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Stacy Johnson

Los Angeles, CA
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    Creative Director and Designer with 25+ years of experience creating women's apparel collections across knitwear and wovens. Founder of STACIA, an independent fashion label recognized for timeless design, vintage textile sourcing, sustainable production, and artisanal craftsmanship. Expertise spans concept development, fabric sourcing, product development, merchandising, fit, and production management. Passionate about creating enduring products inspired by heritage design, archival garments, and authentic American style.

  • Education
    • Bachelor of Fine Arts
      Parson's School of Design
      1993
  • Experience
    • Founder/Designer/Retailer
      Stacia Inc.
      Santa Monica, CA
      2004 - Present (22 years)
      * Designer for the Stacia Ecoknits line of space-dye bamboo knitwear that sold in over 300 retailers nationwide. Created a niche in the contemporary sweater market with custom designed yarns made in sustainable fibers. Handled all overseas production and managed the company's Santa Monica flagship store on Montana Avenue. Branched out into DTC with an e-commerce website, shopstacia.com, and a full collection of women's seasonless apparel using deadstock fabrics and 3D printed sweaters made in the USA. Launched Bungalow fragrance and the Stacia signature Wet-Dry travel bag.
    • Founder/Designer/Retailer
      Stacia New York
      New York, NY
      1998 - 2004 (6 years)
      * Pioneered the retail scene on Smith Street in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn with an eponymous boutique that sold my custom clothing designs. Ran my own full-scale sample room and factory in DUMBO, Brooklyn while managing a successful retail business in NYC.
    • Head Designer
      Cynthia Rowley
      New York City, NY
      1996 - 1998 (2 years)
      * Lead designer involved with all aspects of the development of each collection from concept to sketch to styling the New York runway shows.
    • Product Development
      J.Crew
      New York City, NY
      1995 - 1996 (1 year)
      * Sourced fabrics for the women's retail and catalog divisions for J.Crew under designer Jenna Lyons. Experience sourcing both domestic and European fabrics with twice a year travel to Premiere Vision in Paris.
    • Designer
      Calvin Klein
      New York, NY
      1993 - 1995 (2 years)
      Worked on the CK woven and knit collection assisting with design, sketching, fittings, and styling of runway shows.
  • Awards

    Silver Thimble Award - Parson's School of Design

    Mohair Council Award

    Cotton Inc. Ad Campaign

    NY Daily News Who's Who to Watch

    Elle Magazine's Online Entrepreneur

    Cisco Systems Entrepreneur Ad Campaign

    Intuit Small Business Ad Campaign

    Bank of America Small Business Ad Campaign

    Media Coverage: USA Today, NY Times Style Section, WSJ, Elle Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, NBC Nightly News, CNN, California Apparel News, WWD, Voyage LA

  • Industries
    • Apparel
    • Luxury Goods
    • Sustainability
    • Retail
  • Skills
    • Apparel
    • Branding & Corporate Identity
    • Creative Direction
    • Design Research
    • Sustainability
    • Fabrication
    • Fashion Design
    • Graphic Design
    • Photographic Styling
    • Sketching
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