Kelly C. Knapp
Freelance Creative Director & Production Designer
Playing house: Knapp’s imagination helped build two Netflix Houses, where viewers can live out their Squid Game and Stranger Things fantasies at the permanent exhibits in Dallas and outside Philadelphia.
Calling all Angels: She was tapped to lead creative direction for the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Veteran Angels including Adriana Lima, Joan Smalls, and Alessandra Ambrosio strutted down the runway to performances by Karol G. and Madison Beer. Knapp brought the lingerie brand’s sensual world to life, spanning all physical builds and backstage to the show’s narrative, visuals and lighting.
Mira Mariah
Creative Director, Girl Knew York
Drawing interest: Ariana Grande’s tattoo artist told Nylon in 2019 that she wanted a job where “I could hang out with girls and draw all day.” She’s doing a little more these days as creative director of tattoo booking platform Venue.Ink, combining her business savvy with her artistry. The platform has seen exponential growth since Mariah came on board last year as an artist advocate, and she’s helped recruit respected artists such as Chanel Diabla, Knarly Gav, and Mars Hobrecker.
Style and substance: Mariah’s art is revered for its fine lines and detail. Out of the shop, she champions mothers and people with disabilities—like herself.
Miyako Bellizzi
Costume Designer
Clothes make the man: After previous collaborations with director Josh Safdie on Good Time and Uncut Gems, Miyako Bellizzi brought different pockets of 1950s New York to the big screen in Marty Supreme. She put Timothée Chalamet in big suits to evoke his big dreams and transformed Tyler, the Creator into a Harlem taxi driver.
Good thinking: She had the foresight not to put Gwyneth Paltrow in fur—which would have been reflective of her Supreme character in the era—because she didn’t want viewers to associate her look with her iconic performance in The Royal Tenebaums. That attention to detail earned Bellizzi her first Oscar nomination this year.
