Background
Mello, Dawn was born in 1931 in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States.
Mello, Dawn was born in 1931 in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States.
Grad, Modern School Fashion & Design, Boston, 1951.
Model; assistant to fashion director B. Altman & Company, New York City, fashion director, 1971—1975. From corporation buying officer to vice president and general merchandise manager May Department Stores Company. Vice president, fashion director Bergdorf Goodman, New York City, 1975—1980, executive vice president, director fashion merchandising, 1980—1983, president, 1984—1989, 1994—1999.
Executive vice president, creative director worldwide Gucci Group, Milan, 1989—1994. Founder, president Dawn Mello & Assocates LLC, New York City, since 1999. Co-founder The Atelier Fund, since 2007.