PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Drose Atelier | Brooklyn | 2011- Present
Operate a personal design studio. Specializing in custom women’s and men’s one-of-a-kind, made to measure fashions. All pieces are patterned, cut, and sewn by hand in NYC. Services also include fashion illustration, prints and pattern design, branding design, technical design and tech packs. Custom sewing for home wares and linens.
Prada | Donna RTW and Leather Goods Specialist |Broadway Epicenter | May 2019- Present
Provide exceptional client services through all Prada platforms to assist clients in building their Prada wardrobe
Assist in store trainings, primarily pertaining to fabrics, fit and garment construction
Maintain a consistent client base and actively foster new relationships
CALVINKLEIN/ CALVINKLEINW205W39NYC | Raf Simons (as chief creative officer), Homewares Supervisor and M/W RTW Specialist | Madison Avenue/ 205W39NYC | November 2016- April 2019
Re-imagined and built the homewares business into a successful department
Maintained high sales and met set goals on a monthly basis
Introduced the new Calvin Klein vision to visitors in the boutique by giving tours of the Sterling Ruby designed space
Susana Monaco |Sketch Artist & Technical Designer | NYC | April 2016- June 2016 (Temp)
Created flat sketches in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop and assembled and maintained line sheets, tech packs, cutters musts on a Windows based platform
Maintained spec sheets and spec new samples, updated measurements in tech pack, coordinated fit and alterations with domestic and international production teams
Scheduled fittings with design team, and modeling agencies. Booked models for fittings, lead/ directed fittings, maintained strongest fit continuity through garment construction and brand identity
Assisted on fabric sourcing and color production approvals
Ricorso Modern Heritage | Assistant Designer | NYC & Chicago, IL | June 2015- September 2016
Created flat sketches in illustrator, sample sewing, sample pattern making, fittings, muslins, assembling tech packs, pattern cutting, pattern drafting, spec sheets
Collaborated with the creative team to design upcoming collections
Assisted in seasonal production sewing and sample making for market, special order alterations
Led the team in material sourcing from the NYC garment district, and wholesalers for production
Part Time Sales | NYC
Gant | Williamsburg
SECOND TIME AROUND | West Village
ALLSAINTS | Broadway
Freelance Work
British Vogue featured Illustrator for Rihanna’s September 2018 Cover vogue.uk
2018 S/S New York Fashion Week Private Client Fashion Illustration for multiple RTW Shows
BTS Illustrator for Monse Maison New York Fashion Week Spring 2017 RTW Presentations
Production Assistant for Mansur Gavriel New York Fashion Week Presentation 2017 accessories
NYC Admissions representative for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for National Portfolio Review Days
New York City events for recruitment to the School of the art Institute of Chicago at the Art Institute of Chicago