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Alberto Atalla |
My interest in fashion started at an early age. Watching my mother making dresses, I was fascinated by her ability to transform a piece of fabric onto a garment. Inspired by her, in the late 1980s, I opened a boutique making made-to-measure leather clothes; successively, following my passion for fashion, I undertook a BA in Fashion Designing in Brazil. In 2003 I relocated to London to explore new professional and educational opportunities; in 2004 I completed a Certificate in Fashion Design and Marketing at Central Saint Martins School of Art. I subsequently worked as a technical designer, pattern cutter and sewing machinist and in 2017 I completed a Masters Degree in pattern and Garment Technology at the London College of Fashion. I am now devoting my time to teaching in order to pass others the experience that I have acquired during all these years in the fashion industry.
My key achievments include:
My inspiration comes from a variety of fronts. It really depends of my emotions and feelings at the time, it can be nature, people, music, future, and so on; nevertheless, much of my work has a significant connection to history.
I also have an interest in fashion history, especially in the method of construction of tailored garments in the early 19th century. When I'm not stitching I am interested in period films and series, and theatre costume.
My key achievments include:
- The Underpinnings Museum: Exhibition Remaking the Past, 2017
- Sewing Machinist for companies, such as Stella McCartney and Burberry
- Creative Pattern Cutter for Ralph & Russo Couture.
- Designer, product developer and pattern cutter for major fashion companies in Brazil, such as Valisere – Lingerie Company.
- Swarovski Cristal Brazil: Exhibition Carmen Miranda by Valisere designer Alberto Atalla. Presenting fashion collection on TV, magazines and catwalk in Brazil.
- Lecture of Visual Communication and Garment Technology at University Paulista of Art, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Teacher Assistant of Draping at FAAP University Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Teacher of Visual Communication at SENAC, Brazil.
- Voluntary Sewing Teacher at AFRIL – Action for Refugees in Lewisham, London.
My inspiration comes from a variety of fronts. It really depends of my emotions and feelings at the time, it can be nature, people, music, future, and so on; nevertheless, much of my work has a significant connection to history.
I also have an interest in fashion history, especially in the method of construction of tailored garments in the early 19th century. When I'm not stitching I am interested in period films and series, and theatre costume.