Portrait by CHOW CIAO CHOW

Chiara was born in a place few people know about, although on paper, it's the oldest republic in the world. She grew up in Italy and studied Communication Design in Milan because her parents preferred it over her dream of becoming a fashion designer.

At 21, she packed her bags and moved to the other side of the world.

Over the past nine years, Chiara has built her career across branding, advertising, and creative production, working with beauty, fashion, and lifestyle brands. Today, she works in-house for a fashion brand, focusing on creative direction and content, overseeing projects from initial concept to final execution.

Turns out, her younger self may have been onto something.

Often described as a jack of all trades, Chiara has never seen it as a weakness. The full Shakespeare quote ends with "...but oftentimes better than a master of one." She embraces being a hybrid creative, finding strength in her ability to move seamlessly between disciplines — shaping ideas, building narratives, styling shoots, managing productions, and connecting the dots between strategy and execution.

In her downtime, she enjoys watching movies and negotiating with her impostor syndrome. She's an INTJ and a Libra–Scorpio cusp, whatever that means.

Brands she has worked with