Michael Schmidt is a wardrobing, jewelry and interior designer working primarily in the entertainment industry. He is known for working with a variety of innovative materials and techniques, such as a 3-D printed dress he created for

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. His clothing has been worn by celebrities such as

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, and the

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. In 1991 Schmidt received an Emmy nomination for his costume design in '' Cher... At the Mirage''. His work has been exhibited at several museums such as the Pasadena Museum of California Art and the

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Career

Schmidt had an early interest in wardrobe design and one of his early designs, a handmade chainmail dress, appeared on the cover of a New York magazine, ''Details Magazine''. He has worked on various projects such as a knotted rope curtain construction for the lobby of the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs, California. Since 2001 he has collaborated with the international luxury goods firm

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and has also had an ongoing on-going collaborative relationship with designer

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. In 2012 he launched a jewelry collection through his studio ''Michael Schmidt Studios''.

Exhibitions

Schmidt's work has been part of several exhibits at places such as the following: * ''Rock Style'' at the

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, 2010 * ''Action/Reaction'' at the Pasadena Museum of California Art, 2010 * Career retrospective at the

, 2013

Awards

* ''Outstanding Costumes for a Variety Program or Special'' for ''Cher... At The Mirage'' (1991, nomination)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schmidt, Michael Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American costume designers