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Fashion Designer / Soft Material Industrial Designer
Gahee Lim
New York, NY
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About
Based in New York, grew up in South Korea and Australia. Parsons MFA Fashion Design and Society graduate.
Recent project ranges from ready-to-wear, uniform design, costume design, wearable art.
Worked with Hood by Air, Section 8, Calvin Klein, MOS Architects. -
Education
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MFA Fashion Design and SocietyParsons The New School for Design2013 - 2016- Exploration in textile, color, relationship to the body. - Specialized in tailoring and menswear. - Study of both extreme wearable art form of fashion and commercial apparel. - Focused study in concept development and construction and detail engineering in textile
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BFA Fashion DesignParsons The New School for Design2009 - 2013- Focusing on garment construction skills - Understanding of textile - Specialized in Womenswear
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Experience
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DesignerOct 2016 - Present (9 years 8 months)- Working closely with two creative directors, Akeem Smith and Ryohei Kawanish.
- Concept developing and researching reference for main collection.
- Sketching designs
- Making samples and construction patterns
- Fittings on models
- Documenting process
- Consulting directly with the atelier in construction, finishing detail, and Problem solving.
- Responsible for following up and ensuring correct make and delivery of garments.
- Fashion week preparation and last minute alternation. -
Design FreelanceJan 2017 - May 2017 (4 months)- Assisted creative director Shayne Oliver and in-house stylist Akeem Smith in concept development for Helmut Lang Spring Summer 2018 Ready-to-Wear collection.
- Consulted in garment construction for Hood by Air
- Created technical drawing for Hood by Air
- Designed detail engineering
- Assisted campaign shoot -
Design FreelanceOct 2016 - Feb 2017 (4 months)- Recreated Melgaard’s fashion drawings into garments for exhibition at RedBull studios (NY), and Rod Bianco Gallery (Oslo)
- Researched and developed silhouette and fabric
- Designed experimental garments in woven and knit, and accessories.
- Presented and documented idea and progress
- Organized atelier and managing team of woven, knit, and accessories designers
- Installed wearable art at Redbull Studios -
Design Freelance, Design InternSep 2015 - Aug 2016 (11 months)- Created patterns and garment samples in both woven and knit
- Researched and created mood boards
- Designed digital prints (brand logo, abstract repeat)
- Assisted during fitting (notes and photographs)
- Created digital technical drawings using Adobe programs
- Organized tech packs for overseas production (woven, knit, prints)
- Assisted the design team of 19 designers
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