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Fashion Designer
Alejandra Carrillo-Munoz
West Lafayette, IN
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About
Enthused fashion designer, artist, and soon to be MFA grad!
I believe fashion design goes further than exhibiting beauty and has the potential to serve as a generative source for social and cultural sustainment. For this reason, I am particularly invested in social sustainability within fashion and have devoted my research to exploring the ways in which designers can cultivate ethical and reciprocal collaborations with artisans around the world. Continually growing and learning, I am thrilled to be on this journey and excited to see where this passion takes me! -
Education
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Master of Fine Arts in Electronic & Time Based Art, focus on AnthropologyPurdue University2012 - 2015Her research begins by investigating the world of fashion as a product of globalization and critiquing the effects of fast fashion. This revealed an urgency in sustainable alternatives within design whereby fashion designers can intervene as agents of change. This realization lead Alejandra to her main research question involving the relationship between the designer, fashion, and culture. Her work focuses on investigating how North American fashion designers can form ethical and reciprocal collaborations with artisans around the world. This perspective is an approach and consideration of social sustainability in fashion, of which Alejandra hopes to extend and continue researching and exploring professionally.
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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion DesignOtis College of Art and Design2007 - 2011In pursuit of the creative and innovative world of design, Alejandra Carrillo-Muñoz was admitted to Otis College of Art and Design within the top 5% of the 2007 entering class. She was awarded the highest funding award, the John Reena Scholarship, and admitted into the honors program which enhanced her academic experience and fashion design education. Four years later and after having received an Otis Thimble Award for ' Best Design' from designer Robin Piccone, Alejandra completed her BFA and graduated top of the fashion design program. Her academic gains while at Otis earned her entrance into the bridal industry, granting her an immediate designer position.
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Experience
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Purdue's Center for Instructional ExcellenceWest Lafayette, INAug 2012 - Present (13 years 10 months)+ Define the creative direction and visual identity of CIE
+ Motivated to visually market and communicate the services of CIE throughout the campus
+ Generate graphic design work in the forms of digital and print designs
+ Create logo designs, advertisement, publicity, and video productions for marketing purposes
+ Serve as a facilitator for special projects and workshops hosted by CIE
+ Assist the branch devoted to Service Learning on campus
+ Assist the branch devoted to Global Learning on campus
+ Serve as a teaching & learning consultant for graduate teaching assistants
+ Represent CIE at conferences committed to excellence in higher education teaching & learning
+ Meet any need or project associated with photographing -
DesignerDallas, TXNov 2011 - Jan 2013 (1 year 2 months)+ Active in the creative direction for each season
+ Compiled research and investigation given the creative direction
+ Sourced product material
+ Generated designs and illustrations
+ Executed tech packs in addition to fabric treatment, finishing, or draping samples
+ Involved in the editing process of the collection
+ Assisted in the photo shoot of the collection
+ Continued remotely as a freelance designer once I was in grad school -
Design InternLos Angeles, CAJul 2010 - Aug 2010 (1 month)+ Collaborated alongside the designer to produce creative direction, ideas, and concepts
+ Pattern drafted the sample garments to be sent to production
+ Sewed and prepared the sample pieces to be taken to production
+ Generated sketches and designs -
Design I Teaching AssistantLos Angeles, CAJan 2009 - May 2009 (4 months)+ Assisted the professor in preparing material for the class
+ Served as support for the professor during class time
+ Attended to the academic and skillful needs of students
+ Provided individual consultation to students in need of further guidance
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Awards
2014-04-01 - Anthropology Study Abroad Brazil Scholarship
2014-04-01 - Beverly Hills' Neiman Marcus Window Display
2011-05-01 - Thimble Award from designer Robin Piccone
2010-05-01 - Fashion Group International Swimwear Design -
Affiliations
Purdue Latino's Graduate Student Organization
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@alejandrac88, member since 2012
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