A citizen of both Ireland and Colombia, Victoria was born in Bogotá and educated in the United States. After graduating from college, she moved to Rome, Italy and resided there from 1986 to 1995. She freelanced in the Italian film industry as a wardrobe design consultant and worked in the fashion industry in marketing. During this period, Victoria collaborated with Monica di Bei Schifano (wife of the Pop Art icon, Mario Schifano) on the design and marketing of a signature line of bijoux and eclectic jewellery.
In 1995, she moved to Ireland with her husband, an American screenwriter. In her early work, she was fascinated by the Celtic motifs and incorporated them into her line. One of these pieces was commissioned for the Broadway opening of Riverdance.
In Ireland, Victoria’s line is carried by a variety of exclusive boutiques in various parts of the country, north and south. She also sells to selective outlets in Southern California. In the past, the fashion magazine Irish Tattler included her in a keynote article on new designers; she has appeared twice on the TV program Nationwide as a featured artist and has won the South Tipperary Entrepreneurial Award for Best Business Growth for the year 2006.
Victoria currently lives on Clew Bay in County Mayo and future plans include expanding my line into selective European and US markets with an ancillary design and supply base in Cartagena, Colombia where she plans to open a Fair Trade studio.
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