DE LA VEGA DESIGNS

As a child growing up in New York City, my passion was fashion design. In addition to designing my own clothes, I was also the neighborhood go-to girl for any number of arts projects that required help in crafting and assembling. But as is so often the case, my youthful passions were trumped by practicality (and parental advice), and I ended up studying marketing and finance. This led to my 20-year first career working in the financial markets in the U.S., Europe and South America... In 1997, it all came full circle, I found myself newly married and newly moved to Milan, one of the fashion capitals of the world. It was oddly fitting that it was in Italy, with its centuries-old tradition of fine arts and craftsmanship that I finally embarked on my true vocation - jewelry and fashion design. I had the good fortune to train with some extremely skilled Milanese artisans and under their tutelage, I began creating my signature jewelry design. What began as a personal passion shared with a..