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!
Episodes
Life comes full circle and I move back to the suburbs seeking a quieter life, a refocused design business, and an urge to seek out new ways to grow. A unique prospect presents itself at a local downtown establishment, the Andover Bookstore. Unbeknownst to me, not only is it the oldest continually running independent bookstore in the USA, but it also had an apparel section! Owner John Hugo calls in on this segment to speak on how he...
As we enter the new millennium, I call it the Reboot, Antonio Ansaldi is now an established brand in urban wear, continuing to grow and expand. We continue the conversation here with Antonio as he details his near-death-experience that transpired into a lifestyle change for him, and an end to our collaboration with The Source magazine. Enter Hollywood – a shift from print to the big screen as Antonio Ansaldi Inc. is called to clad ...
The Hip Hop era spans remnants of a crashed economy, a move into my own design studio, an unexpected personal tragedy, the start of a lifelong friendship, some major soul searching and a surprise opportunity; this decade was chock-full. It starts with great excitement and optimism from reaching a long-time goal of opening my own custom leather studio on Boston’s tony Newbury Street only to quickly take a turn that would change ever...
The Rock and Roll decade started with a dream collaboration, the result of a chance meeting with stage wear designer Francine Larnis and the opportunity to work as her leather seamstress creating pieces for Aerosmith, Joan Jett, Peter Wolf, the Scorpions and many other top rock ‘n’ roll music acts. My leather skills were put to the test creating form-fitting pants in metallic and embossed leathers decorated with creative applique’,...
Hi, I’m Roseanna Ansaldi, designer, patternmaker, leather specialist, business owner and entrepreneur. Welcome to Decades of Design, a podcast series that delves 40 plus years into my notable design career. This episode is an overview of my pre-design life, how I grew up in a close Italian family with traditions and talents that were passed down from gifted artisans, and how I incorporated all of it into my love for fashion and mus...
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