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I am a creative fashion designer specialized in menswear with complementary experience in womenswear. I transform a brand's vision into coherent, refined products ready for production, balancing classic elegance with modernity and leisure. Over the years I have collaborated with luxury and premium brands across Europe and Asia, led creative direction, denim development, and product design, while staying curious, collaborative and autonomous.…I am a creative fashion designer specialized in menswear with complementary experience in womenswear. I transform a brand's vision into coherent, refined products ready for production, balancing classic elegance with modernity and leisure. Over the years I have collaborated with luxury and premium brands across Europe and Asia, led creative direction, denim development, and product design, while staying curious, collaborative and autonomous.

Marco Bertolo

Designer, Creative Director, Art Director, +3

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I am a creative fashion designer specialized in menswear with complementary experience in womenswear. I transform a brand's vision into coherent, refined products ready for production, balancing classic elegance with modernity and leisure. Over the years I have collaborated with luxury and premium brands across Europe and Asia, led creative direction, denim development, and product design, while staying curious, collaborative and autonomous.…I am a creative fashion designer specialized in menswear with complementary experience in womenswear. I transform a brand's vision into coherent, refined products ready for production, balancing classic elegance with modernity and leisure. Over the years I have collaborated with luxury and premium brands across Europe and Asia, led creative direction, denim development, and product design, while staying curious, collaborative and autonomous.

Available to hire

I am a creative fashion designer specialized in menswear with complementary experience in womenswear. I transform a brand’s vision into coherent, refined products ready for production, balancing classic elegance with modernity and leisure.

Over the years I have collaborated with luxury and premium brands across Europe and Asia, led creative direction, denim development, and product design, while staying curious, collaborative and autonomous.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Language

Italian

Fluent

French

Fluent

English

Advanced

Work Experience

Freelance Luxury Menswear Designer at Armonico Italy Ltd.

January 1, 2025 - Present

Define the stylistic vision of the total look menswear collection; balance classic elegance, formal modernity, and leisure comfort; develop pieces across trousers, shirts, knitwear, and outerwear; contribute to a coherent menswear wardrobe and storytelling.

Freelance Designer & Denim Developer at G-Franco Denim - DEVI AS COSMETICS Co., Ltd

January 1, 2025 - Present

Trend definition, collection development, fabric selection, treatments and washes, prototype corrections up to approval, presentation, and subsequent production phase; coordination with Italian manufacturers.

Fashion Designer & Coordinator at Moro Pigatti Home S.r.l.

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025

Moro Pigatti Home, Style and Product Development Consulting for various brands. Responsible for defining and developing the RTW collection for Philippe Model. Coordination with Creative Director Tuomas Merikoski and collaborators; moodboards, fabric selection, washes, treatments, graphics, and customizations.

Senior Fashion Product Developer at Saint Laurent S.A.

January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023

Coordination of the Men’s and Women’s RTW Denim collection from concept through approved prototypes. Material and wash selection, development of special RTW projects (VIP, VIC, celebrities, film productions). Budget management and coordination with Italian and Japanese manufacturers.

Creative Director & Co-Founder at Mark Due Concepts s.r.l.

January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2022

Unisex T‑shirts & Accessories; logo creation, typography for printing, sketchnoting, product development, supplier communication, and social media coordination. Emphasis on natural and eco-friendly materials and a global, urban, minimal aesthetic.

Consultant Designer – Bottom Collection Manager at Joeone & CO. LTD

January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2018

Bottom & Denim Designer for Joe One Black and Joe One Silver Label; coordination of six international designers; trend research, mood boards, sketch approval, and fabric selection for markets in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, and Japan.

Senior Designer at Ep6 S.a.r.l.

January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2015

Designer for Freeman T. Porter Menswear – Bottoms and Denim; development of main collection and premium Made in Italy line with Japanese denim; mood boards, sketches, fabric selection, washes, trims; prototypes and sample approvals; coordination with suppliers.

Designer at Various Brands (Italy)

January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2011

Collaboration with Sisley and UBC Menswear (Benetton Group S.p.A. – Treviso), Energie (Sixty S.p.A. – Rome), Nolita, Marlboro Man & Woman, Evisu EU ED, and Love Therapy by Fiorucci. Junior Designer for Diesel Menswear and Replay Menswear.

Freelance Womenswear Ready-to-Wear Designer at Ash (HK) Limited

January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2021

Trend research, mood boards, sketch development and fabric selection, with a focus on expanding the collections. Daily coordination with Italian suppliers and manufacturers.

Volunteer Event Coordinator at Alice per i DCA

January 1, 2016 - Present

Assistant event coordinator for fundraising, awareness, and information activities in collaboration with public institutions, local health services, and social services in Padua.

Contributor at Outlier (Scale AI, Inc.)

January 1, 2024 - Present

Contributing to data annotation and quality improvements to help AI models better understand language contexts.

Denim Designer & Developer at G-Franco Denim - DEVI AS COSMETICS Co., Ltd

January 1, 2025 - Present

Contributor at Outlier (Scale AI)

January 1, 2024 - Present

Help improve artificial intelligence by providing and correcting data to help AI models understand language and its nuances; work within the Italian team.

Directeur Créatif & Cofondateur at Mark Due Concepts s.r.l.

January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2022

Creative direction and co-foundership; developed unisex t-shirt and accessory lines; logo creation, typography, production-ready files, sketching, supplier coordination and social media management.

Freelance Denim Designer & Product Developer at Marco Bertolo (independent work)

January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2022

Designer for denim and total look collections for Par.Co Denim (private label of Par.Co Fashions s.r.l.) and 8 by Yoox; trend research, mood boards, fabric selection, sketches and model definition; product development support for Alexa Chung Made in Italy denim collection; style support for Gorza Heritage.

Freelance Women's Ready-to-Wear Designer at Ash (HK) Limited

January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2021

Trend research, mood boards, sketch development and fabric selection; focus on expanding Italian and HK market collections.

Consultant Designer – Bottom Collection Manager at Joe One & Co. Ltd

January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2018

Bottom & Denim designer for Joe One Black and Joe One Silver Label; coordination of six international designers; trend research, mood boards, sketch approval, and fabric selection for Eastern markets (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Japan).