Women's
Wilfredo Rosado: Making a Cameo
Fashion leaders Miroslava Duma, Giovanna Battaglia, Shala Monroque and Sarah Ruston were all spotted at the Spring shows sporting an ancient-inspired accessory – the cameo. The traditional shell relief looked anything but old, seen on everything from earrings and pendants to collar necklaces and signet rings. We quickly got to the source of the trend, emerging designer Wilfredo Rosado.
Stare Cameo Earrings
Luckily, Rosado’s Cameo collection is only one of seven mouthwatering collections that launched earlier this year. Others include everything from feather-embroidered brooches and industrial-inspired statement necklaces to diamond-studded earrings with trailing hems of gold fringe. Each piece bares his signature of transforming street style into refined high fashion.
Fly, an 18k yellow gold bird necklace.
Rosado’s been a name-to-know within the fashion industry for more than 20 years. Mentored by Giorgio Armani, and a protégé of Andy Warhol, Rosado demonstrated his ability to capture and forecast fashion trends at an early age. He met Armani when he was an NYU student and immediately began working in the first U.S. Armani store on Madison Avenue. Not long after, Warhol gave him the opportunity to work at Interview. During that time, Rosado stepped into the street-inspired art scene spearheaded by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. “It was a graduate school in glamour and grit,” says Rosado.
Designer Wilfredo Rosado
Shell Link Bracelet
In 1989 he returned to Armani, joining the design team in Italy. In 1994 Rosado moved back to New York and became fashion director — Mr. Armani’s virtual eyes and ears in the U.S. “When I got back to the States, I wanted to reach out to a younger generation,” says Rosado. “I wanted to bring that urban voice to the brand, add a little street to the sophistication and elegance.”
Hand to Hand Earrings
In 2007 Rosado began working with Versace, with whom he collaborated on a limited-edition run of fine jewelry pieces. That experience led Rosado to pursue a lifelong dream — his own fine jewelry line.
Fringe Cuff Bracelet
“Launching fine jewelry had always been a secret ambition of mine,” Rosado notes. “There’s something very appealing to me about the idea of taking something precious, like diamonds, and creating something sexy and streetwise and different.”
Shop Wilfredo Rosado at select Neiman Marcus stores.
