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E D U C AT I O N U N I V E R S I T Y O F C I N C I N N AT I | Cincinnati, Ohio College of D e s i g n A r t A r c h i t e c t u r e & P l a n n i n g
Fashion Design—Design Track | Class of 2013 C E N T E RV I L L E H I G H S C H O O L | Centerville, Ohio
General Studies | Class of 2008 HONORS
Golden Brush Award June 2011 Fashion Design Student Association (2008-present) Students for Ecological Design(2008-present) National Society for Collegiate Scholars (2009-2010) Sons of Italy Scholarship Recipient (2008-2009) National Art Honors Society, Vice President 2008 SKILLS COMPUTER
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver Web PDM, Gerber Accumark & Pattern Design Silhouette Microsoft Word and Excel TECHNICAL
Garment construction, flat pattern, draping, tailoring, technical flats, fashion photography, fashion illustration, watercolor and advanced fine arts
WORK EXPERIENCE N A T O R I | New York, New York Ready to Wear Design Intern | S E P T E M B E R ‘ 1 1 – D E C E M B E R ‘ 1 1
Completed and presented extensive research for Spring 2013 concept direction Assisted in all stages of ready to wear design development from concept to final sample in both knits and wovens A B E R C R O M B I E & F I T C H | New Albany, Ohio Technical Design Intern | M A R C H ‘ 1 1 – J U N E ‘ 1 1
Assisted and evaluated all stages of the fit process for all brands outerwear, sweaters and sweater accessories Completed initial tech packages and fit comments E V E RY T H I N G B U T WAT E R | Cincinnati, Ohio Part Time Sales Associate, Fit Specialist | S E P T E M B E R ‘ 0 9 – J A N U A R Y ’ 1 1
Assisted customers in finding the perfect fit in designer bathing suits Performed all tasks of management C H I C O ’ S FA S | Fort Myers, Florida Design Intern, Woven tops & bottoms | S E P T E M B E R ‘ 1 0 – D E C E M B E R ‘ 1 0 Assisted with the design and development of garments in the woven tops and woven bottoms departments Completed all technical sketches and tech packages D O N N A D E G N A N | New York, New York Design Intern | M A R C H ‘ 1 0 – J U N E ‘ 1 0
Shot web photos and illustrated fall 2010 collection Assisted design concept and maintained all tech flats for resort 2010 and spring 2011 collections RR EE FF EE RR EE N N D I LPAOBRL TE F O ILA NC CEESS AAVA U PL IOONAVA REQ U BE LSET U P O N R E Q U E S T
I L L U S T R AT I O N I L L U S T R AT I O N S C R E AT E D F O R A S P R I N G / S U M M E R C O L L E C T I O N INSPIRED BY MEXICAN BLANKETS; WHERE SOLELY STRIPE WIDTH AND C O L O R C R E A T E S S U C H B O L D V I S U A L I N T E R E S T. B R I G H T C O L O R S A N D P R I N T S P AY H O M A G E T O M E X I C A N F O L K A R T, A R C H I T E C T U R E AND CULTURE. THE STRIPES SHOWCASE A CONTRASTING S O L I D A N D S H E E R M AT E R I A L . T R A N S L U C E N C E I S A K E Y C O M P O N E N T T O T H E AT T I T U D E O F T H E C O L L E C T I O N T H AT TA K E S T H I S FA N TA S Y F R O M D AY T O N I G H T. T H E S H O E S I L L U S T R AT E D W E R E A M A I N S O U R C E O F I N S P I R AT I O N TO MANY OF THE DESIGNS. THEY DEPICT A LIQUID BLUE HEEL AND CONTRASTING SOLE. WA T E R C O L O R O N C O L D P R E S S B L O C K | S U M M E R 2 0 1 1
TECHNICAL DESIGN L A C E U P 3 L AY E R C O R S E T W I T H WA I S T S T AY C R E A T E D U S I N G D R A P I N G F U N D A M E N TA L S . I N T E R I O R C A N VA S L AY E R C O N C E A L S 1 6 S T E E L B O N E S A N D P A D D E D BRA CUPS. COTTON SHELL AND LINING | SUMMER 2011
