Experience

Nicholas Raefski

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  New York, United States Created a New York-based contemporary clothing brand. Produce collections that tell stories focused on a key theme. Create technical designs and work with overseas manufacturers to ensure garments match original technical designs. Manage and lead team to produce presentations for the Official New York Fashion Week Calendar. My work has been featured in the New York Times, Vogue, Hypebeast, WWD, Vanity Fair, Esquire as well as other publications.



Strictly Original

• United States

• Co-Founder

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2020

  NYC Currently the Creative Director and Executive producer at Strictly Original, a start-up creative house specializing in the area where film, photo, and fashion intersect. Created and manage a New York-based clothing brand. Lead a growing team of graphic designers and apparel designers to create comprehensive clothing collections that tell stories focused around a key theme. Created technical designs and worked with overseas manufacturers to ensure garments matched original technical… Show more Currently the Creative Director and Executive producer at Strictly Original, a start-up creative house specializing in the area where film, photo, and fashion intersect. Created and manage a New York-based clothing brand. Lead a growing team of graphic designers and apparel designers to create comprehensive clothing collections that tell stories focused around a key theme. Created technical designs and worked with overseas manufacturers to ensure garments matched original technical designs. In addition to designing clothes, I serve as the lead producer on all film and video work. Show less



Together We Are One (T.W.A.O)

• Founder and former President

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2015

  High Bridge Founder and former president of Together We Are One, a New Jersey Domestic non-profit that connected northern New Jersey students with local volunteering opportunities. Provided over over 90 members with over 1,400 hours of local community service.