KARINA
MAZZILLI

I'm a fashion design director who pairs editorial taste with commercial discipline.

I started in knitwear. My BFA in Fashion Design – Knitwear is from the Fashion Institute of Technology, with internships at Michael Kors Collection, Zac Posen and Donna Karan Collection. I've worked from stitch to silhouette ever since: Design Director at Qi Cashmere / Ainsley, men's collection sweaters at Michael Kors, and senior sweater design at Asena DB.

From there I moved into leading whole categories: product development and merchandising at Natural Life, then RTW, swim and accessories as Design Director at Venus. Today I lead fashion design at Boston Proper across dresses, knits, sweaters, woven tops, denim, outerwear and travel/athleisure.

Along the way I fell for what AI can do for product creation, and I now build it into every step of how I design.