Alessandra Facchinetti

Facchinetti is the daughter of singer and keyboard player Roby Facchinetti,[https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/one-turns-into-four-ppr-expected-to-tap-gucci-designers-today-602341/ One Turns Into Four: PPR Expected to Tap Gucci Designers Today] Women's Wear Daily, March 11, 2004. a member of the Italian group Pooh.Suzy Menkes (September 23, 2010), [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/24/fashion/24iht-rfacc.html An Atelier of Her Own] International Herald Tribune. Her younger brother is Francesco Facchinetti.

Facchinetti spent four years in art college in her hometown of Bergamo before settling in Milan, graduating from the Istituto Marangoni in 1995.Suzy Menkes (September 23, 2010), [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/24/fashion/24iht-rfacc.html An Atelier of Her Own] International Herald Tribune.

From 1994, Facchinetti worked for seven years with Miuccia Prada,Suzy Menkes (September 23, 2010), [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/24/fashion/24iht-rfacc.html An Atelier of Her Own] International Herald Tribune. first as designer at Prada and later as fashion coordinator for women's and men's at Miu Miu, succeeding Stefano Pilati.[https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/one-turns-into-four-ppr-expected-to-tap-gucci-designers-today-602341/ One Turns Into Four: PPR Expected to Tap Gucci Designers Today] Women's Wear Daily, March 11, 2004.[https://www.reuters.com/article/italy-fashion-tods-idUKL4N0BK5I720130220 Italy's Tod's hires former Gucci designer Facchinetti] Reuters, February 20, 2013.

Facchinetti later replaced Christopher Bailey at Gucci and became one of the key members of the brand's design team under Tom Ford in 2001[https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/one-turns-into-four-ppr-expected-to-tap-gucci-designers-today-602341/ One Turns Into Four: PPR Expected to Tap Gucci Designers Today] Women's Wear Daily, March 11, 2004. and, following Ford's resignation, was appointed designer of its women's apparel in 2004.Alessandra Galloni (March 4, 2004), [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB107837763783646354 Gucci Taps 2 Insiders To Succeed Tom Ford] Wall Street Journal. After only her second collection, she was replaced by Frida Giannini.Eric Wilson (March 9, 2005), [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/09/business/gucci-replaces-its-designer-for-womens-wear.html Gucci Replaces Its Designer for Women's Wear] New York Times. From 2006 to 2007, she subsequently worked as designer for Moncler, where she oversaw the brand's Gamme Rouge collection of outerwear;[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/26/style/26iht-rmon.4.7645447.html Alessandra Facchinetti's fairy tale at Moncler] International Herald Tribune, September 26, 2007. her last effort for Moncler was the spring 2008 collection.Alessandra Ilari (December 4, 2007), [https://wwd.com/business-news/human-resources/facchinetti-ending-deal-with-moncler-474721/ Facchinetti Ending Deal With Moncler] Women's Wear Daily.

In 2007, Facchinetti succeeded Valentino Garavani as creative director of the Valentino couture and ready-to-wear women's collections, along with the RED and Roma secondary lines.Alessandra Ilari and Miles Socha (September 6, 2007), [https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/alessandra-facchinetti-takes-reins-at-valentino-484846/ Alessandra Facchinetti Takes Reins at Valentino] Women's Wear Daily. After some initial success, in 2008 she was dismissed from Valentino, reportedly because she did not draw on the brand's archives.Valentino comments on dismissal of Alessandra Facchinetti, Daily Telegraph [https://web.archive.org/web/20081207115617/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/hilaryalexander/3365629/Valentino-comments-on-dismissal-of-Alessandra-Facchinetti.html "Valentino comments on dismissal of Alessandra Facchinetti"], Daily Telegraph, 5 October 2008

As reported by Vogue Italia, Facchinetti, along with Pietro Negra launched a new ready-to-wear line named 'Uniqueness' for Pinko, which emphasised the importance of technology in fashion.{{Cite news|url=http://www.vogue.it/en/magazine/daily-news/2011/06/alessandra-facchinetti-for-pinko|title=Pinko and Alessandra Facchinetti - Vogue.it|access-date=2018-03-01|language=it}}

In 2013, Facchinetti was appointed by Diego Della Valle, chairman of Tod's, as the brand's creative director, responsible for all the womenswear products, from shoes and bags to apparel, as well as the ad campaigns.Vanessa Friedman (February 20, 2013), [https://www.ft.com/content/f60f86ce-6b19-3280-adce-62b8b9c9e636 Tod's names Alessandra Facchinetti creative director] Financial Times. Succeeding Derek Lam, she was the brand's first full-time on-site creative director and the first woman in the role.Vanessa Friedman (February 20, 2013), [https://www.ft.com/content/f60f86ce-6b19-3280-adce-62b8b9c9e636 Tod's names Alessandra Facchinetti creative director] Financial Times. By May 2016, Tod's announced that Facchinetti would be stepping down after three years on the job.Pan Kwan Yuk (May 5, 2016), [https://www.ft.com/content/ee410059-bfc7-3bea-a354-9f5217cb05f9 Tod's latest fashion house to lose creative director] Financial Times.

After leaving Tod's in 2016 Facchinetti spent time living in New York, then set up a consulting studio in Milan and took on a number of projects, including opera costume design.Elizabeth Paton (January 24, 2020), [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/24/fashion/alessandra-facchinetti-harlan-and-holden.html Alessandra Facchinetti's Next Act] New York Times. In 2018, she designed approximately 90 costumes for Nicola Berloffa's performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s Don Carlo opera at Theater St. Gallen.Luisa Zargani (October 10, 2018), [https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/alessandra-facchinetti-dresses-don-carlo-cast-for-swiss-performance-1202875008/ Alessandra Facchinetti Dresses Don Carlo Cast for Swiss Performance] Women's Wear Daily.

In 2020, Facchinetti joined fashion brand Harlan + Holden as the brand's first-ever creative director.Elizabeth Paton (January 24, 2020), [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/24/fashion/alessandra-facchinetti-harlan-and-holden.html Alessandra Facchinetti's Next Act] New York Times. In 2022, she partnered with Editions Milano to design a porcelain set.Luisa Zargani (April 1, 2022), [https://wwd.com/business-news/markets/alessandra-facchinetti-designs-porcelain-set-editions-milano-1235145663/ Alessandra Facchinetti Designs Porcelain Set for Editions Milano] Women's Wear Daily.

When Facchinetti quit her post at Miu Miu in June 2001, she caused a legal battle with her employer due to a non-compete clause that restricted her from working at another fashion house for six months. Prada sued, and the court ruled against Facchinetti.[https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/one-turns-into-four-ppr-expected-to-tap-gucci-designers-today-602341/ One Turns Into Four: PPR Expected to Tap Gucci Designers Today] Women's Wear Daily, March 11, 2004.

In 2008, Facchinetti was one of the persons whose phone was found to have been illegally tapped in the SISMI-Telecom scandal.Leisa Barnett, [http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/080723-alessandra-facchinettis-phone-tapp.aspx "Don't Call Us"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209084841/http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/080723-alessandra-facchinettis-phone-tapp.aspx |date=2008-12-09 }}, Vogue, 23 July 2008

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