Annette Vazquez
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About
Annette Vazquez is a design professional working in fashion accessories, handbags, and soft goods categories. She holds two BFA degrees from FIT and SVA respectively.
Working for the past 15 years in her capacity as a designer, Annette has driven product design for brand licenses, brands, & private clients. She has experience working in soft goods categories like scarves, travel, gifting, cold weather, cosmetics, & tech accessories as well as handbags. She has a deep understanding of how to bring together trend forecasting & product development to produce on-brand items that generate profits. She is a divergent thinker and will be championing new ideas in your next design meeting.
Off duty, she is an outdoor enthusiast, foodie, bookworm, and sustainability nerd. Some of her favorite bag & fashion accessory brands are vintage Coach, Louis Vuitton, & Orla Kiely.
She is based in the New York City area.
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Education
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FootwearLondon College of Fashion2009 - 2010Study abroad summer courses in footwear design and digital footwear design.
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BFA Accessory DesignFashion Institute of Technology2008 - 2010Studies in footwear, handbags, SLGs, and the fashion industry.
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BFA IllustrationSchool of Visual Arts2003 - 2007
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Experience
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Bag & Accessories Design Consultant & FreelancerJan 2020 - Present (6 years 5 months)I partner with private clients and companies to work on temporary projects or assignments. I support in house design teams during busy seasons with their needs. I also work with clients to design & bring their fashion accessory products to market.
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Handbag DesignerNew York, NYOct 2015 - Nov 2019 (4 years 1 month)Designing for
-Nautica Womens Mainline & Special Projects
-Private labels
-Kenneth Cole Reaction Outlet- Womens Handbags and SLGs
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Freelance CAD DesignerNew York, NYJul 2015 - Sep 2015 (2 months)
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Freelance DesignerOct 2014 - Mar 2015 (5 months)Designing cold weather accessories.
Assisting VP of Design daily -
Associate Accessories DesignerDressbarnNew York, NYOct 2013 - Jul 2014 (9 months)• Offer new concept ideas and trend research at the beginning of each season
• Work with merchant team to assist in determining sales strategies for proprietary products
• Driving in house design growth by offering new ideas and trend research at the beginning of each season to influence merchant's buy assortments for all in house non-apperal categories including, footwear and jewelry.
• Designing handbags, SLGs, gifts, and sleepwear collections from concept sketches to final samples
• Reporting directly to the SVP of Creative
• Partnering with merchant team to execute designs in scarves and other accessories -
Associate Handbag DesignerTrebbianno LLCNew York, NYNov 2012 - Oct 2013 (11 months)Worked with the creative director to execute handbag designs for the from concept to production.
Designed small bags for Jessica Simpson collection
Partnered with vendors and print houses to source materials and prints for Jessica Simpson Collection.
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Assistant Handbag DesignerSCHIFTER + PARTNERSDec 2011 - Jan 2013 (1 year 1 month)• Responsible for bags and small leather goods from concept through production.
• Research seasonal trends
• Work with Sam Edelman for brand direction
• Presentation of concept and groups
• Design of components from custom hardware to textile prints
• Source and place sample orders of raw materials.
• Issuing of specs to over-seas contractors and maintain all communication between factory product development
• Supervision of corrections to samples through production
• Review of line with administrative team & sales
• Hired as assistant designer and became the sole consulting handbag designer, handling all the production/ design related tasks. -
Freelance Technical Designerkate spadeSep 2011 - Dec 2011 (3 months)• Updated and created technical specifications for sample execution.
* Worked on handbags, SLGs, and cosmetic bags.
• Coordinated with designers to produce accurate specs. -
Womens Handbag ApprenticeCoach LeatherwareFeb 2011 - Mar 2011 (1 month)Assist design team with presentations and handbag artwork.
Liaison with cross functional partners to execute designs.
Archive trend research and source swatches for samples.
Participated in the Apprentice project to create a mock line for Coach and presented it to senior design. -
Accessories InternClub MonacoSep 2010 - Dec 2010 (3 months)Mocked up designs on Illustrator based on designer's sketches
Designed new product based on designer's direction.
Created new product development sheets/ tech packs.
Updated Line sheets
Trend researching for new collections
Maintained design boards
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Footwear Design InternTashkent by cheyenneJan 2010 - May 2010 (4 months)• Created and merchandized visual displays
• Sourced showroom props and materials
• Provided input and research for design ideas
• Assisted and styled during photo shoots
• Completed trendboards and footwear designs
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Awards
Society of Illustrator's Award
SVA Illustration Department Award
Visual Foundation's Scholarship
Hispanic Scholarship Fund Award -
Affiliations
School of Visual Arts,
Fashion institute of Technology,
London College of Fashion -
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On Coroflot@avazquez, member since 2010
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