Chiara Ferragni
Ferragni in 2023
Born (1987-05-07) 7 May 1987
Cremona, Italy
Occupations
  • social media personality
  • businesswoman
  • fashion designer
  • model
Years activesince 2009
Spouse
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(m. 2018)​
Children2
Parent
Websitetheblondesalad.com

Chiara Ferragni (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkjaːra ferˈraɲɲi]; born 7 May 1987) is an Italian blogger, businesswoman, fashion designer and model who has collaborated with fashion and beauty brands[1][2] through her blog The Blonde Salad.[3]

Biography

Ferragni was born in the northern city of Cremona in 1987.[4] Ferragni is the oldest of three daughters of a dentist from Cremona. Her mother Marina Di Guardo is an Italian writer from Sicily who also worked as deputy director of the Blumarine fashion house.[5][6]

At the age of 16, she was hired by the Beatrice model agency in Milan, Italy. She modeled for the agency for a couple of years and then quit, due to "other goals to reach in my life".[7] She started her fashion blog "The Blonde Salad" in October 2009 with an ex-boyfriend, Riccardo Pozzoli.[8] In December 2011, she was profiled as the Blogger of the Moment in Teen Vogue, while a law student at Bocconi University.[9] As of 2016 she had not obtained her university degree.[10]

In December 2013, she published an Italian language eBook, titled The Blonde Salad.[11] She modelled for Guess in a November 2013 shoot for an ad campaign.[12] In December 2013 she collaborated with Steve Madden to design a nine-shoe collection for Spring 2014.[13] Her business ventures grossed about $8 million (mostly from her Chiara Ferragni Collection footwear) in 2014.[14]

Her television credits include the Italian TRL Awards as a presenter, and a guest appearance on the Italian variety show Chiambretti Night.[15][16] She also appeared on Project Runway as a guest judge during season 13 in August 2014.[17]

In January 2015, her blog and shoe line, Chiara Ferragni Collection, became a case study at Harvard Business School.[18] In March, Ferragni was selected for the cover of the April 2015 Vogue España, becoming the first fashion blogger to appear on any Vogue cover.[19] Chiara appeared on Lucky magazine alongside Nicole Warne and Zanita Whittington.[20] In January 2016, Pantene announced Ferragni was its new global ambassador.[21] Mattel created a Barbie version of Ferragni in September 2016, one wearing a white T-shirt, black leather jacket, jeans and Chiara Ferragni Collection shoes and the other wearing a head to toe Chanel look.[22]

As of 31 July 2017, Ferragni had 10 million followers on Instagram. Because of her broad following, she was able to earn about $12,000 for a sponsored post to Instagram.[23] She also used her social media followership to campaign against the far right party in Italy.[24] In 2017, Ferragni was chosen to design costumes for the 4th edition of Intimissimi on ice.[25][26] On 26 July 2017, she opened her first Chiara Ferragni Collection store in Milan.[27]

In June 2020, the Italian rapper Baby K released the summer hit "Non mi basta più" featuring Chiara Ferragni. Ferragni and her husband raised €3 million in 24 hours through a fundraiser to support the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[28] In April 2021, Ferragni joined the Board of Directors of Tod's Group.[29][30] In May 2021, Ferragni unveiled the Nespresso × Chiara Ferragni collection on her social media. A temporary pop-up cafe was set up in celebration of the capsule.[31] In 2022, she announced the launch of her own line of fragrance.[32]

Recognition

Year Title
2011 "One of the Biggest Breakout Street-Style Stars of the Year" by The New York Magazine[33]
2013 Business of Fashion's 500 most influential fashion people[34]
2014 Bloglovin' Best Personal Style blog Award (third consecutive year)[35][36]
2015 Bloglovin' Award for Blogger of the Year[37]
2015 Forbes 30 Under 30[38]
2017 Forbes "Top Fashion Influencers" list[39]
2018 One of "the most influential moms in the fashion industry" by Footwear News[40]

Personal life

Chiara Ferragni's net worth is estimated at 19 million euros from the income of her three companies.[41]

Ferragni and Italian rapper Federico Lucia, known as Fedez, started dating in late 2016 and got married on 1 September 2018 in Noto, Sicily.[42] They have two children, Leone (born 19 March 2018 in West Hollywood, California), a U.S. and Italian citizen by birth, and Vittoria (born 23 March 2021 in Milan).[43][44] They live in Milan.[45]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Project Runway guest judge episode: "Rock the Wedding"
2019 Chiara Ferragni - Unposted herself documentary
2020 Making the Cut judge 6 episodes
Germany's Next Top Model guest judge episode: "Kalander Girls"
2021– The Ferragnez: The Series herself docuseries
2023 Sanremo Music Festival 2023 co-host annual music festival

Discography

Singles
Title Year Charts Album
IT
"Non mi basta più" (Baby K featuring Chiara Ferragni) 2020 3 Donna sulla Luna

