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Lezley Crawford
Work experience
Designer | FossilGroup | June08-present
- currently responsible for the design of Fossil mainline leather/fabric handbag groups from initial concept and development sketch through production ready sample
- previous assistant and assosciate designer for higher end Fossil Fifty-Four handbags and small leather goods
- experience designing leather/fabric/pvc handbags, small leather goods, hardware, keychains, and gift/novelty pieces
- managed assistant and associate designers
- advanced knowledge of leather, fabric, pvc, and pu finishing techniques
- work closely with brand merchandising team on product strategy and business direction
- experience shopping domestic retail and vintage markets for trend and silhouette research
- international travel experience working with overseas factory partners
- 6 years experience and daily communication, working with overseas factory partners to develop product, communicating both directly and through PD team members
- previous experience with top of the line production approvals
- ensure all first costs meets desired retails
-research and present seasonal fashion direction to senior team and creative director each design season
- created and lead the "social committee" for the leathers department, as a way to build moral and create team bonding
CAD Design intern | Abercrombie&Fitch March07-Sept.07
- assisted in daily tasks in order to prepare for design meetings
- assisted in creating textile designs for the knit and woven top divisions
- organized and prepared presentation boards prepared CAD layouts for merchants and vendors for production purposes
Education
Columbus College of Art and Design Graduated: June 08
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Fashion Design
Skills
- mac/pc platforms
- Adobe Creative Suite -Illustrator, Photoshop
- Microsoft Office
- corel painter classic
- PLM windchill
- cadtools
lezley.crawford@gmail.com
