Contact:
david.mendezmateu@gmail.com
I am a costume designer who works from emotion, research, and drawing. My process begins in the quiet space where intuition meets image, shaping characters through atmosphere, silhouette, and tone.
My work blends classical elegance with a sensitive, poetic eye. I design from what I feel: allowing references, textures, and gesture to build a world that breathes on its own.
I am drawn to projects where costume becomes narrative — where a single garment can hold memory, mood, or tension.
Trained in Menswear Design at the Fashion Institute Of Technology (FIT) in New York and later in Costume Design through UCLA´s MFA program in Los Angeles, I bring a combination of craft, clarity, and personal aesthetics to every character I design.
My experience across theatre, menswear design, and film has taught me that costume is not decoration but emotional architecture.
I am currently developing my voice as a designer in film and hope to continue collaborating on projects that explore atmosphere, detail, and the expressive power of costume.