Marta Brandysiewicz is a Fashion Designer & Branding Specialist born in Warsaw, raised in London and currently residing in Brooklyn, New York.
From an early age, Marta immersed herself in drawing, writing and fashion trends, drawing her first fashion sketches at the age of 8. After high school, she graduated from Nottingham Trent University with honors in Fashion Design, where her final collection was selected to show at Graduate Fashion Week in London.
Upon graduation, Marta began full-time internships with several well-renowned fashion design houses, including Nicole Farhi and Bruce Oldfield. She worked for two years as Private Label Designer for customers including Top Shop, Miss Selfridge, House of Fraser, Next, and River Island. It was then that she discovered her passion for color, attention to fine detail, and the personal satisfaction of creating fashionable and relatable clothing.
Wanderlust led Marta to New York in 2002, where the vibrant mix of the city's downtown music scene, strong fashion trends, and raw artistic energy would help to further influence her sense of style & design. Since then, Marta has worked for leading international fashion brands, including Lucky Brand, Paper Denim & Cloth and The Gap. In that time, she has also designed for a number of celebrity fashion lines, including Jessica Simpson Intimates and Touch by Alyssa Milano.
Marta's broad range of design experience has made her an expert in Cut & Sew Knits, Intimates, Loungewear, Sweater and Jewelry design. Her work has been featured in Marie Claire, Elle, Vogue, WWD, People Magazine and The New York Times, and sold in stores like Bloomingdales, Macy's, Lord & Taylor as well as various retail outlets around the world.
Likewise, Marta has strong experience consulting on various Brand & Product Development concepts for several Marketing & Licensing firms throughout the city, spearheading celebrity branding & identity campaigns for the estate of Marilyn Monroe, and Touch by Alyssa Milano.