Marco’s illustrious hairdressing career began in his hometown of Florence, Italy, when at the age of sixteen he decided to satisfy a creative urge. At the age of 16, Marco attended styling school in Florence to satisfy a creative urge. After a year of training in Italy, Marco studied at London’s Alan International. Short after, he returned to Florence to teach cutting techniques at the renowned Paolo Chirivi Salon. He then continued honing his own skill set in Spain under Luis Llongueras and in 1994, moved to New York where he built a loyal clientele at The Spot hair salon. Simultaneously, he pursued an editorial career by assisting industry legends Eugene Souleiman, Orlando Pita, Sam McKnight, Neil Moodie, and Ward. Marco’s work soon caught the eye of Bumble&bumble founder Michael Gordon, and by 1997, was one of the famed salon’s most successful stylists. He remained with the salon until 2008.  Over the last ten years, Marco’s work has appeared in Vogue Italia, Vogue Russia, Vogue Germany, Glamour, Marie Claire, V Magazine and Dazed & Confused. Leading shows at Fashion Week around the world, Marco has collaborated with such prominent designers as Custo Barcelona, Nicole Miller, Vivienne Tam, Carlos Miele and Jeremy Laing.