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AMANDA BRACKETT
www.AmandaBrackett.com
AmandaKBrackett@gmail.com
812.320.2665
WORK EXPERIENCE
EXCLUSIVELY MISOOK: Bridgewear NEW YORK, NY
WOMENS DESIGNER Nov 09 - Present
Designed and specd womens knit and woven jackets, tunics, dresses, and bottoms
Researched market trends; developed mood boards, colors and trim for each season; collaborated with the design team
Created and updated linesheets and development boards as collections were assembled
Attended fittings, troubleshot design issues, and monitored construction on proto and production samples
KATE BOGGIANO: Womenswear CHICAGO, IL
WOMENS GRAPHIC DESIGNER May 09 - June 09
Website collection modifications and model touch-ups; dress rehearsal fittings
PAUL DAVRIL: Private Label Brands NEW YORK, NY
WOMENS / MENS / MATERNITY / JUNIORS DESIGNER May 07 Feb 09
Designed and specd knits and bottoms for all seasons; aligned design direction with feedback provided by sales team, clients, current market trends, and color story
Conceived line and created detailed technical packages, including comprehensive sketches, measurements, fabrications, and trims; graded packages submitted to overseas factory for sample making
Conducted all fittings and managed production orders with overseas factories resulting in on-time delivery for all major buyers
Designed logos, graphics, main labels, patches, and trims for new label development
Created maternity line consisting of twenty one (21) styles currently sold at a major chain of discount department store in their online retail division; brought twenty (20) cut & sew designs to retail for division of US Armed Forces
Newly developed lines resulted in sales of $262,000 in two months introduction; forecasted for $987,000 annually
J-CREW & SEARS HOLDINGS: Womenswear NEW YORK, NY
WOMENS WOVEN / KNIT DESIGNER Feb 07 - May 07
Sears Holdings Creative Office: Illustrated womens styles, and created embroideries and beading layouts
J-Crew: Illustrated womens Fall styles, and categorized knit swatches into fabric library
NAUTICA APPAREL, V.F. CORPORATION: Women\'s Jeanswear / International Licensing NEW YORK, NY
ASSOCIATE KNIT AND SWEATER DESIGNER Nov 05 Feb 07
Designed sweaters, knits, and cut & sew for diverse licensees and end customer from various countries
Analyzed emerging market trends, researched trim and knit developments, and created story boards working directly with the design director to identify customer needs and brand identity
Illustrated flat sketches and generated initial tech packs through Web PDM, providing fit comments with overseas operations
Troubleshot product development related issues to maintain on-time delivery of showroom samples, prepared line presentations
Made and sent lab dip, mock-up, and strike-off comments
JONES APPAREL GROUP: Women\'s Nine & Co., Gloria Vanderbilt, Jones Wear Sport NEW YORK, NY
ASSISTANT WOVEN AND KNIT DESIGNER Jun 03 Nov 05
Designed soft dressing and developed trim and prints with numerous vendors
Forecasted upcoming trends, color, trim and bodies for new development groups in knits and wovens
Made all woven and knit design changes per sales and buyers\' selections, tracking samples and corresponding with overseas
Developed mood boards, created and pitched artwork and layouts to execute through color and CAD department
PITAYA: SALES REPRESENTATIVE Womens Clothing Jul 02 May 03 BLOOMINGTON, IN
IU OPERA / BALLET THEATRE: WARDROBE CREW Aug 99 Dec 01 BLOOMINGTON, IN
EDUCATION
Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, IN
WARDROBE CREW Aug 97 May 02
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fashion Design, Cum Laude
Associates of Science Degree in Costume Construction Technology
Awarded Weidman Scholarship in recognition of excellence in academic performance in Apparel Merchandising
COMPUTER SKILLS
Web PDM, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, AI System, Microsoft PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Word and Excel
COMPUTER SKILLS
Web PDM, AI System, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Outlook, MS Word and Excel
