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Fashion Designer & Illustrator
Sonya Yamamoto
San Francisco, CA
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About
Design experience in high end design, large corporate fashion and most recently an exciting e-commerce startup. An adaptable award winning designer with a love for creating product lines
that are fun, engaging and profitable for any demographic.
• Product Categories:
Tailoring//Outerwear//Luxury Sportswear// Denim// Woven Items// Knit Items// Woven Bottoms//Knit Bottoms//Performance//Boys//Girls//Illustration
• Skills
Adobe Illustrator // Adobe Photoshop // Hand Illustration & Technical Sketches // Garment Construction & Fitting // Detailed Technical Packages // U4ia//PLM //Microsoft Office Suite
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Education
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B.A. FASHION DESIGNFASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY2003 - 2005CRITICS AWARD - TAILORING
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B.A HISTORY/SPANISHUCLA1995 - 1998CUM LAUDE
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BACHELORS HISTORYUNIVERSIDAD DE ALCALA DE HENARES1997 - 1997
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Experience
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DESIGNERSan Francisco, CAFeb 2013 - Present (12 years 3 months)Conceptualize each season closely with
VP of Design. Create concept / trend print
and pattern boards that are aligned to
seasonal concept. Drove direction for
silhouettes, color, print + pattern and
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DESIGNERFREELANCETHE GAP, United StatesAssist design process for three divisions, luxury sportswear, celebrations and suits. Responsible for flat sketching, specs, fabric, presentation boards, fittings and research.
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DESIGNERFREELANCENEW YORK, NYJ. MENDEL WOMEN'S RTW Responsible for patternmaking, cutting, sewing, fabric, specs and trim research
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DESIGNEROLD NAVYSan Francisco, CAJan 2007 - Jan 2010 (3 years)Design complete girl’s top, skirt, dress
and outerwear packages including: trend
research, print/color direction, tech packs,
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ASSISTANTANNTAYLOR, United States2006 - 2007 (1 year)
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DESIGNERWOMEN'S DENIM2005 - 2006 (1 year)Designed pocket, hardware and thread details for women's denim division. Updated tech packs and created flat sketches for detail sheets.
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Awards
Critic's Tailoring Award - FIT, New York
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Skills
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On Coroflot@sonyayamamoto, member since 2013
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