Lesley Mobo fashion illustration from Central St Martin’s, a nomination in the Chartered Society of Designers Fashion Awards held in the British Natural History Museum, and participated in the ‘Fashion in Motion exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum from which his works were featured in the BBC News. In 2002 he was interviewed by John Galliano for the House of Christian Dior, and has also assisted for Clements Ribeiro and Cacharel. In 2002 he accepted a designer post in the newly established brand Jasmine Di Milo in Harrods , London. In 2003 he was promoted to Head Designer for the Jasmine
Maria Antonelli (fashion designer) Maria Antonelli (fashion designer) Maria Antonelli (1903-1969) was a pioneer of Italian fashion design who took part in the first Italian fashion shows. Maria Antonelli was born in 1903. She was apprenticed at Battilocchi tailoring in Rome. Antonelli founded her eponymous fashion house in 1930. In July 1951 she took part in the show organised by Giovanni Battista Giorgini in Florence that attempted to establish Italian fashion as a rival to France. Her designs have been described as having "minimalist silhouettes which pre-empted the 60s trend". She dressed the actresses Clara Calamai, Anna Magnani, and Alida Valli. In 1969, she