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Vincent Lake
Phone: (718)974-3550
Email: vs_lake@Hotmail.com
CAREER HISTORY-FREELANCE
Assistant Designer CAD/OUTERWEAR JoeFresh 1/14- 4/14
Assistant Designer-KNITS/Active-wear Tasso Elba- Sportswear /Macys NY, NY 9/12- 10/12
Assistant Designer-CAD/Active-wear Castlewood/NEWBALANCE 6/12- 6/12
Y M Premium Denim Designer-DENIM Squeeze Denim NY, NY 10/10 - 11/10
Assistant Designer-BOYS
5Star Oved Apparel Mecca Boys NY, NY 1/09 - 2/09
Assistant Designer -BOYS
Fishman & Tobin Inc. Childrens Apparel NY, NY 3/08 - 12/08
Assistant Designer-BOYS Kids International/Pure Playas 3/03-4/03
CAREER HISTORY-PERM
Assistant Designer -MENS Synergy SLHR INC SYN NY,NY 5/09 - 8/12
Design Director -MENS Pure Diamond Apparel NY,NY 5/07-2/08
Costume Designer/Stylist Mode Squad Inc. NY,NY 8/97 - 5/07
EXPERIENCE/ SKILLS
Design: Outerwear, Knits, Denim, Children, Active-wear and Woven. Flat Sketch in Adobe Illustrator,
Photoshop, Web PDM, Kaledo and by hand. Create programs according to brand & consumer
demographics. Shop the market for style, fabric and color trends. Establish fabric, Create logos and
graphics color and style concepts.
Technical design: Trims, hardware pieces and other raw materials. Create Color Layouts in Adobe
Illustrator/ Adobe Photoshop. Presentation Boards for sales and buyers meetings.
Assist in sales presentations as needed. Head design meetings for mass production
and line concepts. Spec garments, Draping and pattern making knowledge. Creating
and maintaining records for technical packages.
CONTRACT DESIGN PROJECTS
Roc-Nation NY, NY
Contract designer for HIP-HOP superstar Jay-Zs
BLUEPRINT 3 tour wardrobe
Adidas/NBA NY, NY
Contract designer for R&B superstar Ne-Yo tour jackets
sponsored by Adidas, six major cities
Adidas-RESPECT ME line NY, NY
Contract designer for HIP-HOP superstar Missy Elliot.
A twelve-piece junior's collection.
NewEra Cap NY, NY
Contract designer for a 36-piece activewear collection
EDUCATION HISTORY
Fashion Institute of Technology, BFA - NY, NY
BMCC Business Administration /Marketing and Advertisement - NY, NY
