Mercedes De Bruyn

Job Designation: Costume Designer / Wardrobe Stylist | Art Director

Home Base: Cape Town

OVERVIEW

Mercedes De Bruyn is a costume designer, wardrobe stylist and art director with over four decades of experience across South African film, television and commercials. She is the founder of Ms-Cedes Studio, her own costume supply and design house, and has been affiliated with Hollywood Costumes' film and TV department as a supervisor. Known for her versatility across genres, from period drama to telenovela, sitcom and feature film, Mercedes spent four consecutive seasons as Costume Designer/HOD on the e.tv telenovela Imbewu: The Seed, and has more recently taken on HOD costume and art department roles on features including Mrs Plum, Manna, The Score and Low Rider. Her work on the drama series Vlug uit Egipte earned her a SAFTA Award for Best Costume Design in 2016, adding to two further SAFTA nominations earned across her career.    REQUEST CV

COSTUME DESIGNER / WARDROBE STYLIST

Feature Film

Drama/Series

Telenovela

Sitcom

Reality Television

Commercial (Branded Content)

Corporate/Event

Theatre

ART DIRECTOR

Feature Film

Drama/Series

Sitcom

Reality Television

Commercial (Branded Content)

Corporate/Event

Educational

SPECIALIST SKILLS

Costume Supply & Rental House Owner (Ms-Cedes Studio)

Hollywood Costumes Affiliation — Film & TV Department Supervisor

Period Costume Design (incl. 19th-century Africa)

Cross-Department Styling — Wardrobe, Hair & Make-Up

Fluent Afrikaans — Extensive Afrikaans-Language Production Experience

AWARDS & SPECIAL MENTIONS

• SAFTA Award – Best Costume Design, TV Drama Series (2016) – for "Vlug uit Egipte."
• SAFTA Nomination – Best Costume Design (2016) – for the drama series "Vlug uit Egipte."
• SAFTA Nomination – Best Costume Design (2011) – for the comedy series "Gabriel."
• Astarre Awards Nomination – Best Costume Design (1985) – for the traditional drama series "Mopeme."

REFEREES

Bruce Townsend – Producer

Candice Denn – Production Manager

Deeno Naidoo – Director

Gersh Gamede – Creative Director

Jack Deveraign – Business Partner

Liz Meiring – Director

Lynn Gaines – Producer