Stella Novarino

Stella Jean
Born17 June 1979 (1979-06-17) (age 45) Rome
NationalityItalian
OccupationFashion designer

Stella Novarino[1][2] (born 1979)[3] is an Italian fashion designer of partial Haitian origin. Her label, Stella Jean (/ˈstɛlə ˈʒɒn, -ˈʒɒ̃/), utilizes her mother's maiden name. She is a member of the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana and the only member of Afro-European background.[4]

  1. ^ "Stella Jean". Vogue UK. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2021. Mother Violette Jean ... father, Marcello Novarino. Her decision to use her mother's maiden name for the brand was in order to equally represent both parts of her heritage
  2. ^ "Stella Jean | #BoF500". The Business of Fashion. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021. Jean, who uses her mother's maiden name for the brand, rather than her given surname Novarino
  3. ^ "Stella Jean". Vogue UK. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Black Creatives in Italian Fashion Demand Cultural Reform". VOA News. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020. The only Black designer belonging to Italy's influential fashion council is demanding a "long overdue cultural reform