Giovanna Engelbert

Giovanna Engelbert is a distinguished Creative Director, Editor, and Fashion Consultant with over 20 years of elite industry experience. As the Global Creative Director for Swarovski, she oversees brand image, products, stores, advertising campaigns, and integrated communications. Since joining Swarovski in 2016, Engelbert has driven significant industry relevance and commercial success, including a groundbreaking collaboration with SKIMS.

Engelbert has held numerous roles in fashion, including Fashion Editor at L’Uomo Vogue, co-managing Vogue Gioiello and Vogue Pelle along legendary editor Francesca Sozzani, Senior Fashion Editor at Vogue Japan, Contributing Editor at W Magazine, The New York Times hailed her as one of the “New Heroines of Fashion.”

In 2024, Engelbert achieved significant success at the Met Gala, designing five couture dresses for the red carpet. These dresses, representing Swarovski’s brand colors and the gala’s garden theme, showcased the brand’s creative possibilities, with Anok’s blue crystal catsuit breaking the internet and resulting in record media value for Swarovski. Giovanna and her team operate out of NYC, London, and Stockholm.