BODY WEAR S W I M W E A R C O L L E C T I O N B A S E D O N T H E I N T E R P R E TAT I O N O F T H E C O N C E P T “ A B R E AT H O F F R E S H A I R . ” R E T R O C U T O N E P I E C E B AT H I N G S U I T S W I T H S W E E T H E A R T N E C K L I N E S ; C E N T E R F R O N T C U T O U T A N D S H I R R E D B U S T, N U D E POWER-MESH PRINCESS LINES P O W E R - M E S H D I P D Y E D S U P E R F L A R E Y O G A PA N T S POWER-MESH DIP DYED RACER BACK MAXI S PA N D E X A N D P O W E R M E S H | S U M M E R 2 0 1 1
E X P E R I M E N TA L D E S I G N E X P E R I M E N TA L D E S I G N S I N S P I R E D B Y T H E B P G U L F O I L SPILL IN APRIL 2010. THE BASIC THEME DERIVED FROM T H E B E A U T I F U L I R I D E S C E N T A P P E A R A N C E O F O I L T H AT C O N C E A L S T H E T R A G E D Y B E N E A T H T H E WA T E R . U S E O F C O N T R A S T I N G M AT E R I A L S D E R I V E D F R O M B O T H O I L A N D A L S O F R O M N AT U R A L F I B E R S E M P H A S I Z E S T H E COMMON USE FOR OIL. BLACK VINYL BODY SUIT WITH MESH CUT OUT AND ONE SHOULDER TUTU WITH TULLE EMBELLISHED APPLIQUE PA N E L S MIXED MEDIA | WINTER 2011
T E C H N I C A L F L AT S F L AT S C R E AT E D F O R A M E R C H A N D I S I N G L O O K B O O K M O D E L E D A F T E R A N E X I S T I N G B R A N D . A C C O M PA N I E D W I T H M A R K E R I L L U S T R A T I O N S F O R E A C H G A R M E N T, T E X T U R E S C A N B E I D E N T I F I E D I N T H E F L AT S K E T C H E S I N C L U D I N G O P E N K N I T S , F R I N G E , L A C E , C R O C H E T A N D P L E AT I N G . I L L U S T R AT O R | S U M M E R 2 0 1 1
T A K E M E AWAY I L L U S T R A T I O N S F R O M A C O L L E C T I O N I N S P I R E D B Y A “ VA C A T I O N ” T O A F O R E I G N L A N D . T H E S E I L L U S T R AT I O N S R E F L E C T T H E C O U N T R Y OF THAILAND; ITS CULTURE, BEAUTIFUL ARCHITECTURE AND MORE S P E C I F I C A L L Y, T H E N A T I V E S O F T H E N O R T H M O U N T A I N S I D E . T H E S E B O L D L O O K S P AY H O M A G E T O T H E D I V E R S E T R A D I T I O N O F T H E T R I B E S THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE COUNTRYSIDE. WA T E R C O L O R O N C O L D P R E S S B L O C K | W I N T E R 2 0 1 1
T A K E M E AWAY I L L U S T R A T I O N S W E R E AWA R D E D T H E G O L D E N B R U S H AWA R D , T H E D A A P D E P A R T M E N T AWA R D F O R I L L U S T R A T I O N , P R E S E N T E D T O F O U R S T U D E N T S A N N U A L L Y. G O L D E N B R U S H AWA R D W I N N E R | J U N E 2 0 1 1
I L L U S T R AT I O N M U S E I L L U S T R AT I O N S O F A C O L L E C T I O N D E S I G N E D F O R A C E L E B R I T Y M U S E . T H E S E G A R M E N T S W E R E D E S I G N E D W I T H I N F L U E N C E F R O M N ATA L I E P O R T M A N ’ S P E R S O N A L A E S T H E T I C . L O O K S D E P I C T H E R S W E E T, PA S S I O N AT E , G O O F Y A N D B O L D C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S . PRISMACOLOR MARKER AND CARAN D’ACHE | WINTER 2011
REBRANDING C L A S S P R O J E C T W I T H T H E PA R A M E T E R S O F R E D E S I G N I N G T H E P E R C E P T I O N O F A P R O D U C T. T H E A S S I G N M E N T WA S T O P U R C H A S E A T H R I F T S T O R E I T E M A N D A L T E R T H E P R O D U C T ’ S TA R G E T C O N S U M E R , D E M O G R A P H I C O R G E N D E R . T H E I M A G E S O N T H E L E F T S H O W T H E O R I G I N A L S TAT E O F T H E H A N D B A G , WHICH I PURCHASED FOR $4.99. I REBRANDED THE PRODUCT TO APPEAL TO A YOUNGER, HIPPER CONSUMER, COMPLETE WITH PINK EYELET INTERIOR L I N I N G , N E W M A R K E T I N G T A G S , H A R D WA R E A N D A H A N D M A D E R E U S A B L E D R AW S T R I N G S H O P P I N G B A G W I T H “ P U R C H A S E . ” PHOTOGRAPHY AND VISUAL MERCHANDISING | SUMMER 2011
T H A N K Y O U F O R Y O U R C O N S I D E R AT I O N “ W E A R E S H A P E D A N D FA S H I O N E D B Y W H AT W E L O V E . ” -JOHN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE