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United Legwear & Apparel Co LLC - Designer in Womens Bodywear
Member of the design team responsible for developing the bodywear/activewear for brands such as Puma, Gold's Gym, and Bread & Boxers, as well as private label. Utilizing brand inspiration and brand heritage to develop new product for each season.
Responsibilities Include:
Coming up with new concepts, silhouettes, and materials, to bring forth a fresh product line each season.
Sourcing fabrics, trims, and construction techniques.
Rendering all CADs through Adobe Illustrator to create boards for presentation to buyers.
Developing product through cost-engineering to create quality pieces that fit customers needs.
Putting together tech packs for both development and production stages.
Collaborating with production team to ensure each design maintains its integrity from development through store delivery.
Work closely with packaging team to arrange packaging concepts that best represent each product.
RoyalKinetic Freelance Designer February 2013-Present
Responsible for designing new bodies, as well updating & repurposing core pieces
Research trends & shop local market, creating seasonal presentation including mood boards & color palettes
Create hand drawn Illustration & Technical Flats with Illustrator
Prepare Spec Sheets & Trims sheets
Pattern Making & Sample Construction, in charge of sample from conception to completion
Donna Degnan Freelance Designer January 2013
Worked closely with Designer in the development of the Fall 2013 line
Executed detailed flats with Illustrator and Photoshop
Prepping samples for ENK Coterie Trade Show
Organized line sheets as selling tools for trade show
Exhibitions & Awards
RunUp 2012: The Roaring 20s October 2012
Designed, illustrated, patterned, and constructed a 6-piece collection for Milwaukees leading runway show
All show proceeds benefit Froedert Hospital Foundation
Distortion: U of M Fashion Show February 2011
Designed, illustrated, patterned, and constructed a 5-piece collection
Co-Produced runway show, recruited hair and make-up artists for over 40 models. Procured advertising, fundraising, and donations from local businesses.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Apparel Design University of Minnesota-Twin Cities May 2011
Design Skills
Illustration, Technical Design, Pattern-Making, Sample Sewing, Trend Forecasting, Cost-Engineering, Hand Dying, Metal-Smithing
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, PLM, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel
