Oriel Collins

[TORRID] Junior & Contemporary Sweaters, Blouses, and Jackets, City of Industry, CA
[LIME & VINE] Contemporary Athleisure, Dresses, Joggers, Blouses, Leggings, Shorts and Skirts, Santa Monica, CA
[JUST FAB] Contemporary & Plus Jackets, Sweaters and Blouses, Los Angeles, CA
[THREADS 4 THOUGHT] Contemporary Athleisure: Jackets, Blouses, Dresses, Hoodies, and Yoga Wear, Los Angeles, CA
[J BRAND] Contemporary Denim, Jackets, Blouses, Dresses, Los Angeles, CA
[JOIE] Upscale contemporary woven blouses, Vernon, CA
[CURRENT ELLIOTT] CAD artist: Contemporary Denim, Tops and Dresses, Vernon, CA
[STONY APPAREL] Juniors and Kids knit and woven, Los Angeles, CA
[WYLDEHART] Juniors knit and woven, Los Angeles, CA
[BEYOND YOGA] Yoga and Lifestyle knits, Culver City, CA
[PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL] C & C CA, Contemporary knit and woven, Commerce, CA
• Full tech packs from Development to Production using detailed Excel, Illustrator, Photoshop comments
• Communicate with vendors and factories on all fit stages to produce accurate fit and style
• Enter all garment specs, POMs, photos, comments, and call-outs into tech pack for accurate comments
• Approve garments for production from first fit samples to TOP samples
• Conduct fittings, photo, sketch, pin and mark garment, take notes for accurate fit
• Enter all BOM information for costing, and all Construction for Sample Sewers
• Detailed Technical CADs and line-sheets both hand and AI
• Design working technical templates from Full Tech Packs to Grade Rules

• Provide garment sketches, fabric design, artwork and Mood Boards for seasonal concepts
• Garment and trims vendor follow up for first fit and production samples
• Assist in garment fitting sessions using sketches, notes, and photos

• Responsible for all design concepts from garment tags to direction of line
• Rework vintage garments to current bodies and sale-able concepts
• Fabrics, trims and new bodies sourcing, as well as market research
• Worked with Sample Sewers and Pattern makers in production of the line

• Provide sketches, specs, CADs, colorways and fabrications for tech packs
• Travel to China to work in the factory with teams to produce finished samples
• Run fitting sessions and work with patternmakers to approve finished production samples
• Product development and market research

• Travel to India to work in factory with sampling team to produce finished samples
• Product development via sketches, CADs, color ways, storyboards and market research for each season
• Work via email and courier providing fit comments via Tech Packs until garment approval
• Product development for specific vendors keeping in mind production costs

• Sketched and coordinated artwork and CADs
• Source fabrics, trims and contractors for production
• Prepared storyboard, line sheets and look book for production and sales team