About the Author

FEDERICO ROCCAwas born in Sondrio in 1975. He graduated from the DAMS at Bologna with a degree in history, writing his thesis on Peter Del Monte, which was con-sidered for the Premio Sacchi award. He then worked in screenplay writing, first for Telepiu, and then for Sky, after which he entered the fashion world. As editor and author, he published Embroidery - Italian fashion(2006), Silvana Mangano (2008), Contemporary Indian fashion(2009), and edited Hermes, l'avventura del lusso(2011). Today he is a professional journalist and fashion editor for www.style.it, the fashion and lifestyle portal of Conde Nast.