About Milda B.
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Costume Designer/ Costumer
Jan, 2017 - PresentIndependent- Hollywood features
- Costume designer and cutter-fitter for the film and entertainment industry. - Make custom patterns, construction, period-specific sewing of all types of clothing for women and men. - Create specialty costuming involving sculptural elements like foam, and a large-scale headpieces. - List of credits include: "Hollow Body" feature film with David Arquette, Luke Wilson; "RadioFlash" feature film with Dominic Monaghan and Will Patton; "Bon Apetit" Music Video for Katy Perry; Styling for Travis Scott, Forever In Your Mind Disney Band, Brighton Sharbino, and Saxon Sharbino.
Professor of Fashion Design Studies
Jan, 2012 - Jun, 2012Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI - Creation, management and teaching of the school’s fashion design program and curriculum. - Teaching is tailored to the many aspects of design; Art and garment instruction, patternmaking, as well as marketing and sales.
Owner and Lead Instructor
Jan, 2011 - PresentPrivate Studio
New York, Detroit, Miami - A fashion studio servicing clients with private tutoring, group classes, and lectures in sewing, fashion illustration and portfolio instruction. - Design consulting services for clients in need of technical design support and planning, first sample construction, production expertise. - Hosting fashion workshops and lectures at various colleges, community centers and high schools.
Professor of Fashion Design
Aug, 2009 - Aug, 2010Fashion Institute of Technology
New York - Instruction on fashion art curriculum: hand rendering, model sketching, computer fashion illustration, & upper-division portfolio development.
Stage/Costume Design
Mar, 2006 - Mar, 2007Misc
March-June 2006 Tricorne Costume House New York, NY Pattern and Sample Technician, for large-scale New York City & Internationally Touring Broadway productions - Intricate Construction, Sewing and Patternmaking for production of Wicked, The Color Purple, Legally Blonde, etc. Feb 2007-March 2007 “BFF” Daryl Roth Theater New York, NY Costume Supervisor for W.E.T. (Women’s Expressive Theater) -Supervision of wardrobe worn by the cast for the entire run of the production -Assisting costume designer to determine the look of the show. -Solely responsible for costume repair, shopping and maintenance. July 2006 Eighth International Lithuanian Song Festival Chicago, Illinois Costume Designer, The American Lithuanian Music Association -Design and domestic production of 1,500 costumes for the day-long festival. -Showcased three separate looks for children, men and women.
Designer, Frontline Dance Apparel
Sep, 2004 - Jan, 2007Capezio Ballet Makers Intl.
New York -Created and produced a collection sold exclusively to all Capezio retail outlets, international dance stores, and exclusive dance conventions (The Pulse, NYCDA, Star Systems, etc.) -Collection was featured in the magazines Elle & Glamour , and on theTV shows “Making the Band” and “So You Think You Can Dance”: -Created and constructed all designs worn exclusively by famed celebrity choreographers featured on “So You Think You Can Dance”: Mia Michaels (Celine Dion, Janet Jackson, Cirque Du Soliel) Brian Friedman (Britney Spears, N’Sync) Shane Sparks (High School Musical), etc.
Designer/ Owner
Jan, 2004 - PresentMilda B. Designs
Designer, Clothing and Accessories Collection - Worn exclusively by Oscar award winning actress Sharon Stone, and actress Sarah Jessica Parker - Collection is exclusively featured in international trunk shows and national art shows. - Collection has been featured in press ((Daily Candy Miami, Miami.com and The Miami Herald) multiple fashion blogs (The Fashion Poet, and The Wordy Girl) and the magazines Sportswear International, Urban Latino, Plaztik, Uppers& Downers,TimeOUT NY -Created and produced a collection sold exclusively to New York boutiques, Loisaida, NYC, Forward, NYC, Wake , NYC and Goldie in Miami.
Film and Television Designer
Jan, 2003 - PresentMisc
Film Nov 2003 “Mini’s First Time” Los Angeles, California Contributing Designer, Trigger Street Productions -Designed and constructed (5) custom looks for several title characters in the feature film -Dressed title character, “Mini” played by Nikki Reed; film also stars Alec Baldwin, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jeff Goldblum and Luke Wilson ________________________________________ Television Sept 2005 Emmy Awards Los Angeles, California Designer of custom apparel for Jennifer Lyons, reality star from Survivor: Palau -Designed a custom couture evening gown to be worn by the actress to the awards ceremony
Education
Bachelor's Of Fashion Design
Sep, 1996 - May, 2000Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.)
Fashion Design
Aug, 1998 - May, 1999Polimoda
Languages
Spanish
Limited Proficiency
Lithuanian
Native Proficiency
English
Native Proficiency
Italian
Limited Proficiency
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