Fabiana Giacomotti

Curator of "Il Foglio della Moda" and Professor of Fashion Journalism at Sapienza University of Rome

Fabiana Giacomotti is an Italian journalist, fashion historian, author and academic specialising in fashion culture and Made in Italy heritage.

Born in Milan in 1964, she graduated in French literature from Università Cattolica di Milano. Her career in fashion journalism spans more than three decades. She served as deputy editor of Amica and editor-in-chief of MF Fashion, published by Milano Finanza. She is currently a columnist for Il Foglio, where she curates the specialist supplement Il Foglio della Moda, and contributes to Vogue Italia.

Since 2005, Giacomotti has taught fashion and costume studies at Sapienza University of Rome. She also directed the master's programme in Cultural Development of Made in Italy, connecting academic research with the fashion industry. She created the scientific project The 100 Women Missing from School Textbooks to restore historical visibility to overlooked female figures.

As a cultural curator, she has organised fashion and costume exhibitions at Italian venues including Museo Mocenigo in Venice and Palazzo Morando in Milan. A frequent commentator on RAI television, she has written several books, including Mix&Chic, La moda è un romanzo and La Milanese chic.

Curator of "Il Foglio della Moda" and Professor of Fashion Journalism at Sapienza University of Rome