Engelbert was born in Milan and studied there at the Brera Fine Arts Academy, where her mother, an artist, teaches sculpture.

[5] In 2011, Engelbert moved to New York to work for fashion magazine W; she gained a following as a street style icon after she was photographed for Scott Schuman's new blog The Sartorialist.

[11][12][13] In 2020, Engelbert would be further promoted and named as the Global Creative Director of Swarovski Group, the first so-named person in the company's 125-year history.

[14][15] Her influence throughout the company broadened, she would oversee a changed brand identity and the relaunch of 27 separate Swarovski boutiques globally.

In September 2024, her husband's property empire in Stockholm crumbled, and also Oscar Engelbert's private holding company filed for bankruptcy.