Experience

Tapestry

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director

  • 1998 - Present

  Summary I am currently the director in charge of the Tapestry New York workshop located in the headquarters.Tapestry is an American multi brand Company.We have a bold and long-term vision to be a leader in the markets we enter. We want our company to be one where you love to work, other brands want to join and our investors believe in. We produce high quality luxury accessories for women and men, including handbags, women's and men's leather goods.I am accountable for the development of the brands sampling through its first initial developing stages.The NYWS scope is to interpret and develop design concepts from design cards and ultimately provide to our production partners accurate CAD patterns to manufacture our product.My department is also in charge of manufacturing high visibility projects for PR events and media coverage. We are: OPTIMISTIC. We believe that with hard work, determination anything is possible. We foster and create opportunities for success and growth in everything that we do.INNOVATIVE. We believe in the power of individual and collective creativity and imagination! Our inquisitive approach enables us to create new ways of thinking that inspires the world around us. When markets are tough or competition is strong our imagination and ability to innovate is our true competitive advantage. We imagine it and make it happen! INCLUSIVE. We warmly welcome all people, embracing our differences and inviting a diversity of perspectives. We believe there are no limitations on what you can achieve because of nationality, religion, race, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity and expression. We are not about exclusive pricing or country of origin. SpecialtiesHandbag and leather goods pattern making by hand on/or CAD, create and develop samples from design cards, run sample room.Expert in Handbags, small leather goods, wide knowledge base of materials and translate it into finished goods including exotics.



Max-Milian

• Co-owner

  • 1991 - 1998

  Organized and completed contract work for the following lines,Givenchy, Chloe, Christian Lacroix, Pollini, Trussardi, Ferragamo, Prada, Guy Laroche and BallyProduced a small collection of our own luggage which was sold local boutiques. Organized and completed contract work for the following lines,Givenchy, Chloe, Christian Lacroix, Pollini, Trussardi, Ferragamo, Prada, Guy Laroche and BallyProduced a small collection of our own luggage which was sold local boutiques.



De Luca Marcella Arbo

• Office bookkeeping/ assembler

  • 1984 - 1991

  This factory was run by my parents that who have been working with leather since they were teenagers. It was my first experience working with leather and that is where I developed my love for this trade. I Started as an office worker soon enough I moved to the manufacturing floor where I discovered my passion where I learned all the artisans’ tricks of the tradefor whichFlorence is famous for it. This factory was run by my parents that who have been working with leather since they were teenagers. It was my first experience working with leather and that is where I developed my love for this trade. I Started as an office worker soon enough I moved to the manufacturing floor where I discovered my passion where I learned all the artisans’ tricks of the tradefor whichFlorence is famous for it.