Christian Dior
John Galliano
Prints and embroidery design by Elisa for Dior and John Galliano
Elisa Palomino is a recognized fashion designer with a high-level of strategic experience within international fashion design and an experienced educator with visiting academic appointments at international universities, museums and galleries.
Her training has been working in the Fashion Luxury industry for 25 years at brands such as John Galliano and Christian Dior, Roberto Cavalli, Moschino and Diane von Furstenberg.
In 2010 she launched her own label showing at New York, Milan, Rome, Madrid and London fashion weeks.
Since 2012 she directs the BA Fashion Print department at Central San Martins. Elisa’s research focus is inter-disciplinary, within the context of sustainability, integrating traditional craftsmanship methods with new technologies, keeping in mind the importance of the environmental, ethical, and social impact of fashion materials.
Her research aims to activate new models for sustainable textiles encouraging artisans to continue to produce craft and to pass their skills onto others, particularly within their own communities. Her research addresses Arctic fashion with a special focus on sustainable materials and the convergence between art, fashion, and science.