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Stretch cotton styles opened doors to May company. Continue related seperates Package with Federated/ Macy's.
Crochet styles published on the cover of Women's Wear Daily in July,2006 issue.

WORKING EXPERIENCES

Head Wovens Designer, Notations/NY Collection January, 2008 - Current
 Design & oversee both Missy & Contemporary tops line with huge assortment of prints & fabrications.
 Increase sales profits with start up of casual knits/woven line with LA aesthetics from sublimation/dyes/screen printing.
 Meeting with both vendors and studios for different print package based on the variations in line elements and working hand in hand with CAD designer to correct print or colors.
 Supervises Associate & Assistant designers to ensure development packages are appropriately handed off within T&A calendar.
 Assort colors/prints and styles directly with buyers for each delivery along with sales team.
 Led start-up of blouse & jacket at higher price point for the better line.
 Working hand in hand with President of Design & Merchandising for line review and buy meetings.
 Oversee team of patternmakers, cutters, and sewers for the line and also playing a key role in fittings & coordination with production on approvals.
 Communicate with overseas and LA production teams daily. Trips to LA to oversee production and trend shopping.
Sportswear Designer, WD ● NY December, 2004 – December, 2007
 Providing product design process to include market research, mood board creation, designing, sketching, specing, and fitting on all categories including outerwear, tops, bottoms, jackets, & skirts
 Solely responsible for concept design, themes, and development of the entire line for our retail stores in Asian market.
 Responsible for silhouettes, colors, prints and patterns, fabric, and trim selection along with designing embroidery/ beading/ crochet layouts with PS/AI.
 Communicating daily via email with internal contacts and external vendors overseas to insure color standards, trims, and details are properly incorporated into product design/ production.
 Conducting technical reviews and fittings to insure protos are correctly produced for own line as well as private labels.
 Shirts designed opened many doors to major department stores, thus, company maintains as an important tops resource.
 Styling all outfits for Photo shoots for Ad campaigns and Times Square billboard for Fall 2006 & Spring 2007.
 Tops and Jackets have been picked by editors and included in prominent fashion magazines as well as cover of Women’s Wear Daily.
Design Assistant, Juliette Longuet USA/ Finity August, 2004 – November, 2004
 Designed both wovens and knits as required by Director and / or VP of Sales with flat sketched and, or AI specs.
 Created and updated presentation aids & sales tools including pamphlets, brochures, and line sheets.
 Performed fittings and took detailed notes of any changes, made changes to construction sheets, & communicated with sample room for accurate corrections.
 Maintained accurate, organized records of all trim developments including fabrics and prints.
 Attended fabric show & meeting suppliers for fabrics & yarns according to trends and target customers.
Design Assistant, Yee Tung Garment Ltd., Charter Ventures Ltd. (Hong Kong) May-August 2003
 Helped design private label projects for Design & Development Manager.
 Compiled A/W 04-05 trend report with gathered research and information from Pitti Filati.
 Suggested & guided yarn color decisions with graphic team member.
 Provided real size garment details and beading layouts with each design created. Aided in graphics & prints designs.