MiStory
About the MissMi project
MissMi is an international fashion project, presenting photographed self portraits of women from all around the world wearing Mirit Weinstock items.
Every few days, a new MiGirl profile will appear on the project's home page. The profile will present the new MiGirl 's self portraits and personal questionnaire, with links to photo sharing sites she takes part in, her own website or websites that inspire her.
The website has a fashion forum - blog named Dialogue, where different writers , all members of the website, will post articles about Fashion/Internet/Art and how they affect each other.
The website's Shop page presents Mirit Weinstock's fashion creations. It includes the two latest collections of the ready-to-wear line, the wedding dress collection, the accessories line and vintage garments.
All items can be purchased through the online store.
All items can be purchased through the online store.
We invite you to join us and become a member of the MiritWeinstock.com community or join the project and become the new MiGirl.
All members and girls who take part in this project gain points which can later be used to buy items through the website.
All members and girls who take part in this project gain points which can later be used to buy items through the website.
About Mi מירית וינשטוק
"Through her entire internship, Mirit proved the highest professional qualities. Her work was creative, conceptual, precise, original and inspiring" Alber Elbaz, Artistic Director, Maison Lanvin, Paris.
Mirit Weinstock was born on March 2, 1977 – in the port city of Haifa, Israel.
At the age of 21, discharged from her mandatory service in the army, she began her studies in fashion design at the Shenkar School of Engineering and Design in Israel. In her 4 years of studies, Mirit chose to specialize in Fashion and Performance Art.
Graduating from Shenkar in July 2002, Mirit was invited to participate in ITS#ONE in Trieste, Italy. ITS#ONE is an international talent support competition, sponsored by Diesel. A few months later, Mirit was offered an internship at the Alexander McQueen fashion house in London. The internship lasted one season – from December 2002 till March 2003. From May 2003 till July 2003, Mirit found herself in Paris, in an internship program with Li Edelkeert's trend magazine "View On
Colour". Being part of a small creative team, she acquired various skills that proved indispensable in the world of fashion and fashion design. Among other things, Mirit learned the different aspects of researching, brainstorming, predicating trends and esthetics.
In Septmber 2003, Mirit started an internship at "Maison Lanvin", one of the leading fashion houses in Paris. She had the privilege to work with Alber Elbaz, Lanvin's artistic director. Later in 2003, Mirit was selected as a Chosen Artist of the Israeli Cultural Excellence Foundation (IcExcellence) in the field of Fashion design.
At the beginning of 2004, Mirit returned to Israel and started developing her own label of ready to wear fashion for women. The line was officially born in June 2004, and launched its first US collection in Summer 2006. Today, the line is sold in specialty stores across America, Europe and Israel. The line presents the ready to wear collection and a wedding dress collection.
Mirit also collaborates with Dance companies and teaches in the Design Colleges.