Experience

Bagatelle International Inc.

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Promoted within company. Owning the entire design process from initial inspiration to final prototype for Bagatelle-owned brands and private labels. Responsible for the entire design cycle including market trend research, inspiration, sketching, computer flat sketching, garment specifications, tech packs, fabric/trim sourcing etc. Commenting throughout production stages.

• Associate Designer

  • Nov 2020 - Jun 2021

  Owning the entire design process from initial inspiration to final prototype for Bagatelle-owned brands and private labels. Responsible for the entire design cycle including market trend research, inspiration, sketching, computer flat sketching, garment specifications, tech packs, fabric/trim sourcing etc. Commenting throughout production stages.



SET ACTIVE

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance CAD Designer

  • Jun 2020 - Jun 2021

  Draw garment technical flats based on existing products or new samples when they arrive. With these technical flats, I Illustrate multiple colorways and create linesheets and presentation boards for the brand. Draw garment technical flats based on existing products or new samples when they arrive. With these technical flats, I Illustrate multiple colorways and create linesheets and presentation boards for the brand.



LUKA

• United States
• Apparel & Fashion

• Personal Menswear Stylist

  • Apr 2020 - May 2021

  Shop and curate outfits based on analyzing a client's personal style and my knowledge of the menswear market. Build and style shoppable outfit collages and write blurbs on how to wear each look. Overall, create an enjoyable shopping experience. Shop and curate outfits based on analyzing a client's personal style and my knowledge of the menswear market. Build and style shoppable outfit collages and write blurbs on how to wear each look. Overall, create an enjoyable shopping experience.



LILY

• Spain
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Designer

  • Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

  Work through all stages of the apparel design process, from initial sketch to final product across all product categories. (Outerwear, Tops, Bottoms, Dresses, etc). Work with cut & sew knits, woven, and sweater fabric categories.CAD and sketch designs in Illustrator for sketch line reviews. Create tech packs with all construction/detail call-outs, specs, and BOM pages to send to factories. Work through all stages of the apparel design process, from initial sketch to final product across all product categories. (Outerwear, Tops, Bottoms, Dresses, etc). Work with cut & sew knits, woven, and sweater fabric categories.CAD and sketch designs in Illustrator for sketch line reviews. Create tech packs with all construction/detail call-outs, specs, and BOM pages to send to factories.



Vanilla Star Jeans

• Associate Designer

  • Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  Promoted within company. On the Juniors Tops Design team working with cut and sew, woven, and sweater categories.Work with wholesale retailers like: TJ Maxx, JC Penny's, Belk, Forever 21, and Tilly's.Researched trends.Sketched Flats/CADS to create tech packs in Illustrator. Created Techpacks with all sewing, detail, and construction call-outs.Communicated directly with overseas factories.Helped source fabrics and trimsTracked all proto samples.Created Production techpacks- a part of the approval process for fabric qualities, lap dips, strike-offs, etc

• Assistant Designer

  • Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  On the Juniors Tops Design team working with cut and sew, woven, and sweater categories.Researched trends.Sketched Flats/CADS to create tech packs in Illustrator. Created Techpacks with all sewing, detail, and construction call-outs.Communicated directly with overseas factories.Helped source fabrics and trims. Created Production techpacks- a part of the approval process for fabric qualities, lap dips, strike-offs, etc Development of Social Media platformsTrack all proto samples.



Allume

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Online Personal Fashion Stylist

  • Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  -Interact with clients to understand their needs. -Come up with clothing suggestions and style overall looks that I think the client will love. -Source items from a range of clothing and accessories brands.- Develop a deep ongoing relationship with my clients so that they want to come back regularly. -Interact with clients to understand their needs. -Come up with clothing suggestions and style overall looks that I think the client will love. -Source items from a range of clothing and accessories brands.- Develop a deep ongoing relationship with my clients so that they want to come back regularly.



La Ligne LLC

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design and Production Intern

  • Jul 2016 - Sep 2016

  Assisted both the design team and production team, gaining a unique understanding of all stages of the design process through production execution. Assisted both the design team and production team, gaining a unique understanding of all stages of the design process through production execution.



Sew Much More

• Intern

  • Oct 2012 - Jun 2013

  Learned more about sewing and quilting, helped with day to day tasks with managing the store. Learned more about sewing and quilting, helped with day to day tasks with managing the store.



Ollie Otson

• Intern

  • Oct 2012 - Jun 2013

  Helped manage the online store, participate in buying trips, make minor alterations, and created and sold jewelry. Helped manage the online store, participate in buying trips, make minor alterations, and created and sold jewelry.