Chiara Ioele

Chiara Ioele serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Design Department at Santa Reparata International School of Art (SRISA), where she teaches specialized fashion courses including Fashion Buying Concepts and Product Development. With 25 years of industry experience from Target Corporation and Bloomingdale's, she brings substantial practical expertise to her academic role.

Her professional background encompasses:

• Divisional Merchandise Management
• Sourcing and buying operations
• Marketing and merchandising strategy
• New business acquisitions
• Fashion retail operations

Professor Ioele's teaching philosophy emphasizes inspiration, dedication, and passion, encouraging students to develop a global perspective by learning from historical contexts while exploring contemporary practices and building future-oriented approaches in fashion.

Her academic focus includes:

• Fashion Branding and Promotion
• Import/Export within Fashion Industry
• Trends Forecasting
• Merchandise Planning and Controlling

Transitioning to education in 2009 after her corporate career, she joined SRISA in January 2019 to share her extensive industry knowledge with students pursuing fashion education.