Fashion career profile
Alessandro Sartori
Alessandro Sartori is an Italian designer whose career has moved between ZEGNA and Berluti. He began at Zegna in 1989 as a menswear designer, then took charge of the Z Zegna label’s creative direction in 2003. In 2011 he moved to Berluti as Artistic Director, before returning to ZEGNA in 2016. He has since led ZEGNA’s creative work, overseeing the brand’s product and creative functions. The group describes this remit as applying to the ZEGNA brand product line; it is not a group-wide creative-director appointment. Sartori studied textile and fashion design, grounding his practice in materials and construction. His work has helped move the house’s menswear from traditional tailoring toward a wardrobe that combines tailoring and relaxed luxury. In 2022, he received WWD’s Menswear Designer of the Year award. The profile separates his house creative leadership from the parent company’s governance and financial reporting.
- Role
- Artistic Director, ZEGNA
- Nationality
- Italian
- Age
- 60
- Career appointments
- 3
- Fashion houses
- 3
- Active roles
- 2
- Berluti — Artistic Director2011–2016 · former
- Zegna Lands in Los Angeles With ‘Villeggiatura’-WearBusiness of Fashion · 2026-06-06
- ‘Delivering the Dream,’ a Deep Dive Into Fashion’s Vision and ExecutionWWD · 2026-05-18
- Education: Textile and fashion designZegna Group’s governance biography describes his studies in textile and fashion design. · Zegna Group
- Career path: Zegna → Z Zegna → Berluti → ZEGNAHe worked at Zegna from 1989, led Z Zegna’s creative direction, joined Berluti in 2011, and returned to ZEGNA in 2016. · Zegna Group
- Current role: Artistic Director, ZEGNAHis remit covers the ZEGNA brand product line and its creative functions, not every brand in the parent group. · Zegna Group
- Recognition: WWD Menswear Designer of the Year, 2022Zegna’s report records the award in recognition of Sartori’s work. · Zegna Group
- 2003 — Appointed Creative Director of Z ZegnaSartori led the Z Zegna label and oversaw its launch and first New York runway show.
- 2011 — Becomes Artistic Director of BerlutiSartori joined Berluti to develop the Paris menswear house.
- 2016 — Returns as Artistic Director of ZEGNASartori has led the ZEGNA brand’s creative functions since 2016.
- 2022 — Receives WWD Menswear Designer of the YearZegna’s report records the recognition of his work.
- 2016–Present — Artistic Director — Ermenegildo ZegnaCurrent appointment · Zegna Group
- 2016–Present — Artistic Director — ZEGNACurrent appointment · Zegna Group
- 2011–2016 — Artistic Director — BerlutiHistorical appointment · LVMH