Vivetta Donna

Vivetta Ponti grew up surrounded by antiques, art and nature in the idyllic Italian town of Assisi. Moving to Florence to attend the Academy of Fine Arts, the creative honed her skills in Bologna and Milan where she continued her studies before falling in love with the world of fashion. Whilst working for a series of luxury brands Vivetta began to learn everything about the embroidery and elaborate embellishment techniques that would go on to form the foundations of her eponymous label.

“Designing clothes is like creating wearable art to me. Art is the highest form of expression, clothes are the best means to make it closer to people.”

Inspired by her love of animals, especially cats, happy memories and stories from her childhood, Vivetta channels the charm of vintage toys, antiques, and tapestries into poetic collections with a surrealist twist. Her creations are moving ideas that reference designers from a range of artistic disciplines: From Italian legends Gio Ponti and Fornasetti, to the Art Deco works of Erté, illustrations by Luigi Serani, Slim’s photographs and Pablo Picasso’s masterpieces