert has worked on immersive theatre production Queen of the Night at The Diamond Horseshoe[6] as well as a series of campaign videos for Tory Burch [7]

In 2017 Engelbert's book, Gio_graphy: Fun in The Wild World of Fashion (ISBN 978-0847858392) was published by Rizzoli New York.[8][9][10]

Engelbert was named Creative Director for Swarovski Professional, the brands B2B division, in 2017 [11] and in this role she has launched the Swarovski Book of Dreams Vol I (in Sept 2018)[12] and Volume II (Feb 2019).[13] In 2020 her role was expanded and she was named Global Creative Director of Swarovski Group, covering all creative aspects of Swarovski as a whole and also making her the first ever company-wide Creative Director for the Swarovski brand.[14]

In 2016 she married Oscar Engelbert, a property developer, in Capri.[1][15] They live in Stockholm and have a daughter together, Talitha Italia Engelbert.[16][17] Her sister is designer Sara Battaglia.

References
  1. "Who Is Giovanna Battaglia?". Grazia Magazine. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  2. http://www.makingmanhattan.com/blog/career/giovanna-battaglia-interview
  3. https://thedollaandrea.com/2017/10/31/giovanna-battaglia-engelbert/
  4. https://www.pressreader.com/@nickname11466071/csb_5xDTyB1MAub4XcwlpHklTkE4huvt0-xC4-XFQ4gfBrxGTL1EepN9oyJtzUFI-ADn
  5. https://www.bikiniluxe.com/blogs/fashion-blog/giovanna-englebert
  6. https://www.behindthescenesnyc.com/new-york-theatrical-dinner-queen-of-the-night/
  7. https://www.wmagazine.com/story/tory-burch-debuts-new-holiday-campaign-with-jessica-hart
  8. Gowans-Eglinton, Charles. "Meet Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert, the woman with the wardrobe everyone wants". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  9. Lawrence, Vanessa. "How Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert Built Her Career". W Magazine. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  10. Turra, Alessandra. "Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert Brings 'Gio_Graphy' Book to Milan". WWD. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  11. https://uk.fashionnetwork.com/news/Swarovski-Manufaktur-opens-finally-in-Austria,1027700.html#.XIo_hDP7Su4
  12. https://www.vogue.com/article/giovanna-battaglia-engelbert-swarovski-book-of-dreams-milan-fashion-week-party
  13. https://www.vogue.com/article/book-of-dreams-volume-2-book-launch
  14. Wightman-Stone, Danielle (2020-05-19). "Swarovski appoints its first-ever company-wide creative director". fashionunited.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  15. "Who is Giovanna Battaglia". Full Of Taste. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  16. "Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert Has Given Birth to Her First Child". W Magazine | Women's Fashion & Celebrity News. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  17. Keltner De Valle, Jane. "Go Inside Giovanna Battaglia-Engelbert's Manhattan Apartment". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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