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Cheryl M. Altschuler
7308 Silent Bird Ct.
Columbia, MD, 21046
Cell: 410-428-9736 E-mail: cherylaltschuler@gmail.com
Education
B.F.A.in Fashion Design,
Pratt Institute,Brooklyn,NY. May 2006.
Fashion Work
Cheri Fashions,LLC Aug 2008-Present
Fashion Director
Designer and Style Consultant,
Creates customized unique women\'s sportswear,eveningwear and elegant
apparel. www.cherifashions.com
Fashion Event Work
Plitz\'s Marketing Group (Warwick Hotel NY Fashion Show Sept 8, 2012
Presented 25 of my original designs on the runway.
Plitz\'s Marketing Group Blake Hotel, Charlotte, NC , Sept 14, 2012.
Presented 20 of my original designs on the runway.
Plitz\'s Marketing group) Fall/Winter/Spring/Summer 2012
Warwick Hotel, NY Fashion Show, Feb 11, 2012. ( www.plitzs.com)
Presented 10 of my original designs on the runway.
Select NY, Fashion Gallery PR Fall/Winter 2012
Helen Mills Event Space and theater, NY Fashion Show, Feb 2012
Presented 16 of my original designs on the runway.
RGP(Rogues Gallery Presents) Spring/Summer 2011
Hotel Pennsylvania, Sky Top Ball Room, NY Fashion Show , Sept 10, 2011.
Presented 20 of my original designs on the runway.
RGP (Rogues Gallery Presents)
Fall /Winter 2011
Hotel Pennsylvania,SkyTop BallRoom,NY Fashion Show, Feb 13, 2011
Presented 25 of my original designs on the runway.
Virginia Fashion Show-Virginias Fashion Week 2010
Presented 15 of my original fashion designs on the runway.
Baltimore Fashion show-Baltimore\'s Fashion Week Aug 2008
Presented 25 of my original fashion designs on the runway.
\"Thinking outside the Box\" Showcase Presentation.
Presented 25 of my original fashion designs on the runway.
Virginia Fashion show- Virginias Fashion Week Nov 2008
Presented 30 of my original fashion designs on the runway.
Butterfly Productions \"Back To Basics Fashion Show\" Aug 2007
Presented my original fall fashion design collection at fashion show.
Riptides, Edgewater, MD, Fashion show July 2007
Presented my original fashion design collection at fashion show.
Butterfly Productions \"Love Somebody Fashion Show\" June 2007
Presented my original spring fashion design collection at fashion show.
New York fashion view agency: Fashion shows July 2006 & October 2006
Presented my original fashion design outfits at two separate fashion runway shows in New York City.
Pratt Institute Annual Junior /Senior Fashion Show, May 2006
Designed, dyed, and constructed four sportswear garments and one eveningwear garment for senior thesis.
Pratt Institute Annual Junior/Senior Fashion Show, May 2005
Designed and constructed black and white leopard /tiger print resort tank, bikini bottom and sarong
Dressed models at Parsons school of design for fashion designers, Spring 2005
Other work experience
Avenue, Waldorf. MD Nov-Dec 2010
Retail store (womens) Co-manager
Macys East Department Store, Columbia, MD, Nov. 2009-Dec.2009
Seasonal ( full time) Recovery
Greeted customers, organized apparel for women, men ,children, and Juniors departments.
Macy\'s, Macy\'s East Department Store, NY, NY, Aug. 2006-Nov. 2006
Wardrobe Service Associate (Part Time)
Customer host and fashion consultant for clothing retail sales in the Clothing Dept.
Sound Girl, New York, NY
Fashion Design Assistant /Summer Intern, 2005
Organized samples for wholesale show room
Photographed sample garments for website display
Filed color story/trim books, fashion design department
Arranged garments by color/season for visual design merchandising
Photocopied magazine/tear sheets/garments for fashion design dept.
Cobalt Research, LLC: Columbia, MD June 2002 July 2007
Designer (assistant design manager)
Creates design concepts for industrial clothing fashion
Builds clothing patterns for experimental prototypes
Writes technical reports and computer digital photo documentation
Hechts Department Store, (formerly May Company-- now Macy\'s)
Columbia, MD, Dec 1999-Jan 2000; Dec 2000-Jan 2001
Retail Sales Associate in Accessories Department
Skills Designing Clothes: Create, design sketch, scan computer illustrate, photo manipulate, and graphic design garments including sportswear, swimwear, eveningwear, lingerie, juniors, children\'s wear using a variety of fabrics. Skills include: Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Painting and dying fabric, Sewing, Knitting, Pattern making, Styling, Creating mood and inspiration presentation boards, Digital Photography, styling magazine layouts. Experience in fashion show runway fittings. Fashion styling consultant, organized office spaces for designers.
Awards: Deans list, Pratt Institute, spring 2003, spring 2004, fall 2005, spring 2006. Crystal Award, International Who\'s Who in Poetry, 2005 & 2007 (www.poetry.com).
Poem \"Lost\" published in A Surrender to the Moon , Howard Ely, ed., International Library of Poetry, Watermark Press, MD, 2005
Poem \"Bug-a-Boo\" The International Who\'s Who in Poetry , Howard Ely, ed. International Library of Poetry, www.poetry.com, 2005
Selected as a photographic contributor to the book: The Best Photos and Photographers of 2007 (www.picture.com).
Community Activities:
Original Artwork and original fashion design modifications of stock braVo! bra for 2007 braVo! exhibition in Baltimore, MD (charity exhibition for LifeBridge Health).
