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RESUME

Larisa Brovko
Member Union of Russian Designers

91/3 Gorkogo Str.,Kaliningrad,Russia,236029
home: 7(4012) 96 53 20
cell : +7 921 854 65 29
Web : http://www.lorabrovko.ru
http://www.lorabrovko.com
e-mail : lorabrovko@gmail.com

Able relocate to Los Angeles/New York areas
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Objective:

Seek the position of Fashion Designer

SUMMARY:

Resourceful and profoundly talented Fashion Designer with over
15+ years experienced in fashion design clothing and accessories,
creating original elegant timeless garments and
designing garments by custom clients that follow well established
fashion trends, wedding and evening gowns,seasonal
”ready-to-wear” collections.

Summary of Qualification

- Highly Creative:
strong design and conceptual hand-sketching skills
- Excellent sense of style and color
- Highly Details and Décor oriented
- Drawing Sketches of garment-ideas by hand in different graphic
styles
- Create detailed flat sketches for design presentations and
line- sheets
- Knowledge of silhouettes, fabrication, color use, sewing
techniques and trim.
- Knowledges of Fashion History & Styles, theory and techniques
required to
compose,produce and perform works of visual arts.
- Great Draping skills
- Responsible for fabric and trim selection
- Understanding of garment construction, sewing technology, fit
and finishes
- Strong ability to come up with a number of newest unusual ideas
of cut, new
sewing techniques to make a new look of the fabric or future
fashion-item guided
by the topic
- Innovates new styles/silhouettes to stay ahead of the market
- Develop new ideas and flat hand sketches with strongintegration
of seasonal
concepts
- Design embellishments/embroideries
- Exceptional ability to match or detect differences between
colors, including shades
of color and brightness
- Attend fittings; follow up on changes and fit corrections
- Strong planning/organizational skills with a sense of
priority for deadlines and attention to detail
- Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented
in writing
- Adaptable in a fast paced, high growth work environment
- Good organizational and multi-tasking skills
- Positive attitude and excellent interpersonal skills
- Collaborative, solution driven working style

Professional Experience

Present Fashion Designer, Graphic Designer, Stylist
• 15+ years of Freelance in Fashion Design, Stylist,
Graphic Design, Calligraphy, Décor and Interior Design
• 1997y. established own design fashion art-studio-atelier
• 15+ years in fashion industry
• 2013y. launched own fashion brand «LORA BROVKO»
• 2013-2014 y.y. created a few seasonal fashion collections for
«LORA BROVKO»
• no experience to work in USA fashion industry or any other
Europeian fashion brands/companies

• Design custom garments for clients include the evening/wedding
dresses
• Sewing and embroidering skills
• Shop the trend market seeking design inspiration (materials,
fashion, color).
• Strong sense of prediction of future trends of colors and
styles to design and
cut
• Direct and coordinate workers who cut patterns, and construct
sample or
finished garment
• Examine sample garment on and off model/fit a model/, and
modify design to
achieve desired effect
• Integrate findings of analysis and discussion, and personal
taste and
knowledge of design, to original design ideas
• Sketch rough and detailed drawings of apparel or
accessories,and write
specifications, such as color scheme, construction, or material type.
• Organize & Attend fashion shows and review garment magazines
and manuals
to analyze fashion trends, predictions, and consumer preferences.
• Organized and taught a few seminars about the new knowledge and
styles in
fashion topics
• Attended a few International Fashion Shows, Fashion
Exhibitions, Fashion
Markets to present own Seasonal Fashion Collections
• Taught Graphic Design and Calligraphy in Sweden High Art School
• Styling: excellent in developing ideas to create images for
photo-shoots of
trends or collections to present it into Magazines or fashion shows
• Make up skills
• Photography experience
• Computer knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft,
Excel

Education

BA 4 year Degree in Design and Fine Arts,
Graduated date -1982 y.
- in-depth knowledge of Graphic Design, Calligraphy,printing
production
- corporative style including fashion design, décor and
interior
- 15 +in fashion industry experience

Social networking profiles/portfolios :

- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lora-Brovko-fashion-
Design/164743963603330

- https://www.behance.net/Blora
- http://instagram.com/lorabrovko

References
• Professional references available upon request