My name is Allegra Spinella. I was raised between two worlds: the warmth, expressive storytelling, and love for craftsmanship of Italy from my father’s side, and the grounded honesty, practicality, and “say it as it is” mentality of the Netherlands, my mother’s side. Growing up within these two cultures shaped who I am as a person and as a designer; playful yet realistic, imaginative yet firmly connected to the everyday. I like to say that my head lives in billowing silk clouds, but my feet stay on the street.
I am fascinated by the tension between strength and fragility, and the many feelings connected to them: softness, sensitivity, sensuality, confidence, courage. Wanting to appear strong while feeling fragile inside, or sometimes the opposite when my softness becomes a source of strength, is something I have struggled with and learned from. This duality became the emotional thread that runs through my work. Designing and making garments that both give strength and reveal personality, is the way I explore, and give form to this tension.
The name Buccia, meaning “peel of a fruit” in Italian, expresses my design philosophy: clothing as the outer layer that protects, reveals, or hides what is within. My work plays with the contrast between what we show and what we keep for ourselves. This comes through in sculptural shapes that soften into sensuality, in details that surprise, and in moments of subtle rebellion. Every garment begins with the duality of exterior/interior, strength/fragility, conceal/reveal. Not as a concept I invented, but as a tension I have lived.
Buccia is ready-to-wear designed to live with people, not to sit in a closet or exist only for a photograph. Clothes are made to be worn, shared, and loved over time. I care deeply about fit, construction and functionality, because if garment are designed for daily wear, it really needs to work. The process takes cues from the precision of high-performance professional gear: every seam, angle, and proportion is placed with purpose and intentional. Real-world use gives direct feedback revealing where a pattern needs adjusting, where a detail can be improved, or where a garment can evolve further. this helps shape the next iteration, always sharper, more considered, and more aligned with how people truly live.
Storytelling is an essential part of my process. I like to give each garment a voice through short texts and descriptions, not as decoration, but as a frame that shapes how the garment is understood and felt. They pull the consumer into a playful mood of subtle contradictions: strength and softness, elegance and mischief, conceal and reveal. These texts activate the imagination, they create atmosphere, emotion, and intention, inviting the wearer to see the garments as part of a larger Buccia world. Clothing extends beyond material: it carries a mood, a memory, and a sense of belonging to a shared universe.
I work hard, not to chase something, but because I care deeply about executing my vision with honesty and quality. Buccia is still at its beginning, but it has intention, ambition, and the potential to grow into a meaningful practice, one that combines craftsmanship, emotion, wearability, and a distinct point of view. I am committed to continuing this journey, step by step, with clarity, curiosity, and persistence.
