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Resumé

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Key Skills
*Design Vision
*Women’s Apparel
*Private Label
*Design Development
*Seasonal Calendar Management
*Sample Management
*Sketching & Illustration
*Print Development
*Fabric Development
*Trend Forecasting
Career Highlights

G-III Apparel Group, New York, NY
Design Director – Eliza J Division (2018 - Present)

  • Instrumental in growth of Eliza J Division from 50M- 100M dollar business via mainline and private label partnerships with Nordstrom Label, Anthropologie, Kohl’s, and WHBM

  • Manage a team of 10+ employees, providing leadership, mentorship and design direction

  • Lead seasonal market presentations

  • Partner with management at Nordstrom and Dillard’s buying teams

  • Manage in-house design room directing patternmakers and sewers

  • Oversee sample development and business relationships with overseas factories

  • Travel seasonally to London, Paris and Milan to find new trends in color, prints and design Began at G-III as Associate Designer for Eliza J from 2008- 2014 and Senior Designer from 2014- 2018

Derek Lam, New York, NY

Freelance Assistant Designer ( 2008)

  • NYFW presentation coordinator

  • Fabric research and development

  • Assisted Sales team with orders and presentation during market week

  • Contributed to print and beadwork and accessory design

Stan Herman Division- Carole Hochman Design Group, New York, NY
Assistant Designer- Women’s Knits and Wovens ( 2005-2008)

  • Created color palettes, embroidery layouts and screen print designs

  • Approved lab dips and design print layouts with CAD artists

  • Attended fittings and communicated all notes with factories

  • Created Tech Packs and design development packages

Education

Parsons School of Design, New York, NY

• BA Fashion Design Studies ( 2004)

Suffolk University, Boston, MA
• BSBA International Business, Cum Laude ( 2003)

Career Development & Design Recognition

  • Sustainable Fashion ( Copenhagen Business School/ Coursera)

  • Designs featured in InStyle, UsWeekly, Good Housekeeping, Town& Country Magazine

  • Designs worn by Octavia Spencer at the 2017 Palm Springs Film Festival

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