Paula Acioli
About Paula Acioli
Paula Acioli serves as the Coordenadora Gestão Estratégica em Negócios de Moda at Fundação Getulio Vargas and has extensive experience in fashion consultancy and education. She founded Profashional, authored a book on fashion designers, and actively contributes to the fashion sector in Brazil through various roles and projects.
Work at FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas
Paula Acioli has been serving as Coordenadora Gestão Estratégica em Negócios de Moda at Fundação Getulio Vargas since 2009. In this role, she has contributed to the development of strategic management practices within the fashion sector. Acioli has also developed the course 'Cultura de Moda Contemporânea' for the Executive Fashion Management program, enhancing the educational offerings of FGV.
Education and Expertise
Paula Acioli's educational background includes a Bachelor's degree in Design and Visual Communication from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, completed between 1980 and 1985. She furthered her studies by obtaining a Master's degree in Fashion, Culture, and Arts from Senac São Paulo from 2006 to 2009. Additionally, she studied at the London College of Fashion, focusing on fashion, and specialized in English at the University of Westminster and Italian at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura.
Background in Fashion Consultancy
Paula Acioli founded Profashional, a fashion research and consultancy platform that provides services to major companies, including Rede Globo, L'Oréal, and Swarovski. Her consultancy work emphasizes strategic insights and research within the fashion industry, contributing to the growth and development of her clients.
Public Speaking and Lecturing Experience
Since 2009, Paula Acioli has been a guest lecturer at Casa do Saber in Rio de Janeiro. She previously served as a guest speaker at Perestroika from 2012 to 2016, engaging audiences across multiple Brazilian cities, including São Paulo, Porto Alegre, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, and Brasília. Her speaking engagements focus on topics related to fashion and its cultural implications.
Publications and Contributions
Paula Acioli authored the book '30 Estilistas. À Moda do Rio,' published by Ed.Senac. She has also been contracted by Dutch Culture to map the fashion sector in Brazil as part of the Brazil Cultural Mapping project. Additionally, she is a member and consultant of the Fashion Law Commission at OAB-RJ, where she contributes to special projects and delivers courses and lectures across Brazil.