Julia Haart (born April 11, 1971), previously known as Yulia Leibov, Julia Leibov, Talia Leibov, and Talia Hendler,[1] is an American fashion designer, entrepreneur, and author. She is the founder of Body by Julia, a body-positive, technologically advanced shapewear brand.[2][3] Haart is the co-owner of Freedom Holding (formerly Pacific Global Management Group),[4] a holding company that controls the Elite World Group.[5][6] She previously owned a namesake shoe collection, and was creative director at the Italian luxury house La Perla.[7]
Haart is the subject and executive producer of the Netflix miniseries My Unorthodox Life, which described her 2013 decision to leave her Haredi community. Haart serves on the Emerge America Creative Coalition, the ERA Coalition Advisory Board and the Association for Foreign Press Correspondents USA Board of Directors.[8]