How I Became… A Fashion Designer

Fashion designer Stella Jean was studying for a degree in political science at Sapienza University of Rome when she first found work in the fashion industry as a model for Egon von Fürstenberg, fashion designer and former husband of Diane von Fürstenberg.

While working as a model, Jean discovered her interest in dressmaking and began to pursue a career in design. In 2011, after three previous attempts to enter the Vogue Italia talent…