About

Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Gabriella was drawn to beauty and design from a very young age. She was first introduced to high fashion when she began interning for local designer Sonia Kasparian at the age of 16. Sonia mentored Gabriella in all things design until she moved abroad to study at London College of Fashion.

Gabriella graduated with honors in 2018 with a BA in Fashion Contour, which gave her an extensive and wholistic understanding of fit and construction for womenswear and lingerie. Throughout her time abroad, she interned for various designers, including Roksanda, Elie Saab, Alexander McQueen, and Christian Cowan. She went on to work with Christian Cowan as a consultant and lingerie designer, and before she graduated she had created looks for Miley Cyrus, Brooke Candy, and Lady GaGa; amongst others.

For her Graduate project, Gabriella launched a lingerie brand that specialized in the repurposing of couture silk scarves into one of a kind lingerie and loungewear accessories. Ultimately she strives to expand the brand into sleepwear and luxury beachwear, with a focus on custom designed, hand printed silks & cottons.

She is passionate about sustainable, high quality fashion, and hopes to someday make an impact on the industry as a whole by helping to shift to more sustainable systems and practices.

Gabriella is currently seeking employment in a lingerie or womenswear focused role. Her ideal job would focus heavily in design and concept development. She is a skilled seamstress and has extensive knowledge of specialist machinery and technique, and is always seeking experiences where she can learn and grow. She describes her design style as romantic, flirty, and playful; like a Moschino-Rodarte hybrid.

“I want everything I make to feel like a work of art, but I also want the viewer to remember that fashion shouldn’t be taken so seriously.”