Brooklynite Carrie Mills is an artist, stylist, fashion designer, illustrator, singer/songwriter and columnist.

Upon graduating from John Dewey HS, she received a scholarship to study fashion design and art history at Parson’s School of Design and The New School.

From there she went on to design for Anne Klein Design Studio eventually specializing in handbags and product design.

Her many muses and forms of expressions include songwriting, singing, drawing, photography, collage, jewelry design, fashion stylist, writing, and pet portraiture.

Upon moving to Nashville, her designs for her company, A Vested Interest, were snapped up by numerous country and pop music stars, including Ringo Starr.

The Tennessean newspaper and Nashville Woman magazine have both written feature articles on her work labeling her a Renaissance woman.

Her fashion illustrations and fine artwork continues to be shown in several Nashville galleries and can be found in numerous private collections.

Carrie created a successful recurring Fashion Camp and fashion/illustration workshops at the Gordon JCC the Frist Art Museum, to coincide with their Italian Fashion Exhibit in 2015 and Alexander McQueen and Ann Ray exhibit in 2024 and Lipscomb University's Halston exhibit.

For the past 20 years she has curated multiple art galleries at the Gordon JCC in Nashville.

She currently works as a fashion stylist and art director with her photographer son, Garrett Mills. Their work can be found at:

Instagram: @carrie.mills

www.carriemills.com

www.garrettmills.com

VogueItalia Photovogue / Garrett Mills

VogueItalia Photovogue / Carrie Mills.