Nency Escamilla Pro

• Research seasonal trends, fabrics, color, silhouettes through Donager, Fashion Snoops, competitive market shopping, and shows
• Conceptualize wearable design silhouettes that are within costing perimeters for multiple accounts and buyers’ special requests
• Collaborate with overseas factory and in-house sourcing division for cost effective seasonal fabrics and trims
• Manage monthly line delivery by sketching, selecting fabrics, trims, prints and special embroidery, artwork details for styles
• Create and update tech packs with construction details for overseas factories in Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop program
• Communicate accurate tech pack direction to overseas factory for initial sample development and following through production
• Evaluate all incoming samples for accuracy, craftmanship, and overall style aesthetic for monthly buyer presentations
• Attend fit meetings with tech team to review fit, styling, and alternate construction options in order to meet customer price points
• Partner with production, merchandising, sales, tech design and sourcing team to execute desired price point margins and revenue
• Merchandise, maintain line plans, create mood boards, and prepare line for monthly design director and buyer presentations

• Design and sketch pre-design Daniel Rainn and DR2 cads for knit and mixed media labels
• Research current fashion shows, international design houses, designers, and stores for trends/design elements
• Communicate with overseas factories regarding protos, showroom samples, print and art strike offs, and fabrications
• Collaborate with graphic design team on print, art, and lace artwork development for cads and pre-design samples
• Organize all pre-design cads/boards, fabrications, prints, and trims for seasonal presentations with CEO & VP of Design

• Design woven and knit dress lines for baby, toddler and girls: Kids Dream, Chewy, private label, and Celebrity kid influencers
•Collaborate with CEO for seasonal design direction, presentation boards, marketing, and vendor relations
•Consistently research, source, and shop for inspiration, new product innovations, fabrics, trim, and new silhouette details
•Execute cads, prints, art graphics, repeats, re-coloring, color matching, and color palettes from concept through production
•Work with in house sample and production teams to create samples and production friendly sewing techniques
•Manage and track all designs from concept to production with local and overseas fabric, trim, and production vendors
•Organize, stylize dresses and accessories for lifestyle, marketing and product image photoshoots
•Work with various child model influencers for branding, collaborations, and social media story telling campaigns
•Implemented virtual show room and boosted sales 50% during Covid-19 lockdown
•Create engaging consumer marketing campaigns via Omnisend to grow brand through email newsletters
•Upload and write style descriptions for retail and wholesale Ecommerce website portal

•Research, design, and source new fabric and trim, trend directions for dresses & tops
•Execute and conceptualize new ideas, silhouettes, prints, and artwork for seasonal collection
•Generate/update sampling and production tech packs, art pages, prints and graphic art layouts for overseas factories
•Shop both locally and internationally for new trends

• Research, design and present trends for seasonal infant, toddler and girls dress/ sportswear collections
• Create/update sampling and production tech packs, art pages, prints and graphic art layouts for overseas factories
• Create presentation boards for buyers and seasonal presentations
• Cad and hand sketch designs, color cards, overseas fabric and trim sourcing cards

• Design woven and knit dresses for toddler and girls: Princess Couture (Flowergirl) and American Princess
• Create embroidery and embellishment layouts for dress bodices
• Research and identify new fabrics, trims, silhouettes, prints and embellishments for seasonal collections
• Cad and hand sketch designs; create and update design line sheets

• Designed Kahn Lucas woven and knit branded infant/toddler and girls dress lines: Sweetheart Rose and Youngland Dresses
• Designed private label woven and knit dresses for: Macy’s, Nordstrom, Kleinfeld Flowergirl, Dillard's, Bon-Ton, Sears, J.C.
Penney, Kohl’s, Wal-Mart, Ross, Burlington Coat Factory, Boscov’s, Costco
• Met with fabric vendors, print studios; ordered fabrics, trims, and prints for seasonal collections.
• Created embroidery, beading and applique layouts for fabrications and local/production art sheets.
• Designed and developed commercial brand dress collections from concept to production; overseeing the entire process while
focusing on style, fit, customer feedback and expectations
• Strong knowledge of garment construction, pattern making, silhouettes, sewing techniques, fabrications and trims.
• Approved and corrected patterns, fabrics, and trims for showroom samples, dupe requests, private label buyers.
• Managed sample development while overseeing and inspiring in house sample room patternmakers, cutters, sewers, outside
applique and embroidery contractors.
• Strong background sketching cads, creating prints, repeats, sizing artwork for local and production sampling.
• Excellent eye for color, patterns, pitching lab dips, and creating seasonal color palettes.
• Experienced in working with local print studios and graphic designers to create appropriate artwork and prints.
• Team player, able to work in a fast pace environment while building and maintaining collaborative, productive relationships
with multiple divisions in order to meet deadlines and overseas product execution.

• Uploaded and updated overseas Blue Cherry tech packs and merchandising boards for licensed brand labels.
• Collaborated with graphic designer in sizing prints and graphic artwork for samples and overseas production.
• Approved production submits, lab dips, embroideries, prints, artwork, and artwork placement.
• Updated and caded all line sheets for sales team, buyers, and VP managers.
• Created presentation and trend boards for market week, buyers, specialty boutiques, and merchandising team.

• Analyzed trends and created new product ideas through competitive market research, shopping, print source shows
(Printsource NYC) and ongoing competitor analysis.
• Worked with graphic designers, print studios and fabric mills selecting and creating appropriate artwork for prints,
appliques, and fabrics for seasonal collection.
• Collaborated with women’s design division to adapt appropriate trends and aesthetic for baby, infant, toddler, girls seasonal
sportswear, accessories and dress collections
• Prepared detailed WebPLM tech design packages which included flat sketches, specs, artwork and revision comments for
overseas production factories and sample requests.
• Communicated effectively with overseas factories and multiple product design teams to anticipate and resolve any potential
pre-production issues to ensure store deliveries were met timely and accurately.
• Responsible for overseeing fitting approvals with technical design team for accurate and timely production.
• Created and presented seasonal collection boards and trend concepts for buyers, merchandisers, VP's, merchandisers, design
directors and market week meetings.

• Assisted in designing, researching current and vintage trends for seasonal dress lines including: Jessica McClintock Bridal, JMC
Mother of the Bride, JMC Bridesmaids, JMC flowergirl, Gunne Sax Prom
• Worked with Ms. McClintock and fabric, trim manager selecting and sourcing all evening wear fabrics and trims
• Implemented a organized fabric and trim library procedure saving JMC thousands of dollars from previous double ordering of
seasonal fabrications and trims.
• Created embroidery, embellishment artwork layout while sizing correctly onto pattern pieces for production.
• Worked with patternmakers on sample development and managed work for in house sample room.
• Supervised outside sewing contractors on a daily basis with bridal, prom samples for NYC and LA showrooms.
• Corresponded daily with fabric and trim vendors for tracking orders and re-ordering necessary supplies.
• Coordinated and stylized accessories for bridal, Mother of the bride, and prom collection photo shoots.
• Responsible for selecting photos for brochures and magazine ads with merchandising team for look books.