Decades of Design

This podcast is a retrospect that delves 40 plus years into my notable design career - Hi, I’m Roseanna Ansaldi, designer, patternmaker, leather specialist, business owner and entrepreneur. Join me as I take you through each decade of my design career step-by-step. I will share the ups and downs of business, the celebrities I created for from artists Aerosmith to Snoop Dog, to Maria Carey, and sports figures from Boston Celtic icons to New England Patriot favorites. You will hear about the retail accounts my apparel products were featured in like Saks Fifth Avenue and FAO Schwartz as well as my experience as an NFL, NHL and Major League Baseball Properties licensee. My journey begins at an early age learning the technique of embroidery, progressing to leather craft and soft good skills. You will find out how my design abilities took me from the world of ballet to rock ‘n’ roll to hip hop, from made-to-order designs to overseas production and from apparel to soft good design, or as I like to say, “from jockstraps to Patriot missiles”. Follow me on my journey as I weave through each decade; I hope you will find it as interesting as it has been for me!

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