Creative director and brand strategy consultant based in Brooklyn, NY.
With 20 years of multidisciplinary experience, Nicole merges creative prowess with business acumen across channels and touchpoints, building brand worlds that drive cultural awareness and emotional resonance.
Her work spans brand identities and rebrands, campaign creative and development, art direction and design; guiding companies such as Away, Mara Hoffman, and Victoria’s Secret & Co. from concept to execution.
She is the co-founder of award-winning womenswear brand, Cienne, recognized by the International Woolmark Prize and the CFDA for outstanding design and the pioneering of ethical and environmental practices in the luxury market.
Nicole’s work has been featured in The New York Times, Vogue, Vogue Italia, Fast Company, Forbes, Vanity Fair, Elle, and more.
She participates in panels and presentations at educational institutions and conferences including Parsons School of Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).
Profile
Originally from California, Nicole studied Visual Communications from 2001-2003 at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, and from 2003-2005, she studied Concept & Textiles at The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. In 2014, she founded Cienne, an award-winning womenswear brand that pioneered ethical and environmental practices. The brand was a semi-finalist in the 2018-2019 International Woolmark Prize and the recipient of the runner-up award in the 2018 CFDA + Lexus Fashion* Initiative. Since 2019, Nicole has been a brand strategy and creative consultant for clients such as Away, Argent, Mara Hoffman, Reformation, Solid & Striped, Victoria’s Secret & Co, and more.