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MADELEINE
MADELEINE BRANSFORD
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skills
William Mason High School | Mason, Ohio Class of May 2011 | 4.0/4.0 GPA
D esign Flat Sketching, Technical Flats, Figure Drawing, Fashion Illustration, Garment Construction, Sewing, Felting, Fiber Art Application, Jewelry Design, Photography, Painting, Trend Forecasting, Textiles
University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, Ohio | 2011-PRESENT College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. (DAAP) Fashion Design, Class of 2016 | 3.75/4.0 GPA Current Courses: Studio Surface Design at Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD)
WORK eXPERIENCE
Anthropologie | Columbus, OH | January 2015-Present Customer Associate: Providing honest and positive feedback to customers regarding the best products that fit the customers’ expectations, Ensuring that all products or merchandise are placed in their respective areas, Being knowledgeable about the benefits and uses of each product, Helping customers locate merchandise or find suitable alternative La Senza- The Limited Brands | Columbus, OH | May-August 2014 Launch and Innovation Intern: Market research for new conceptional ideas for lingerie, Developing flats for lingerie concepts, Attend fit meetings
C omputer Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Microsoft Office: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel
S upplementary High energy, Marketing skills, self-motivated, challenge-seeker, superior organization, communication skills and extremely motivated to succeed
ACTIVITIES
Participated in Saks Fifth Ave’s “Fashion Night Out,” Fashion Illustration, New York’s fashion week worked backstage at Giulietta’s Spring14 runway show, Workshop to create holiday 2014 display for Anthropologie, Intramural Soccer
awards
Dean’s List, Warren County Arts Scholarship
Michael Kors | New York, NY | August-December 2013 Handbags Design Intern: Assisting with mood board preparation and presentations, Responsible for handbags from design to the merchandise being received at the warehouse, Market prep, sample and production ordering and tracking, Prepare for meetings and attend meetings, Organizing materials and resources Chez Moi Boutique | Soldotna, Alaska | January-May 2013 Intern: Organized merchandize, Helped customers with enquires provide advice, styling tips and product knowledge, Managed the shop for periods when owner was away, Learned about merchandising for retail fashion boutique, Developed an understanding of in-store presentation
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Jewelry King Titan’s Beard Necklace is made with wool rovings that are felted and encrusted with natural beads from the sea.
Accessories This structured scarf is made of felted wool rovings. There is an added needle-felted design inspired by oil paintings of flowers from the 1850s. A vintage pin was added to help emphasize the color and movement in the piece.
Accessories Wool rovings were felted and molded to construct wearable hat and gloves. The gloves are accented with hand sculpted wire and precious stones to replicate a birds nest.
Accessories Circle silk scarf is hand dyed and imprinted with a rich texture formed by the technique Shibori.
Clothing Olive high waisted shorts with blue accent waistband and gold and ivory button detail.
Clothing Feminine gathered skirt with thick waistband detail, hook and eye closure and invisible zipper.
Design Concept Silver
scoop-necked cocktail dress with pleated skirt and back zipper. Paired with designed gold-toned chandelier earrings with cerulean drops.
WAISTBAND TOTAL HEIGHT: 1”
PLEAT DEPTH: 2”
Design Concept
WAISTBAND CIRCUMFERENCE: 25”
WAISTBAND TOTAL HEIGHT: 1”
INVISIBLE ZIPPER TOTAL HEIGHT: 10”
HIP DEPTH: 9”
HIP WIDTH: 18 2/8”
HIP WIDTH: 17 6/8”
SKIRT LENGTH: 23”
BOTTOM CIRCUMFERENCE: 26”
Technical flats prepared for the formation of a skirt. The blouse was created to learn the details of making vertical button holes, cuffs, yoke and collar. The necklace bib was inspired by collage of vintage finds to form a statement necklace.
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