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MIKAILA VON MERR                                                                                                                                            New York -Los Angeles

                                                                                                                                                                                    Phone: 312809234 | Email: mikailavonmerr@gmail.com 

 

  • Skilled in budget creation, project scheduling, location scouting & art direction for film and photoshoots

  • Experienced milliner and fashion designer

  • Appraiser, buyer, & researcher of antiques and vintage fashion

  • Costume designer for stage & film

  • Makeup artist on professional film sets & photoshoots

  • Prop buyer & set designer

  • Favorite artistic methods include textile art, collage & short films

 

WORK

 

Millinery & Fashion Design

 

Von Merr, New York

August 2018 - Present

Owner & Creative Director

 

Art Direction (and Social Media)

 

Freelance Art Director, Chicago - Los Angeles - New York

September 2014 - Present

Stephanie Fishwick, The Weekend Department, remote

Launch 2023

"Luxury Clothing Company", Los Angeles - Malibu

March 2022- October 2022

SMM

 

Antique & Vintage Appraisal

 

CIRCA Antiques, Charlottesville,VA

July 2019 - Present

Social Media Manager

Appraiser, Buyer & Sales

 

Low Vintage, Charlottesville, VA

July 2019 - Present

Research & Pricing      

 

Costuming

 

Chicago Costume, Chicago, IL    

April 2016 -­ June 2019  

Stylist & Costume Designer

 

Runaways Lab Theater, Chicago, IL

February 2014 - May 2017

Head Costume Designer

 

Makeup & SFX

 

Freelance Makeup Artist, Chicago, IL

August 2013 - July 2019

 

EDUCATION

 

Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL                    

2014 - 2018

B.A. in Fashion/Apparel Design, summa cum laude

GPA: 4.0 | Dean’s List 2014-2018

Second Place, O’Hare Fashion Packed Challenge, 2018

 

SELECTED PROJECTS

 

The Den Archive

Oct 2022 - Present

An archive of my personal collection of vintage Playboys and the culture surrounding them.

 

Heavy Tears

An artistic work in which I’ve embroidered vintage handkerchiefs with over a thousand glass beads imitating soaked tears.

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