Romy Calzado

Romy Calzado is a Cuban native fashion and textile designer, from Avana.
At the age of four she moved to Italy with her family, between Pavia and Udine, where she attended School of Art.

Then she specialized in Fashion Design and CAD Modelling at Istituto di Moda Burgo in Milan.
She has also developed a passion for ethnic prints through work experience at Etro S.p.a, taste for classic elegance through an internship at Musani S.r.l and several remote collaboration including a menswear label.

Thanks to her work experiences, she became an enthusiastic fashion teacher of Fashion School Monza, with high aspirations for students, committed to support them to realize their learning objectives.

In September 2020 she met Michelle Francine Gnomo, talent scout and founder of Afrofashion that chose Romy for the second edition of FAB 5 "We are Made in Italy", a project sponsored by National Chamber of Italian Fashion, which aims to support emerging BIPOC designers for two seasons.

Her first spring / summer 2022 collection called "Unlabeled" during Fashion Week was successful thanks to the garments made of antiviral and antibacterial graphene denim, in particular the chemisier Naomi 1.5, chosen by top model Naomi Campbell for Fashion Week's events.

Romy launched her brand to express creativity, admitted feeling like an artist who can "express my feelings and emotions playing with fashion, using different silhouette and experimenting new effects".
Her goal is debunk the misconception that a caribbean designer should always tap into florals and prints, but can keep the colors and intensity of her birthplace mixing them with the charm of western aesthetic
Romy believe in the transformative potential of fashion, design, art, and culture as a means for cross-cultural exchange, empowerment, and sustainable economic development.