Resumé

DESIGN EXPERIENCE

George Moskal – Freelance Textile and Apparel Designer, 8/2008-Current
Saint Paul, MN
• Create original print repeats, graphics, wovens and colorways
• Re-work, clean, and color reduce provided artwork
• Sketch original garment designs or work from provided samples and
images
• Current clients include: Pattern People in Portland, OR and Cherry
Design Partners in NYC

George Moskal – Designer, 9/2005-Current
Saint Paul, MN
• Design and produce women's fashion apparel collection
• currently available from georgemoskal.com
• 2005-2008 collections sold at Design Collective in Minneapolis
• Present fashion collection at “Voltage: Fashion Amplified” 2007 and
2008 runway shows

Topshop – Designer, 4/2002-9/2002
London, U.K.
• Collection of original designs produced and sold at Topshop Boutique

Dazed & Confused, 1/2002
London, U.K.
• Illustrated collection receives Big Break Award for Fashion
• Judged by Stella McCartney, Dazed & Confused magazine, and
Topshop

Zandra Rhodes – Internship, 9/1997-12/1997
London, U.K.
• Pattern making, print design and cataloging the Zandra Rhode
fashion archives for “The Fashion and Textile Museum”

WORK EXPERIENCE

Target Corporation – Textile and Apparel Designer, 3/2003-4/2008
Minneapolis, MN
• Lead print/pattern direction and design for Junior and Contemporary
brands
• Design all prints, yarn dyes, and graphics for Xhilaration and
Mossimo
• Create and present seasonal trend boards to merchant and design
teams
• Hand off all textile design packages to vendor and approve resulting
strike-offs, lab dips, and handlooms
• Design and manage product assortment for Liz Lange Maternity
• Create and present seasonal trend and adjacency boards to merchant
and design teams
• Illustrate technical flats, assemble product design packages and
hand off to vendors
• Review and approve all vendor fit samples, strike-offs and lap dips

Marshall Field’s – Textile Designer, 8/2000-3/2003
Minneapolis, MN
• Design silhouette and artwork for in-house Junior and Contemporary
lines.
• Provide creative input and trend direction
• Produce flat sketches and CADs for original and purchased artwork

Target Corporation – Color Coordinator, 7/1999-7/2000
Minneapolis, MN
• Work as a liaison with trend on color organization
• Develop seasonal color forecasting boards and spectral data for
trend area

EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin-Stout - Bachelor of Science Degree in Apparel Design, 1999
Menomonie, WI
• “Best Collection” award for graduate show, 1999
• “Best of Show” award for junior show, 1998
• Artist in Residence, 1998-1999
• Produce a funded series of artwork for gallery exhibition housed in
permanent collection

American Intercontinental University, 9/1997-12/1997
London, U.K.
• International Fashion Design program
• Present millinery collection at fashion show sponsored by DuPont
Corporation

SKILLS

• Intuitive and unique design ability
• Keen sense of color
• Trend forecasting expert
• Traditional illustration including color pencil, charcoal, marker, and
gauche
• Computer illustration on both Mac and PC, including Adobe
Photoshop CS, Adobe Illustrator CS, KaratCAD and U4ia,
• Garment construction and fit knowledge


OTHER ACTIVITIES

• Featured designer for “Voltage: Fashion Amplified” runway show,
2007 and 2008
• Work featured in numerous publications including: Dazed &
Confused magazine, The London Telegraph, WGSN, Letoile, Metro,
The Star Tribune, Mpls./St. Paul Magazine, and City Pages
• Held various trunk shows to promote and sell my collection during
Minneapolis “Fashion Weekend,” 2005-2008
• Blog about fashion and textile trends on georgemoskal.blogspot.com
and patternpeople.blogspot.com/
• Featured artist at “Beneath the Surface: Flora, Fantasy, and Fable in
Surface Design” gallery show in Portland, OR which Urban Outfitters
is currently blogging about: blog.urbanoutfitters.com/blog/categor
/Portland

Projects by George Moskal

George Moskal Spring 2009 Apparel Design
14 Files

George Moskal Spring 2008 Apparel Design
9 Files

George Moskal Spring 2007 Apparel Design
9 Files

Moskal for Topshop Apparel Design
5 Files

Liz Lange Maternity Apparel Design
6 Files

Xhilaration Junior Sleepwear Textile and Graphic Design
8 Files

Mossimo Textile and Graphic Design
2 Files

Cherokee Missy Textile Design
1 File

Textile Designs for Purchase
10 Files