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Nancy Sandrin Mirabelli
Biography
More than 30 years working in the fashion industry. Worked as a magazine/newspaper writer and editor, specializing in fashion, beauty and consumer goods. More than 20 years as partner in the award-winning Canadian fashion design house, Franco Mirabelli Design. Head Fashion Merchandiser to designer Franco Mirabelli. Director of Retail Operations of three Mirabelli boutique locations in Toronto. Teaching in the Fashion Business Industry program at the School of Design at George Brown Polytechnic since 2021.
Academic Credentials
- Bachelor of Journalism Honours, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Areas of Specialization
- Business planning
- Fashion planning
- Entrepreneurship
Areas of Expertise
- Fashion merchandising
- Retail planning and merchandising
- Business coaching
- Retail staff training
- Social media planning and management
- Fashion styling
Career Highlights
- 2021 – present: Professor, George Brown Polytechnic. Business coach.
- 1992 – 2019: V.P. and Director of Retail Operations, Franco Mirabelli Design Inc.
- Freelance writer/editor/stylist, various public relations agencies and news outlets including The Toronto Star, The Toronto Sun, Chatelaine magazine, Canadian Living magazine.
- Features Editor/writer/stylist, Expression fashion magazine.
- Features Editor, Canadian Living magazine.
Awards
- Arts and Culture Award to Franco Mirabelli Design, Italian Chamber of Commerce.
- Night of Stars tribute evening for Franco Mirabelli Design, Fashion Group International of Toronto.
- Achievement Award for Excellence in Fashion Design to Franco Mirabelli Design, City of Toronto.
- Community Changemaker of the Year Award to Franco Mirabelli Design, Ontario March of Dimes.