francesca de nardi

born and resident in Rome,Italy. 16/f, Pietro Marchisio, street 00173

ph. 011(39-06)7212883 cell. ph. 011(39-333)3478333

- P.IVA 10118550580 -

web-site: www.fdnfashion.com e-mail: fdn@fdnfashion.com

designer  manager  consultant

specialized in: study of lines, colors and fibers, otherwise of fashion tendencies and the criteria of purchase. Modernization of the material tendencies accessories and market through the constant participation to the field fairs. Analysis and verification of the new ones trend, markets and points sale in the main Italian cities. Supervision of the production processes and the relative times of organization, careful study of the demands for the customer. Available to relocate. Contact for: collection design, product manager, prototype supervisoring. Good linguistic knowledge, excellent organizing skills, easy public relation, available frequent travels.

EDUCATION

1993

“La Sapienza” University of Rome. Modern Literature Degree. Specialization: theatre, cinema and arts. Thesis: ‘The theatrical costume in the 17th century. The Hipermestra’ s drama’.

1992

“Academy of Superflous”, Rome, Italy. Professional certificate as ‘interior decorator’.

1991

"Academy of Costume and Fashion", Rome, Italy. Degree fashion and costume designer. Thesis: ‘Fashion  in Walt Disney’s comic strips’.

LANGUAGE

Italian mother tongue        English fluent        Spanish good        French sufficient

EMPLOYMENT

2005

- fdnfashion studio, Rome, Italy. Opening new look and redesigned studio in colours, styling and image. Decoration and interior design samples.

- studio marketing and organize new collection and brands with the Asian production.
- Consultances for interior decorating redesign.
- Rome Spouse, Rome fair. Consulting services for: image studio, personal shopper, fabrics and accessories research, vintage selection.
2004

- Fiori d’Arancio, Ergife Palace, Rome. Consultance servicies during the fair. 3 flash collections: weeding dress and redesigned vintage.

- Trio Alma Mahler, Rome. Historic research and realization for the costume of Alma Mahler.Scenography‘s fabric research.
- Pigreco, Adriana Raciti,  AltaRoma, Auditorium, Rome. Product manager samples dance performance: "quattro toni e il quinto elemento".
- Gianni Serra, Auditorium, Rome. Product manager sample-prototypes for the knitwear collection, for the fashion-show in Altaroma.
- HostessWeb, Rome.Fashion-show's Art-director, glamour collection, for the" D.V.F. Della Ventura Foundation", charity evening.
- Pigreco, Rome. Product manager for the sample's production spring-summer collection 2005 woman knitwear.
- PleinAir, Rome. Booth's presentation of beachwear collection, accessories and jewlerydecoration.
- Trend research, exhibition report: Pitti Yarns, Vintage Selection, Moda In, Intertex, White, Neozone, Vintagevent.
- PigrecoRicerca, Rome. Knitwear prototypes 2004/05 fall-winter collection.
- CNEL, national council of economy and labour market, Rome. Forum discussion: “fashion profiles and the globalized world”.
- Rome Spouse, Rome fair. Fdnfashion studio: fabrics research, design, image-colours, personal shopper, stencil design for table.
2003 - Gift idea. Mall, Cinecittà 2, Rome. Presentation studio line design research. Prototypes. Booth styling.
- Christmas in Province, Rome. Presentation research prototype: knitwear, biedermeier jewellery, interior decoration.
- Fashion Travel, Rome. Consultant-cohordinator to organize outlet shopping tour.

- Aruba srl, Rome. Public relation-consultant to supervisoring collection protitypes and following production in Asia.

