MELITTA BAUMEISTER IS AN NYC-BASED BRAND FOCUSED ON THE SCULPTURAL QUALITY OF CLOTHING.
YOU BRING THE BODY, WE BRING THE SHAPE.
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ESTABLISHED IN 2014 FOLLOWING HER GRADUATION FROM PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN's MFA PROGRAM, MELITTA BAUMEISTER WAS IMMEDIATELY STOCKED BY DOVER STREET MARKET IN NEW YORK AND BEGAN DRESSING CELEBRITIES LIKE RIHANNA AND LADY GAGA. THIS, AS WELL AS A RUNWAY SHOW AT VFILES, LAUNCHED THE BRAND, ALLOWING HER TO FURTHER PHILOSOPHIZE ON DESIGN AS THE TOOL TO BROADEN THE LANGUAGE OF GARMENT MAKING FOR THE DIMENSIONAL BODY.
IN 2017, HER PARTNER MICHAL PLATA JOINED HER AS THE BRAND'S ART DIRECTOR, FOCUSED ON THE ARTISTIC AND VISUAL LANGUAGE OF THE MB WORLD. HE PHOTOGRAPHS EACH SEASON, CO-DIRECTS COLLECTION CONCEPTS, AND BUILT THE MB STUDIO, ADDING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY FOCUS ON MAKING.
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THE BRAND HAS RECEIVED THE CFDA/VOGUE FASHION FUND AWARD (2023) AND THE NATIONAL DESIGN AWARD FOR FASHION DESIGN FROM THE COOPER HEWITT (2025). Numerous brand showcases have continually engaged the body with the garment as part of choreographed live performance. IN 2024, MELITTA BAUMEISTER HAD HER FIRST RUNWAY PRESENTATION, BEGINNING A STRONG COLLABORATION WITH NIKE.
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MELITTA BAUMEISTER PIECES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED AND DISPLAYED BY THE MET MUSEUM'S COSTUME INSTITUTE. HER WORK HAS ALSO BEEN SHOWN IN THE COOPER HEWITT'S 2016 TRIENNIAL "BEAUTY" AND MODEMUSEUM HASSELT'S 2019 EXHIBITION "WONDER WOMEN," AMONG OTHERS.
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INDEPENDENTLY RUN, MELITTA BAUMEISTER FREELY DEVELOPS COLLECTIONS IN THE BROOKLYN-BASED ATELIER.