References

  1. ↑ "The Blonde Salad's Chiara Ferragni is Pantene's new Global Ambassador". 26 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "CHIARA FERRAGNI REDESIGNS TWO ICONIC ACCESSORIES FOR A LUXURY ITALIAN LABEL". 18 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Vince, Jessica (10 December 2013). "From Blogger To Model: The Blonde Salad Lands Guess' Christmas Campaign". Grazia. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Rebecca Arnold, 30-Second Fashion: The 50 key modes, garments, and designers (Ivy Press, 2017), p. 132
  5. ↑ Fiamma Sanò (1 February 2015). "Così è nato il fenomeno Ferragni". Grazia. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Latilla, Antonella (1 September 2018). "Perché Chiara Ferragni e Fedez si sono sposati a Noto, in Sicilia". Gossip e Tv (in Italian). Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "The Two Even Share a Dog, Matilda". 9 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Paola Paoloni, Rosa Lombardi, Advances in Gender and Cultural Research in Business and Economics (Springer, 2018), p. 294
  9. ↑ Frankfort, Lauren (December 2011). "Blogger Of The Moment: The Blonde Salad". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  10. ↑ "10 domande a chiara ferragni, influencer e global ambassador pantene". Gioia!. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  11. ↑ The Blonde Salad. Consigli di stile dalla fashion blogger più seguita del web (in Italian). Milan: Mondadori. 2013. p. 187. ISBN 9788804626817. OCLC 963878750. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019., Free e-book, registration required.
  12. ↑ Ferragni, Chiara (4 December 2013). "Guess holiday campaign: behind the scenes". The Blonde Salad. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  13. ↑ "STYLE CRUSH". Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  14. ↑ Strugatz, Rachel (9 September 2014). "The Blonde Salad's Chiara Ferragni Talks Fifth Anniversary and Footwear Launch". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "Misha Burton and Chiara Ferragni". televisionando.it (in Italian). 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019.
  16. ↑ Marco Francesco Mazzù; Michele Costabile (28 October 2015). Future Marketing Leaders /1. Antonio Tombolini. p. 141. ISBN 9788898924714. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019.
  17. ↑ Lubitz, Rachel (27 August 2014). "TV highlights: 'Project Runway' hosts an unconventional wedding dress challenge". The Washington Post. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  18. ↑ Keinan, Anat, Kristina Maslauskaite, Sandrine Crener, and Vincent Dessain, "The Blonde Salad.", "Harvard Business School Case 515-074", January 2015
  19. ↑ Horniacek, Julia (17 March 2015). "Chiara Ferragni Is The First Blogger to Cover 'Vogue,' Gigi Hadid Takes Miami". Fashionista.com. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  20. ↑ Sutton, Samantha (9 April 2016). "27 Things You Didn't Know About Style Star Chiara Ferragni".
  21. ↑ Fashion Canada (26 January 2016). "@FashionCanada status update". Twitter. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  22. ↑ Maxine Eggenberger. "FROM BLOGGER TO BARBIE: THE WORLD'S FIRST FASHION BLOGGER BARBIE". www.look.co.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  23. ↑ "The highest-paid Instagram influencers, including one star who gets £14,000 per post". The Daily Telegraph. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  24. ↑ Rome, Wanted in (15 September 2022). "Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni urges her 27 million followers to vote (against the far right)". Wanted in Rome. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  25. ↑ FashionNetwork.com. "Chiara Ferragni to design costumes for Intimissimi on Ice show". FashionNetwork.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  26. ↑ Sortino, Massimiliano (15 June 2017). "Chiara Ferragni creative designer Intimissimi on Ice 2017". Vogue.it. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  27. ↑ FashionNetwork.com. "Italian fashion blogger Chiara Ferragni opens first store in Milan". FashionNetwork.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  28. ↑ "Coronavirus, la raccolta fondi lanciata da Chiara Ferragni e Fedez raggiunge i 3 milioni in 24 ore: tutti i vip che hanno fatto donazioni". Il fatto quotidiano.
  29. ↑ "StackPath". theblondesalad.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  30. ↑ "Chiara Ferragni To Join Tod's Board of Directors". The Business of Fashion. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  31. ↑ Carrera, Martino (9 June 2021). "Chiara Ferragni Adds Her Pop-Tinged Flavor to Nespresso Capsule Collection, Temporary Cafè in Milan". WWD. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  32. ↑ "Angelini Beauty to create the first fragrance of influencer Chiara Ferragni". Premium Beauty News. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  33. ↑ Cowles, Charlotte (25 March 2011). "Slideshow: The Week in Street Style". New York. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  34. ↑ "BoF500". Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  35. ↑ Ximénez, Mario (8 September 2014). "Chiara Ferragni, Olivia Palermo y Gary Pepper triunfan en los Bloglovin Awards". Vogue Espana. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  36. ↑ Schmidt, Chantelle (8 September 2014). "Aussie Blog Wins Best Photography At 2014 Bloglovin Awards". The Fashion Spot. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  37. ↑ "Blogger Winners Announced At The Bloglovin' Awards 2015 During NYFW Presented By H&M". Fashion Times. 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  38. ↑ "2015 30 Under 30: Art & Style". Forbes. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  39. ↑ "Forbes Top Influencers: Instagram 'It' Girl Chiara Ferragni On Building A Fashion Empire". Forbes. 2017/09/26
  40. ↑ Adducci, Jennie Bell, Shannon (10 May 2018). "3 West Coast Influencers Who Make Motherhood Look Chic". Footwear News. Retrieved 11 May 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  41. ↑ "V.I.P. Salaries - alphabetical".
  42. ↑ Logan, Elizabeth. "The Blonde Salad's Wedding Was As Glam As Expected". W Magazine. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  43. ↑ "Chiara Ferragni Welcomes First Child, Leone, With Fedez". www.wmagazine.com. 20 March 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  44. ↑ "Chiara Ferragni Welcomes First Child, Leone, With FedezInfluencer Chiara Ferragni Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby No. 2 With Fedez". www.eonline.com. 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  45. ↑ "Strolling around like a cool mum". The Blonde Salad. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
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