Danilo Biagioni 2025

Driving Visionary Design for Global Brands

A results-driven design executive with a proven track record of elevating brands, tripling revenue, and fostering high-performing global teams.


Born in Montreal, Qc Canada, Danilo graduated in Marketing and Graphic Design in 1998 and starts his career as a Graphic Designer for the international advertising agency BBDO. In 2001 he joins the Aldo Group and soon becomes the Art Director for multiple banners of the company. Creating award-winning campaigns and was part of the team launching the Aldo stores internationally.

After a few years his passion for product and fashion grew and soon pivoted to footwear design. The combination of his experience in branding and fashion allowed him to uniquely position himself into a creative director role. In 2008, he moves to New York and works with international brands such as G.H. Bass & Co. where he spearheads the brand's footwear design direction targeting a younger demographics. Leading to design collaborations with Opening Ceremony, Chloe Sevigny and Tommy Hilfiger contributing to the brand's notoriety. During Danilo's tenure, G.H. Bass was distributed in iconic stores such as Colette Paris, Jeffrey NY, Barney's and Lane Crawford HK to name a few.

In 2014, Danilo Biagioni joins Calvin Klein. After becoming the Womens Footwear Design Director, he's responsible for creating full scale collections for the Americas, European and Asian markets as well as some of the Runway footwear. In 2016, after the appointment of Raf Simons as Creative Director, Danilo worked with his team, including Pieter Mulier, ensuring the creative vision is maintained throughout our tiered distribution.

Most recently, Danilo Biagioni was the Head of Design for the Vince Camuto men's footwear brand. During his tenure he revamped and elevated the brand's aesthetic which opened new distribution channels.

Work / Portfolio

Calvin Klein

Women Footwear Design Director

Mandate
Establish an entirely new product direction targeting a younger and more fashion-forward demographic. Increase product wholesale market appeal.

Strategic Approach
Build a new and diverse team of designers with skills complementing each other. Collaborating closely with brand Creative leaders and internal sales team ensuring high fashion vision is translated appropriately to all tiered distribution channels.

Result & Impact

  • Orchestrated a 3x increase in business revenue, growing sales from $50 million to $150 million within 5 years, significantly surpassing the strategic plan.
  • Led the creative overhaul and rebranding of the Calvin Klein Spring 2015 collection within an aggressive 2-month timeline, establishing an entirely new design direction.
  • Built and developed a new design team from the ground up, fostering a high-performing culture recognized across the Global Brands Group organization for its consistent excellence.
  • Directed multiple seasonal collections for the US, European, and Asian markets, consistently meeting or exceeding stringent financial sales plans.
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Vince Camuto

Head of Men Footwear Design

Mandate
Expand the brand's distribution and market appeal.

Strategic Approach
Market research and customer analysis. Establish clear seasonal creative directions for all product categories. Partnering with sales and marketing to ensure cohesive brand messaging.

Results & Impact

  • Spearheaded the comprehensive revitalization and elevation of the Vince Camuto Men’s footwear brand, significantly enhancing brand messaging, market alignment and new customer acquisition.
  • Vince Camuto Mens brand ranked #18 according to Circana market analysis.
  • Actively participated in the development of our new team in India, accelerating their progress to meet strict design quality standards, ensuring global design consistency.

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Macy's Inc.

Part of Vince Camuto position

Mandate
Presenting a men strategic brand & product direction deck to Macy's management, elevating their private label brands: BarIII and INC/Mode of One.

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Yosi Samra

Footwear & Accessories Design Director

Mandate
Expand the brand footwear categories beyond their well-known fold-up ballerina. Introduce kids and handbags.

Strategic Approach
Establish cohesive branding details on all product, creating a clear brand identity. Deep market research for new product introduction. Scale the design department by integrating kids and handbag designers, fostering broader brand growth. Implement strategic design calendars to boost productivity and accelerate product turnaround. Transformative overhaul of brand imagery, website, and advertising.

Results & Impact

  • Achieved considerable sales growth and market "buzz" by strategically expanding the brand into new categories within 6 months.
  • Significantly enhanced market appeal and garnered significant brand visibility, leading to celebrity endorsement.
  • Substantially increased productivity and accelerated product turnaround time by implementing strategic calendars.
  • Expanded and introduced new suppliers elevating the product manufacturing and materials quality
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G.H. Bass & Co.

Footwear Designer (Wholesale/Special Projects)

Mandate
Revitalize an iconic heritage brand after years of declining brand appeal and market distribution.

Strategic Approach
Communicate the brand's heritage by reinvigorating iconic styles. Take advantage of the "vintage" trend and expand original styles to independent stores.

Results & Impact

  • Instrumental in the design of a new Bass footwear line, directly contributing to a sales increase from $5 million to $22 million.
  • Successfully elevated the brand’s perception and market reach through high-profile collaborations such as Tommy Hilfiger, Opening Ceremony and fashion icon Chloe Sevigny.
  • Secured international distribution for the brand in iconic luxury stores, including Selfridges (London), Lane Crawford (HK) and Colette (Paris).

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