Stephanie Estrada

• Illustrating designs for custom apparel utilizing hand sketching & Adobe Illustrator.
• Creating custom made, special occasion apparel for private clients.
• Developing a line of one of kind, chic & edgy accessories for the fashion conscious & trendsetting individual.
• Forming flats, line sheets & tech packs.
• Sourcing fabrics & trims.
• Designed & produced avant-gard pieces for a local charity fashion show.

• Creating tech packs, flats & technical specs for a variety of styles
• Creating styles in line with proprietary & licensed style guidelines
• Working closely with samples department, pre-production, and graphic design department to ensure a high quality product
• Communicating with venders & factories on pre-production & production samples
• Sourcing fabrics & trims for various styles
• Presenting various concepts & prototypes for upper management approval

• Lead designer on proprietary adult costume line. Utilized trend forecasts to translate contemporary fashion trends into innovative fashion-forward costumes.
• Created mood boards, sketches & prototypes throughout the conceptual design process.
• Delegated tasks to design assistants & prototype crafter.
• Worked directly with graphic artists to produce graphics for proprietary & licensed lines.
• Partnered with senior management to refine concepts, materials, graphics & color palettes for multiple product lines.
• Collaborated with pre-production team to insure cost adherence while maintaining the integrity of the original concept.
• Responsible for timeline adherence; insuring that all elements of the prototypes were ready for pre-production, product presentation & finalization.
• Worked cross-functionally with merchandising, creative services & pre-production on a regular basis. Participated in meetings with cross-functional category partners.

• Designed Halloween Costumes for Men, Women & Children for the 2011 Halloween season.
• Created technical packs for costume production.
• Corresponded with sample makers to create first samples through final samples.
• Researched costume inspiration from many cultures, historical to current.
• Sourced fabrics and trims.

• Designed a clever & contemporary women’s costume line that incorporated elements & themes that were noticeably vacant from the industry.
• Researched & analyzed trends in fashion as well as historical references & all aspects of pop culture for costume inspiration.
• Created flat sketches & technical packs for samples to be produced overseas.
• Corresponded daily with factories overseas to follow up with any sampling & sourcing issues.
• Illustrated technical flats & sketches utilizing CAD design as well as hand sketching.
• Participated in monthly sales meetings to edit the final collection & attended various trade shows to support the line.

• Sewed various accessories for local graphic artist.
• Suggested fabrics and trims to artist to create a more durable product.
• Sourced fabrics & trims.

• Provided excellent customer service.
• Developed and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Evaluated customer feedback to improve their shopping experience.

• Assisted show producer and coordinator in maintenance & organization of all apparel & accessories.
• Dressed models and made any final fit adjustments as needed.
• Contributed to the smooth transition from backstage to runway.

• Managed data collection and progress of samples in the pre-production department.
• Maintained samples for production & review.
• Sourced fabrics and trims & assisted sample makers, pattern makers & designers on a daily basis.