Born in 1988 in Istanbul,
Merve Ucar graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University with a degree of Fashion and Textile Design in 2008. During her studies, she worked as an intern at
Ramsey and
Arzu Kaprol. In 2010 she started collaborating with Arzu Kaprol, designing Corporate wear within the Kaprol Group for companies such as
Vodafone,
Hilton,
Coca Cola,
Volkswagen and
Pegasus Airlines.
In 2012, Merve got the opportunity to present her own collection in
Istanbul Fashion Week as one of the ten finalists of
Koza Young Talents Competition organised by
Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporter Associations (ITKIB). Within the same period she takes part in the
Eagean Exporters Association Competition. She placed second, and was awarded a scholarship sponsored by the
Turkish Ministry of Economy to attend
İstituto Marangoni Milano.
In 2014 she completed her first master’s degree in
Fashion Design Womenswear with a Laude degree and, during her studies, she was awarded as ‘
Best Project’ in a competition organized by
Bolon and
Capelli. The project was exhibited in the 2014
Milan Design Week,
Salone del Mobile.
In 2015 she completed the second master degree in
Accessory and Luxury Design & Management at Istituto Marangoni. At the same time she started working as a
Fashion Designer for
Massimo Monteforte, specializing on womenswear design.
In 2016 she presented her FW 2017-18 Collection in Excelsior Hotel Gallia during the
Republic Day of Turkey organised by the
Turkish Consulate in
Milano.
In 2017, she attended the
International A’ Design Award & Competition in
Italy. She won the ‘
Golden A’ Design Award’ in
Fashion Design Category. At the same time she took part in another fashion competition organised by
24th Edition of the
International Lab of Mittelmoda – Fashion Award in Milano, Fabbrica del Vapore during the
Milan Fashion Week, winning the ‘
Lectra Special Award’.
Occupation
Fashion Designer / Senior Designer at Massimo Monteforte