GCDS
Sofia Marino has a diverse range of work experience in the fashion industry. Sofia started their career as a visual advertising intern at Ninetynine in 2018. Sofia then went on to work as an assistant fashion designer at Miss Bikini Luxe from May 2022 to August 2022. Sofia later served as a brand manager and assistant fashion designer intern at Lisa Von Tang from September 2022 to December 2022. In 2021, they worked as a freelance fashion designer at Angelo e Flavio Roma. Sofia joined North Beachwear as a fashion designer in March 2023 and currently holds that position. Additionally, they are also employed as a showroom and sales assistant at GCDS starting from May 2023.
Sofia Marino started their education at The New School Rome, where they obtained a High School Diploma in the field of Arte. Following that, they attended a summer course in Fashion Design at Central Saint Martins, University of The Arts London in 2018. In 2019, Sofia enrolled in Accademia Costume & Moda for a one-year university program in Costume e moda. Sofia also pursued a Diploma triennale in Fashion Design at Istituto Marangoni from 2019 to 2022.
GCDS
Giuliano Calza’s vision for GCDS was to give what is ‘Made in Italy’ a younger approach. He continued his student career in Shanghai at the Shanghai University, once finished he returned back to his native country and founded the brand with his brother Giordano Calza in 2015. The brand gained an important momentum by integrating it’s Made In Italy fashion with a strong visual identity in collaboration with world-renowned creative pioneers like Nadia Lee Cohen, Renelle Mendrano and Brianna Capozzi. Soon the celebrity following started showing genuine interest in what Giuliano Calza was doing with his fun, ironic and usually dreamy aesthetic and there came in his muses to support him like Dua Lipa, Kali Uchis, Chiara Ferragni, Bella Hadid, Pamela Anderson to name a few. The brand’s most iconic moment arrived with an unexpected partnership between GCDS and Barilla where a capsule collection of a box of pink Spaghetti enjoyed a short film, directed by Nadia Lee Cohen, which starred the one and only Sophia Loren for GCDS Christmas 2019. Giuliano believes a colorful, light shell should contain a deeper meaning because only those who are well grounded and confident in their path can make fun of themselves and approach life with humour. This is why his light-hearted fashion comes with a deeper meaning and quality when you look into it such as the hidden details of Italian craftsmanship. Recognized as the faces of a new Made In Italy wave on Forbes 2019 cover, Calza brothers are on a mission to keep the brand’s trajectory high by continuing to establish a firm ground for the brand’s fun, inclusive and interesting aesthetic to grow.