Masha Archer

Masha Archer (née Muchina) was born in Kiev, Ukraine to artist parents. After studying at Pratt Institute in New York and enjoying careers in clothing design and dance, Masha started her jewelry line in 1980. Named Art-to-Wear designer by New York's fashion Group, Masha's work has appeared in both Sex and the City movies as well as And Just Like That...., Confessions of a Shopaholic, Bill Cunningham: New York, Melissa McCarthy's Genie, and Albert Maysles' documentary Iris, as well as many other films and television on shows. Recently she was featured in L’Officiel Baltic and in the shop at New York’s Museum of Arts & Design. Collectors include Iris Apfel, Oprah Winfrey, Anna Netrebko, Matthew McConaughey, and Placido Domingo. Using antique, vintage, and modern elements from around the world, Masha creates her one-of-a-kind designs in her studio in San Francisco. Her work mixes a painter's eye for color, a love of folk art from a myriad of cultures, a dancer's awareness of the lines of the body and how to enhance them through costuming and color, and an engineer's attention to comfort and stability with regard to each statement piece.