I am a multicultural Italo-American-Mexican designer. I’ve found that being in-between multiple cultures will always influence me and my work. I was born in Italy and moved to the United States the year I was born. I lived in San Antonio, Texas up until I graduated High School. However, I spent every single summer in Italy. Any other vacation time during the year I visited my father’s family in Mexico in Leon. My life always felt unstable compared to everyone. As I matured, my perspective changed. I became fascinated by “the odd one out” as often I never truly fit in. In Italy I was “American” and in the United States I was “Italian.” After Graduating High School in a fashion magnet program, I moved to Florence where I completed my undergraduate fashion design course at Polimoda. Afterwards, I moved Back to the United States at the beginning of the pandemic and then moved back to Florence to complete the ITS MITA “Bag Industry Under Innovation Quality Excellence” technical course. I interned in Padua, Florence and Prato. Despite the chaos in my life, I never allowed it to be my weakness. Instead it has been a true miracle and one of my greatest strengths. I’ve had the fortune of knowing all my cultures intimately and found the bright side in a multifaceted life. It has taught me to open up and see the possibility of beauty within almost everything. This mentality has shown me flexibility and to see the world’s accepting and sublime qualities.