Jaeden Wells

I am a creative design professional offering years of experience in fashion design and apparel production. I have proven ability to create designs reflecting client needs and current trends in the fashion industry. I am skilled in garment construction and team leadership, with a knack for problem-solving and fostering positive client relationships. Additionally, I am organized and skilled in leading teams and handling multiple responsibilities at once. I possess a comprehensive understanding of the fashion industry with a strong technical skills and eye for fine detail. My extreme interest in sustainable fashion and developing more environmentally conscious practices.

I have been sewing since I was 8 years old, and when I learned that fashion design was an actual career path, my mind was made. Sewing was my passion in life and fashion design was my future. I started making anything and everything I could. From napkins with my grandma, to following commercial patterns in personal sewing lessons, to designing and making my own prom, homecoming, and graduation dresses. I took on any project I had time for. Over time, I learned about sustainable fashion design and started incorporating that into my work throughout college and in my own personal life. I want to design for a purpose, and I want it my designs to have a positive impact on both the people who wear and make them and on the planet.

The hands on, personal touches that sewing allows is my favorite part of apparel design. Everything is unique to the creator; fitting their wants, reflecting their skill, expressing their style. Concept and details are the most important contributors to my design process. My designs are meant to have an impact, to have meaning, not just to be worn. A lot of research is done beforehand and during the design process, from fabric choices to symbolic prints or colors to environmental consciousness to target market. Everything has a meaning.

Since graduating, I have been very hands on in the fashion industry. At Unbox the Dress, I worked as a Pod Leader and Sustainability Chair, where I led a team of designers to redesign wedding dresses into new products for the family and implemented sustainable practices into the company. Since moving to Florida for personal reasons, I worked as an Alterations Assistant at La Boutique de Bridal & Tuxedos. I scheduled and conducted fittings for various alterations of all types of formalwear as well as worked on the dresses to finish the alterations. Throughout the past couple years, I have also worked on custom redesigns for brides wanting to change their mother's dress into something new for their own wedding.

Other than sewing, I have completed a few custom murals for clients looking to add art into their lives. Either for new coffee shop locations or for their own homes, I worked with clients to design something for their needs.