ABOUT

The Leonardi Consulting philosophy and the personalized approach to projects carried out by Giuliana Leonardi, allows its Clients to position their Brand in specific areas of international markets and/or to provide Merchandising strategies.

Leonardi Consulting offers complete and customized services including the study of Brand Positioning, Merchandising Consulting and Commercial distribution across all channels (whls/dos/franchisee), creating new business opportunities.

BIOGRAPHY

Giuliana Leonardi, began her career as Gianni Versace WW Commercial Manager, developing the Brand distribution in the International market and spent 12 years working closely with  Gianni, Santo and Donatella Versace.

From 1996 she spent 11 years at Jil Sander as WW Women Commercial Director, reporting directly to Mrs. Sander with focus on Merchandising and Sales of both  Woman and Men Collections. Giuliana was instrumental in the creation and launch of the brand´s Milan headquarter and directed the show-room and offices, coordinating  worldwide sales and managing South European  and Middle East wholesale Accounts.

After more than 20 years in the commercial area, she believed that the natural next step would be to join theMerchandising Department. She was named Women's Ready to Wear WW Merchandising Director at Gucci. Worked 2 years closely with the Design Team, and all  related departments: Production, WW Buying departments, Product Development, Wholesale and Retail, to ensure the  global vision was actioned.

In 2014 she joined Marni as WW Women Merchandising Director, collaborating directly with Creative Director, Consuelo Castiglioni, and Desing Team on all Categories RTW, Shoes; Bags and Jewellery.

Thanks to her extensive experience in the luxury and fashion market and to the excellent relations with Italian and international retailers, Giuliana Leonardi decided to open her consultancy agency, offering Clients diversified services in  all categories: Womenswear, Menswear, Accessories, Jewellery, Home and Gift.