Nina Chermak Rosenberg

Nina Chermak Rosenberg
See caption
Rosenberg in a dress made from a quilt
Born1958/59
Beaver, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materParsons School of Design (BFA)
Occupations
Children3

Nina Chermak Rosenberg is an American fashion and costume designer. Born in Beaver, Pennsylvania, Rosenberg discovered her passion for design when she was young, later graduating from Parsons School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Staying in New York City after college, she worked for designers Ralph Lauren and Alexander Julian before moving to Louisville, Kentucky in 2003. Here, Rosenberg began her career as a costume designer, stitcher, and dresser for a number of plays and performances; including Wicked, Hamilton, and Disney on Ice. Here, Rosenburg also began working intermittently as a freelance designer, producing two award-winning hats for the Kentucky Derby.

In 2018, Rosenberg completed her first work in filmography, designing costumes in the Sam Irvin film Engaged to a Psycho. She has since worked on nine other movies, and is married with three children.

Early life and education

Rosenberg was born in 1958/59[1] in Beaver, Pennsylvania, where she was raised in a family of eight.[2] Inspired by her mother, Olga, who sewed much of what their family wore: Rosenberg designed her first piece of clothing at age eleven: a green shift dress with a matching triangle scarf.[2] While enrolled at Beaver Area Middle School, Rosenberg decided to make designing her future profession.[2] After high school, Rosenberg moved to New York City to attend Parsons School of Design, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in fashion design.[1]

Career

Rosenberg began her career as fashion designer in the menswear design/production department for Ralph Lauren after graduating from college.[3] From there, Rosenberg began work for the Alexander Julian Collection, where she became the assistant designer for the uniforms of the Charlotte Hornets when they joined the NBA in 1988.[3][4]

A tall gray building with two central pillars
The Actors Theatre of Louisville, where Rosenberg often worked, 2012

Rosenberg later moved to Louisville, Kentucky in 2003,[1][2] where she began work as a costume stitcher and dresser for plays at the Actors Theatre of Louisville and Humana Festival which took place there.[3] Additionally, as an IATSE member, Rosenburg worked in the costume department as a at The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, KFC Yum! Center, and Palace Theatres.[3] In her career, Rosenberg worked on a number of shows: including Wicked, Motown: The Musical, Aladdin, and Hamilton, as well as performances for Cirque du Soleil, Disney on Ice, Carrie Underwood, Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas, Selena Gomez, Mariah Carey and the character "Madea".[3]

Freelance fashion design

Since leaving New York City, Rosenberg has also worked intermittently as a freelance fashion designer: creating hats, special-occasion dresses, children's clothing, and other accessories.[1] Key aspects of Rosenberg's freelance design include adding texture, subtle details, asymmetric patterns, comfortable fabrics, and vintage characteristics into her works.[1] Rosenberg found most success with her hats, which she has sold on Etsy, as well as entered into competitions for the Kentucky Derby.[1] To date, Rosenberg has won two such competitions: first in 2007 for the "Chrysler Sebring Hats Off to the Derby" hat design contest, in which she won the convertible as a prize, and again in 2009 for the 'Courier-Journal's 1st Derby fashion race' with her woven straw hat titled "Sterling Silver Rose in Bloom".[2]

Filmography

Rosenberg has worked as a costume designer or in a branch of costume department for ten films, which are displayed in the table below.[3]

Rosenberg filmography
Year Title Director Credited
2018 Engaged to a Psycho Sam Irvin Yes[5]
2018 The Perfect One Nick Everhart Yes[6]
2019 Devil's Revenge Jared Cohn Yes[7]
2020 Becoming Omar Naim Yes[8]
2020 Disturbing the Peace York Shackleton Yes[9]
2020 JL Family Ranch 2 Sean McNamara Yes[10]
2021 Masquerade Shane Dax Taylor Yes[11]
2023 Desperation Road Nadine Crocker Yes[12]
2024 Red Right Hand Eshom Nelms Yes[13]
2024 Saint Clare Mitzi Peirone Yes[14]
Upcoming So Much for Love Lina Roessler Yes[15]

Personal life

Nina is married to Richard Rosenberg, an energy broker, and has three kids named Natasha, Josh, and Olivia.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Ritchie, Christa (March 24, 2012). "Vintage Inspired | Nina Chermak-Rosenberg". Courier Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. S1. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Conley, Patti (April 26, 2009). "Derby tips hat to local designer". The Beaver County Times. Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Rosenberg, Nina Chermak. "Nina Chermak Rosenberg | Biography". IMDb. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  4. ^ Lione, Louise (July 21, 1988). "Teal Appeal | The inside story on how designer Alexander Julian handed the Hornets the hottest look in the NBA". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 21. Retrieved August 27, 2023. Assisting designer and project shepherd Nina Chermak […] recalls her first response when the Hornets project came in – disbelief.
  5. ^ "Engaged to a Psycho (2018 TV Movie) | Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved August 25, 2023. Costume Design by Nina Chermak Rosenberg
  6. ^ "The Perfect One (2018) | Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved August 27, 2023. Costume Design by Nina Chermak Rosenberg
  7. ^ "Devil's Revenge (2019) | Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved August 25, 2023. Costume Design by Nina Chermak Rosenberg
  8. ^ "Becoming (I) (2020) | Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved August 25, 2023. Costume Design by Nina Chermak Rosenberg
  9. ^ "Disturbing the Peace (2020) | Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved August 25, 2023. Costume Design by Nina Chermak Rosenberg
  10. ^ "JL Family Ranch 2 (2020 TV Movie) | Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved August 27, 2023. Costume and Wardrobe Department […] Nina Chermak Rosenberg
  11. ^ "Masquerade (II) (2021) | Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved August 27, 2023. Costume Design by Nina Chermak Rosenberg
  12. ^ "Desperation Road | Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved August 27, 2023. Costume Design by Nina Chermak Rosenberg
  13. ^ "Red Right Hand (III) | Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved August 25, 2023. Costume and Wardrobe Department […] Nina Chermak Rosenberg
  14. ^ "Saint Clare | Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved August 27, 2023. Costume and Wardrobe Department [by] Nina Chermak Rosenberg
  15. ^ "So Much for Love | Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved July 31, 2025. Costume Designer[:] Nina Chermak Rosenberg
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.