Muse Archives is a cultural platform and fashion archive dedicated to transforming the way vintage is perceived. Through curated journeys and insider access to auction houses, private dealers, and an exclusive global network, Muse Archives establishes a modern movement shaped by its community that actively participates in shaping it, embraces contemporary expressions of archival fashion, and understands vintage not as the past, but as the future co-created by those who wear it.

ART MEETS FASHION

ABOUT MUSE ARCHIVES

GUIDED BY MARTA MEYERHANS, FASHION HISTORIAN, CURATOR, AND CREATIVE ARCHIVAL DIRECTOR, MUSE ARCHIVES IS SHAPED BY THE BELIEF THAT VINTAGE AND ARCHIVAL FASHION IS NOT ABOUT FINDING THE PERFECT FIT, 


BUT ABOUT EMBRACING MARKS OF TIME THAT CARRY HERITAGE, CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE AND UNTOLD STORIES. 

Fashion Professor & Independent Curator

Marta Meyerhans

meet THE FOUNDER

Marta Meyerhans is the Creative Archives Director and visionary behind Muse Archives. A fashion historian and respected curator–buyer in the American luxury landscape, Marta approaches garments not as seasonal objects, but as cultural vessels of memory, identity, and craftsmanship. 
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Marta lived Switzerland, New York and London before settling in Miami.

She holds a BA in Art History an MA in Fashion and Luxury from Istituto Marangoni and MBA from London Business School. She has served as professor of arts and fashion history at Istituto Marangoni, grounding her work in both academic rigor and modern relevance. She is an independent fashion curator, having worked on exhibitions on Italian women designers, Martin Margiela and 1920s fashion, among others.

Through exhibitions, lectures, masterclasses, and institutional collaborations, she reveals how fashion reflects the values, artistry, and social narratives of its time.Her sourcing spans private collectors, ateliers, estates, auction houses, and academic archives, granting access to rare material unavailable through traditional buying channels. Each piece is selected for its craftsmanship, provenance, narrative strength, and future relevance.Marta shifting the conversation from consumption to curation, and from ownership to meaning.

Marta Meyerhans brings a rare combination of scholarly authority, exclusive product access, and measurable commercial impact a perspective traditional buying and curation models cannot replicate.

WHY WORK WITH MARTA

Highlights of the Booklet

Marta’s global network provides access to highly rare archival pieces sourced from private collections, estates, ateliers, and academic archives material unavailable through standard wholesale or resale channels.

In retail environments, Marta edits integrates vintage with the discipline of luxury buying, creating curated experiences that:

• Elevate selling floors — by transforming retail spaces into cultural and editorial environments that position product within a narrative context, enhancing perceived value and creating a premium, discovery-led shopping experience.

• Create additional appeal to full-price collections — by pairing archival and vintage elements with contemporary assortments, reframing new product through heritage, craftsmanship, and storytelling that supports full-price integrity and reduces markdown dependency.

• Increase dwell time and client loyalty — by offering a layered, museum-like retail journey that encourages exploration, emotional connection, and repeat engagement across both established and emerging customer segments.

• Drive higher basket value and repeat visits — by activating cross-category styling moments and curated combinations that naturally expand purchase intent and position the store as a destination rather than a transactional point of sale.

. Bridges vintage and contemporary retail to activate new and existing client segments by strategically integrating archival and vintage pieces with full-price collections, Marta attracts culturally driven shoppers who typically bypass department stores while re-engaging loyal clients, driving measurable lift in foot traffic, conversion, and cross-category sales.

01/ Unmatched Access

02/ Cultural Authority

03/ Commercial Performance

Her academic background and curatorial expertise allow each piece to be contextualized with historical and emotional intelligence, increasing desirability, perceived value, and long-term relevance.

Istituto Marangoni Miami / Parodi Costume Collection  / Italian Cultural Institute /  Nomad Atelier / ISTITUTO MARANGONI MIAMI / PARODI COSTUME COLLECTION / ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE / NOMAD ATELIER / ISTITUTO MARANGONI MIAMI / PARODI COSTUME COLLECTION / ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE / NOMAD ATELIER /

Istituto Marangoni Miami / Parodi Costume Collection / ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE / NOMAD ATELIER /

KNOWN FOR WORKING WITH

Join the movement of vintage storytellers. Become the author of each garment’s next chapter, honoring its past, shaping its present, and sustaining its legacy for generations to come.