Wilfredo Rosado

Wilfredo Rosado is an American jewelry designer and stylist. Early in his career, Rosado worked as a stylist at Andy Warhol's Interview magazine while also holding positions at Armani, later becoming Head of Public Relations for Emporio Armani before joining the design team. He subsequently established himself as a high jeweler, founding his eponymous high jewelry collection in 2011 and launching the fine jewelry line W. Rosado in 2020. Rosado has also notably worked as a stylist for singer Mariah Carey.

Life and career Rosado was born in New Jersey to Puerto Rican parents. He took an interest in fashion at a young age and would read international fashion magazines.

Rosado studied biology for two years at New York University. While still in school, he was recruited in 1984 to work at the first Giorgio Armani boutique in New York City. After a summer of working at Armani, he intended to resume school in the fall, but he was drawn to the business of fashion and never returned. After Warhol died in 1987, Rosado remained at Interview for a short while before doing a stint at Fame magazine. Afterward, he returned to Armani as the head of PR for Emporio Armani, then he joined the design team and relocated to Milan for two years. Shortly after, actress Gwyneth Paltrow wore pink earrings by Wilfredo Rosado during her performance with singer CeeLo Green at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2011. In addition, he designed the 35-carat engagement ring Carey received from Australian businessman James Packer when they were engaged in 2016.

In 2020, he launched the fine jewelry line W. Rosado. He designed the pearl necklace worn by Vice President Kamala Harris at the Inauguration of Joe Biden in 2021.

Rosado appeared in the Netflix docuseries The Andy Warhol Diaries (2022).