droll: adj. having a humorous, whimisical, or odd quality
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740.215.5533
rachael droll
913 Monmouth St. Apartment 2A Newport, KY 41071 ratherdroll@gmail.com 740.215.5533
Education School of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning Fashion Design Class of 2011
Coursework and Skills
Sewing Patternmaking Garment Construction Illustrator
Trend Forecasting Fashion Merchandising Hand and Machine Knitting Visual, Oral, and Written Communication
Work Experience Cincinnati, Ohio Barista
August 2012 to Present Made and served specialty coffee beverages in two locations; one operating in a team setting, the other alone in a professional atmosphere. Involved planning and ordering of food and non-food items for the week and a strong emphasis on building long-term customer relationships.
Freelance
Cincinnati, Ohio
Design and Alterations
June 2011 to Present Designed and created custom and unique clothing, accessories and paper goods based on client’s requests. Specializing in hand bags & fabric electronic cases. No two designs were alike requiring every item to be sketched and patterned before creation.
Dick’s Sporting Goods Coraopolis, Pennsylvania Apparel Design Intern
January 2011 to March 2011 Design assistant for Koppen an outdoor sportswear brand, Walter Hagen, and Lady Hagen golf brands. Researched trends to discover upcoming fashions using images, sample purchases, blogs, and other websites. Created design sketches that reflected the coming season. Worked closely with head designers on projects.
Abercrombie & Fitch
New Albany, Ohio
Boys Outerwear Design Intern Men and Boys Woven Shirts Design Intern
January 2010 to June 2010 Worked as the assistant designer in boys outerwear. Checked factory fabric swatches against color standards. Created and altered jacket sketches in Illustrator. For woven shirts I used color standards and internal plaid standards for verification of fabric swatches. Produced garment samples for presentations. Trend research. Successfully organized tech packs from previous and present seasons.
Activities and Honors
College
Awarded the Mindi Wendel Visual Arts Scholarship 2006 to 2010; participated in an intramural soccer team spring of 2007 and 2009; Younglife leader at Sycamore High School in 2009 and Madeira High School in 2010.
I was born in Columbus, Ohio. I moved to Cincinnati in 2006 and recieved a Bachelor of Science in Design with a focus in fashion design from The University of Cincinnati in 2011. I am passionate about design and always say my goal in life is to make things beautiful. The following represents my work as a designer in my studies and in life.
product devolopment the goal of this project was to create looks for an existing brand. inspired by stained glass windows i illustrated six looks and a catalogue for J.Crew.
CFDA project the goal of this project was to create ten looks based on an art movement. my designs, inspired by the clean lines, modern shapes, and pop colors of Le Corbusie’s architecture, were sketched then watercolored.
assorted cards holiday cards and invitations, for fun.
Saturday, January 25th 3pm to 5pm @ Megan Frade’s 4319 34th Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45209
Please join us for a
honoring mommy-to-be
RSVP Ashley Grice alw920@gmail.com
Katie is registered at Buy Buy Baby and Target
Please join us for a
honoring mommy-to-be
Hosted by Megan Frade 4319 34th Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45209
Saturday, January 25th 3pm to 5pm
RSVP Ashley Grice alw920@gmail.com Katie is registered at Buy Buy Baby and Target
Please join us for a
Baby Shower honoring mommy-to-be
Katie Allen Hosted by Megan Frade 4319 34th Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45209 Saturday, January 25th - 3pm to 5pm RSVP to Ashley Grice alw920@gmail.com
Katie is registered at Buy Buy Baby and Target
octo my husband and i collaborated to create a four-pane mural. envisioned by him, an engineer, it was a challenge to understand and interpret his vision for the pop art styled octopus. designing was done in Illustrator before being sketched. Then was painted in acrylic onto th e boards.