Natalia Harmer
Natalia Chebunina
NATALIA HAS AN IMPRESSIVE 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY, INCLUDING TEN YEARS AS A FASHION EDITOR FOR MAJOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS MFFASHION, MFLIVING, AND FASHION ILLUSTRATED. SHE ALSO SERVED AS THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF ONE OF ITALY'S MOST INFLUENTIAL FASHION MAGAZINES, PAMBIANCO.
HER EXPERTISE SPANS A WIDE RANGE OF AREAS: FROM BUSINESS-ORIENTED ANALYTICAL MATERIALS FOR SPECIALIZED PUBLICATIONS AND STYLING SHOOTS FOR PRESTIGIOUS ITALIAN BRANDS TO CURATING A LARGE-SCALE EXHIBITION AT TRIENNALE DI MILANO, COLLABORATING WITH DOZENS OF INTERNATIONAL LUXURY BRANDS. IN ADDITION, NATALIA HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK RUSSIA AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL FASHION WEEKS. PARTNERING WITH NAIROBI FASHION WEEK, SHE RECENTLY LAUNCHED THE FASHION FRONTIER AFRICA INCUBATOR, WHICH HELPS AFRICAN DESIGNERS DEVELOP EXPERTISE AND SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES FOR ENTERING THE WESTERN EUROPEAN MARKET.
NOT ONLY DOES NATALIA CONTRIBUTE TO THE INDUSTRY THROUGH PRACTICE, BUT SHE IS ALSO INVOLVED IN EDUCATION. SHE LECTURES AT ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS FASHION INSTITUTIONS, ISTITUTO EUROPEO DI DESIGN. HER PORTFOLIO INCLUDES SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE RECENT LAUNCH OF HER OWN E-COMMERCE PLATFORM. AS PART OF MULTIPLE STARTUPS, NATALIA ACTIVELY WORKS IN THE FIELDS OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION.