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Senior Designer
Los Angeles, CA
May 2014 - Present (10 years 5 months)
Creative director and senior designer for private label, 12 deliveries a year. Design direction including prints, embroideries, silhouettes, graphics, color stories & fit. Development specialist with India, including embellishment sourcing, correspondence, and factory visits. Ability to work several seasons in advance across 3 different lines, managing an overseas print team, in house associates and sample room. Full understanding of design & construction. Hard & soft wovens, full fashion sweaters, cut & sew knits, novelty dye. Presenting to multiple buyers on different merchandising plans & managing production schedules.
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Senior Designer
Los Angeles, CA
Jul 2008 - May 2014 (5 years 10 months)
Senior designer for main & private label. Worked with owner to merchandise & design ten deliveries a year of women’s contemporary. From leather jackets to soft wovens, cut & sew knits, garment washes, novelty dye and full fashion sweaters. All original textile & print design, with a capsule of recycled one of a kind garments each delivery. Private label development from concept to finished product. Managed a design team, pattern makers, sample room & production department for both overseas & domestic production. Technical design & development with overseas vendors, tech packs, illustrator, specs & fit from design to finished TOP garment.
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Associate Designer
Los Angeles, CA
Sep 2004 - Jun 2008 (3 years 9 months)
Associate designer, recycled garment design from sketch to final product, draping, sample room & production management, fashion show style & planning, trims, sourcing, linesheets & sales.
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Associate Designer
Los Angeles, CA
May 2007 - Sep 2007 (4 months)
Associate designer for a side project, research, mood boards, trend & color forecasting, freehand sketching, technical design, illustration, specs & fit.
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Assistant Designer
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 2006 - May 2007 (1 year 4 months)
Assistant designer, flats, pattern making/ marking, draping, fabric & trim sourcing, production coordinator, line sheets, retail, new concept development.
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Assistant Designer
Los Angeles, CA
May 2006 - Sep 2006 (4 months)
Swimwear assistant designer, story boards, design & sample room management, sourcing trims, production, line sheets, flats, color forecasting, print development.