Every day we are used to connect to various social platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and many more. We follow hundreds of VIPs who inspire us and who, let’s admit it, make us dream. Among them, thee are a few talents Made in Italy, social figures who were able to carve successful social careers and gain an impressive number of followers not only in Italy, but throughout the world.
MARIANO DI VAIO
The most requested fashion blogger of the moment. With his blog Mdvstyle.com he has managed in less than a year to climb the Italian and foreign charts of male bloggers, and is one of the most followed in Europe. He has attracted the attention of many magazines. He took part in the advertising campaign for the new Roberto Cavalli perfume and continues to model for important fashion homes. His dream? To enter the world of acting, his greatest passion.
CHIARA FERRAGNI
She is the most popular fashion blogger in the world, with more than 5.4 million followers on Instagram and more than 14 million visitors per month on her website TheBlondeSalad.com. An unprecedented success for this young Italian lady who in a few years has grown her blog as she hoped in her wildest dreams. Today she is an icon in terms of taste and fashion, she won the blogger of the year award to Bloglovin’ Awards 2015 and is the global ambassador for Pantene. The Blonde Salad has expanded to become a real brand thanks to the sleek Chiara Ferragni Collection of shoes, handbags and accessories, a huge worldwide success.
ANNA DELLO RUSSO
Fashion editor of Vogue Japan, is a landmark for the trendsetters of the world. She is also the only Italian who has established collaborations with fashion houses at a high international level. With the lifestyle of a super star, she lives in the heart of Milan, where she owns a small apartment dedicated to her walk-in closet for her countless clothes and, of course, shoes. She curates her site Annadellorusso.com where she sets her style rules, has created her first perfume and, as her latest project, she might create a tea set for a major British brand.
ANTONIA GIACINTI
Head of the most beautiful shops of Milan, since 2011 fashion director at Excelsior, a new luxury store of 40,000 square meters in Milan. Her strength is to understand the audience and offer something beyond obvious patterns and likes. Together with with Maurizio Purificato, today they own a group of exclusive boutiques for man and woman respected throughout the world. Visit her website Antonia.it to discover all the latest trends.
MARIA LUISA FRISA
Fashion curator and critic, is the director of the degree course in fashion design and media arts at the University Iuav of Venice. Curator of important exhibitions and books around the world. She has designed “Emporio Armani Magazine” for Giorgio Armani and she is working with Italian publications L’Espresso and Domus. Her thoughts about today’s fashion? “We should forget the masters, do less shows and focus on what is really the fashion search strategy.”
RICCARDO GRASSI
A career dedicated to the research of fashion brands to launch or strengthen the market. He decided to open a studio in Milan where to develop and work on new proposals to be submitted to the market worldwide. He launched numerous designers and after a 25-year career he has opened a showroom named after him Riccardo Grassi Showroom where the most important buyers of the world come in each day. His strength is obviously his curiosity that allows him to achieve success in every project.