- Intertex, Moda In, Milan. Consultant, trend research about the new accessories, fabric and embrodery collections.
- PigrecoRicerca, Rome. Supervisor knitwear prototiypes 2004 spring-summer collection.
- City Hall theatre, San Felice Circeo, LT. “Fashion Lab & 4 Workshops” working in progress, exhibition step by step about: design, fashion world, vintage, interior decoration.
- PittiFilati, Florence. Trend research about the new yarn collections.
- Website redesign by fdnfashion studio”.
- Master in web marketing and fashion business, in 4 university: Teramo, Pescara, Campobasso, L'Aquila and Brioni s.p.a. Dr. Maria Teresa Cuzzolini's thesis for the web-marketing exam. Object the technic analysis of www.fdnfashion.com website.
- S.O.S. 1 mattina, RAI1TV, SaxaRubra, Rome. TV show interview as consultant and designer, beachwear presentation summer 2003.
- Consultant and designer for private clients. Evening and wedding dress.
- Florence Gift Mart, Fortress da Basso, FI. collection of accessories and interior decoration, beach-wear. Booth styling.
- Florence, Milan. Consultant-trend research for yarn, fabric, accessories collection. Pitti Filati, Vintage selection, Intertex, Moda In.
- Webmoda.net article on line for Bride Rome 2003, http://www.webmoda.net/articoli/zin_474.htm
- RomeSpouse 2003, Rome Fair. Presentation design-research: wedding-evening dress, fabrics, yarns, home decoration, canvas.
2002 - San Diego CA. Research marketing: products (surfwear, swimwear), fabrics shape line, fairs contacts with the Convention Centre.
- Art Cafè, Borghese Villa, Rome. Art director, stylist of Beauty evening on wednesday. Flash of collection. Video TV on “Stream news”.
- Florence Gift Mart, Fortress da Basso. Knitwear, beach-wear, jewellery collection. Booth styling Accessories and interior decoration.
- Macef, Milan Fair. Presentation collection knitwear, beach-wear, jewellery biedermaier technic. Booth styling.
- June-July, surfshop, San F.Circeo, LT, Italy. Coordinator design ADV online, restyling image and windows.
- february, RAI, Rome. Assistant costume-stylist for the television production “ Chiambretti c’è”.
2001 - 12-25 August, Sabaudia, LT. Show-room open-air “…moda…” the fashion-designer. The route of work. From planning creation to the final product: development. Court of City Hall Palace.
- 11 April, Radio Dimensione Suono, Rome. Guest on line, commercial AD on RDS web-site, section Notte Net, speaker Paolo Monesi.
- Consultant design production accessories knitwear private customers.
'00/2000 - 15 Dec./15 Jan., Rome. Show-room own collection. Fall-winter knitwear-casual-evening dress, sport-wear, Rome.
2000 - Opening own web-page ON-LINE: www.fdnfashion.com
- III° International Festival Photos Videos Sub, Blue Porth, Elba Island. Setting-styling-booth. Samples collection during the show. 

- Designs, consultancies for wedding-dress, knitwear and beachwear for private clients.

'99/2000

- Consultant private customers for yarns, fabrics and shapes. Production clothes winter and next spring - summer.

1999

- New York. Presentations  and contacts of own collection and fabric-yarn trend research.

- "La Modainvetrina", July 2nd/3rd, fashion-shows in UPIM and AUCHAN mall.Every show were on line in internet on web-site: http://eventi.tin.it/modainvetrina . In the web page it's possible find information, photos-resume, on professional profile.

- "Hand Made International Trade Show", Fortress da Basso, Florence. Presentation of own spring-summer collection 2000 + flash fall-winter '99-2000.

1998

- "BAYSIDE Café", Rome. Consultant supervisor clothes production for the wait-staff. Hawaiian shirts, skirts, t-shirt, top.

- "Trade Fair", Rome. Presentation of summer collection.

- "Plan, Design, Production, the net of Fashion" S.F.Circeo, LT. Show-room designs-clothes winter - summer knitwear.

- Opening - store, New York. Fashion consultant.

- Sketches for an interior decoration on walls in a restaurant La Jolla, San Diego, CA.

- Consultant and fashion designer for private customers (casual, knitwear, evening dresses), Rome.

1997

- "Rome Spouse 1997", Rome Fair. Presentation of designs, evening-wedding dress, knitwear.

- 'Light House' store, Rome. Consultant fall-winter collection. Supervisor of production.

- Show-room own collection. Fall-winter knitwear, sport-wear, Rome.

- "Christmas in the world", exposition Rome Fair. Booth presentation own winter collection.

- Show-room of own collection of evening dress.

1996

- 'Green Park' store, Rome. Fashion consultant + manager production summer collection (knitwear, beachwear, accessories).

- Consultant summer collection for many stores and ateliers in Rome.

- "Trade Fair", Rome. Exposition  summer collection.

- "Travel in fashion world", S.F. Circeo, LT. Summer show-room own collection.

