MIKAILA VON MERR New York -Los Angeles
Phone: 312809234 | Email: mikailavonmerr@gmail.com
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Skilled in budget creation, project scheduling, location scouting & art direction for film and photoshoots
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Experienced milliner and fashion designer
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Appraiser, buyer, & researcher of antiques and vintage fashion
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Costume designer for stage & film
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Makeup artist on professional film sets & photoshoots
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Prop buyer & set designer
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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.