Barbara Nicoli and Leila Ananna are a casting power duo named by WWD as one of the five most influential casting directors in the fashion industry. Barbara & Leila have worked on countless campaigns and editorial projects collaborating with the likes of photographers Mario Testino, Peter Lindbergh,Terry Richardson, Richard Bush to name a few and stylists including Joe McKenna, Emmanuelle Alt, Marie-Amelie Sauvé, Camilla Nickerson and George Cortina. Barbara & Leila are currently casting for the shows of fashion power houses: Burberry, Gucci, Emilio Pucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Versace and Diane Von Furstenberg.

Barbara & Leila are based between Paris and Milan.