Costume Jewelry

Carol Woolton is an author, broadcaster and contributing editor at British Vogue. She’s the founder of the podcast If Jewels Could Talk and co-founder of The Leopards, a charitable initiative that works to nurture inclusivity, and mentor young people into the industry. She’s written widely on the subject, having published eight books covering a broad spectrum of styles, from antique, historic jewels to contemporary pieces.

Fashion critic and curator Maria Luisa Frisa holds a chair at the IUAV University in Venice, where she founded the Fashion Design and Multimedia Arts programme. She has curated numerous exhibitions and written many exhibition catalogues, her most recent publications being the monograph Le forme della moda. Cultura, industria, mercato, comunicazione (2022) and the anthology I Racconti della moda (2024).

Renowned photographer Luciano Romano combines his passion for visual storytelling with a background in theatre and architecture to create striking, staged photography. A winner of the Atlante Italiano 003 award in 2003 and Strategia Fotografia 2022, he exhibited at the 10th International Venice Architecture Biennale, and his work is held in major museum collections worldwide.