- Show-room in Academy of Costume and Fashion, Rome. Fall-winter collection.

1995

"IX National show of Pret-a-porter", Rome. Presentation of summer collection '95 + flash of winter  collection.

- "X National show of Pret-a-porter", Rome. Presentation winter knitwear + flash summer collection.

- Consultant + productions of knitwear for some stores in Rome. Green Park, Ripetta, Spagna.

- "The Fashion Village &… around", Borghese Villa, Rome. Fall-winter exposition own collection with Green Park store.

- "Christmas in the world", Rome Fair. Winter knitwear collection: fine fabrics and precious yarns.

1994

- Barbiconi, Rome. Brochure illustrations. Priest clothing, ceremony uniforms, medals of Malta's order and SS. Sepolcro Knights.

- Consultant - coordinator knitwear production for many stores in Rome.

- Dimitri atelier, New York. Designs fall-winter season.

1993

- Planned and realized the evening "fashion grains… on the sand", Valentino Notte club, S.F. Circeo, LT. Own fashion-show: 47 dresses, spring-summer '91. Accessories, beachwear, cocktail - evening - wedding dresses.

1992

- Murals painted for a competition. San Felice Circeo, LT, Italy. Title: "The Ulixe's return", 2.50 x 10 meters.

- Opening own studio-atelier in Rome.

1991

- "I National Show of Pret-a-porter", Rome. Fashion-show + exhibition of fashion illustrations.

- Press Agency GRTV. Fashion consultant news + publication of designs on Canada and Usa magazine.

- Derby-Sporting, Halan Green, Rome. Consultant + graphic sketches designs for two sportive men  lines. Knitwear, beachwear, casual spring-summer '92.

- Manager + coordinator of own fashion-show 'Tirreno Club', Fregene, Rome. Collaboration like speaker of Mrs Bianca Maria Piccinino, RAI journalist. Collection spring-summer.

- “Hollywood party”, Tirreno Club Fregene. The great Sixties, evening party, realization and coordinator, photographic set organization.

1990

- Academy of Costume and Fashion "final work" in Medici Villa-France Academy, Rome. Fashion  show. Choosen to work for MISSONI.

- Missoni Couture, Sumirago, Va, Italy. Designed the fall-winter collection '91-'92. Knitwear + accessories + jewellery.

- My Club club-disco, Rome. Murales and decorations.

1989

- Valtur Village, Ostuni, Puglia and Bizerte, Tunisie. Costume designer + coordinator for the show "The Phantom of the opera".

- Graphic illustrations and designs of two sport-collections: golf + ski. Competitive area BNL, Rome.

- 1988/93 - "Quadretti and Righine" store, Rome.  Fashion consultant + manager coordinator production. Designs and samples of knitwear winter-summer m/w, accessories and beachwear.

1988

- "La TV delle Ragazze", show on RAI, Rome. Assistant + coordinator costume designer.

1987

- Roberta Badino, atelier Rome. Winner competition designs for fabric print. Worked on swatches and colours stamps.

TRAVELS

2004 Spain Baleari-Pitiuse islands (Ibiza–Formentera) 2 weeks
2002 U.S. San Diego-L.A.-Baja California (Mexico) 3 weeks
   " Egypt Old Sharm-Namabay-Dahab 1 week
00/2001 Austria Wien 1 week
2000 Spain Sevilla-Cordoba 1 week
   " England London-Cornish-Wells 1 week

99/2000

Spain

Sevilla-Cadiz

1 week

1999

U.S.

NY-California-Hawaii-Florida-Louisiana

3 months

1998

U.S.

NY-California-Nevada-Arizona-Hawaii

2 months

1997

U.S.

NY-California (S.D.-LA-S.F)

1 month

1996

Cuba

Varadero-Caio Largo-Havana

2 weeks

1994

U.S.

NY-New England-Miami

2 months

1992 Europe England-France-Germany 1 month

1987

Tunisia

Tunisi-Bizerte-El Kebir

3 weeks

COMPUTER KNOLEDGE

- Windows programs, office. Surfing the net, front page, paint shop pro.

SKILLS/INTEREST

- Ski, Swim, Tennis, Skating on ice and in line, Scuba Diving, dance, travel.

                                                                      Sincerely

                                                                                                                      dott. francesca de nardi

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