| Sara Battaglia | |
| Birth Date: | 30 April 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Gioia Tauro (RC) |
| Nationality: | Italian |
| Occupation: | Fashion designer |
| Relatives: | Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert (sister) |
Sara Battaglia (born 30 April 1987) is a fashion designer and the founder of the Sara Battaglia fashion label.[1] [2]
After graduating in Arts at the Brera Academy, the designer moved from Milan to Florence and then Paris, until she decided to establish her atelier back in Milan.[3]
Sara Battaglia started to design handbags and then expanded to a ready-to-wear label.[4]
In the recent years, Sara Battaglia collaborated with international fashion brands like Salvatore Ferragamo and Frame.[5] [6] [7] In 2022, she partnered with Marina Rinaldi on the creation of a capsule collection (Absolutely Flawless).[8]
Sara Battaglia collections are presented during the Milan Fashion Week.[9]
Mostly renowned for the use of vibrant colors combined with a sharp tailoring, Battaglia offers the modern women with revised 50s and 60s looks, taking inspiration from Slim Aarons, Ettore Sottsass and Jean Prouvè.
| Year | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Best Emerging Brand" for the Fashion category in Italy by the Altagamma Foundation[10] [11] [12] | |
| June 2018 | "The Next 100 Italy" in a special issue of MF Fashion magazine |
Battaglia grew up in a creative family in Milan: her mother has been teaching sculpture at the Brera Fine Arts Academy for several years.[13] Her siblings also are involved in the arts and fashion business.[13] Indeed, her sister is the Creative Director Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert, her older brother Antonio is a gallerist[14] and her younger brother Luigi is a set designer.
Battaglia currently lives in Milan.[3]