Elvira is a visionary designer with a dedicated background in luxury footwear and accessories. After an inspiring Footwear Design course at the London College of Fashion, which followed her Marketing and Communication studies in Athens, she moved to Italy to study Footwear Design at Cercal school, in the famous luxury shoe district of San Mauro Pascoli.
Elvira mastered her skills in Milan, where she achieved her MA in Fashion Accessories at Istituto Marangoni.
She has then worked in Paris and Milan where she achieved collaborations with world-class luxury brands like Dolce & Gabbana, Narciso Rodriguez, Balmain, Bruno Frisoni, Diego Dolcini and
Off-White.
In 2018 she won the "Vogue Talents, The Future Footwear Generation” contest held by Rene Caovilla and Vogue Italia.

Born in Athens and raised in Paris, Elvira currently shares her life between Milan and Athens, and is the artistic mind, heart, and soul of Di Gaïa, while she is also consulting for several other luxury brands.