Portfolio shan gao by Shan Gao

Portfolio Passion for Fashion Shan Gao

02 Poster Design 03 Resume 04 Trend Board & Tag Design 05 Evening Dresses 06 State Costume 07 U of A Poster Design 08 U of A Textile Design 09 Textile Design 10 Drawing Works 11 Magazine Layout Design 12 Model Photos

Since a Barbie Doll, she dreamed to be a designer when she was six years old. Couple years ago, she followed her passion for fashion, came to the US to make her dream come true.

Education Spring 2016

University of Arkansas, Master of Science Apparel Merchandizing and Product Development

Summer 2014

University of Arkansas, Bachelor in Human environmental Science-Apparel Merchandizing and Product Development

FASHION ACTIVITIES May 2016

The 42nd Costume Society of America Annual Meeting and Symposium Cleveland, OH Assistant Fashion Designer, Group Work

Summer 2015

Arkansas State Costume for Mrs. American Pageant Primary Costume Designer, Group Work

Spring 2015

Northwest Arkansas Fashion Week Bentonville, AR U of A Student Fashion Designer, Individual Work

Winter 2014

ITAA Annual Conference Charlotte, NC U of A Graduate Student

Winter 2013

Walmart Cooperate Design Project Bentonville, AR U of A Student Costume Designer, Group Work

Fall 2013

Dillard’s Cooperate Textile Design Project Fayetteville, AR U of A Student Textile Designer, individual Work

WORKING EXPRENCES 08/2014- 05/2016 University Of Arkansas Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant 11/2013- 10/2014 Uniform Design Company Temporary Assistant Designer 5900 W Stoney Brook Rd. Apt 13107, Rogers, AR, 72758

10/2006- 08/2010 HuaFang Fashion Store Part-time Store Manager

SKILLS Languages: English (fluent), Mandarin (native), Cantonese (basic) Computer Skills: • Optitex- Pattern Making Software • Lectra Kaledo Software (Designer, Print, Weave, Knit) • Adobe Creative Suit (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) • Visual Merchandising Software • Databases System Software (SPSS, SAS)

Major Skills: • Apparel Production (sewing, patternmaking, grading, sketching, designing, draping) • Retail Mathematics • Retail Merchandising • Marketing and Advertisements • Styling • Trend Research and Analysis • Specification Pack Development

Trend Board Design

Tag Design with personal logo

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NWA Fashion Week

Participated as a U of A student designer

Designed and Produced two evening dresses

Participated in entire design and production processes Mrs. Arkansas Kimber Bennett worn the state costume in 2015 Mrs. America Pageant

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When deciding where to attend college, students employ many methods to make their choice. Some make lists outlining the pros and cons of each school they consider, while others simply choose their school based on the programs of studies that are offered to them as undergraduates. Many students visit college campuses to make a connection, and some just want to get as far away from home as they can aford.

Love believes the opportunities and support she was awarded through the Honors College have influenced her college experience in countless ways. She has received valuable mentoring, financial flexibility and the opportunity to study abroad twice, once in Dangriga, Be-

Originally, that was precisely Andrea Love’s plan: go somewhere far from home to attend college. However, growing up in Fayetteville, Ark. and having familial connections to the campus, as well as receiving an Honors College Fellowship, influenced Love to attend the University of Arkansas. “My mother works on campus,” Love said. “My brother went here for undergrad, my parents and grandfather attended grad school here.”

“I also like to challenge myself,” Love said of the coursework involved in the honors program. “I enjoy rigorous courses.”

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“My honors project is an essay studying the rhetoric being used by natural gas companies in Arkansas to promote frackle y

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Love’s academics are nothing short of rigorous. She is double-majoring in environmental, soil and water science and communication, as well as seeking a minor in sustainability. She is also working on an honors project that she said is a perfect blend of environmental science and communication.

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ing,” Love said. “I think it’s interesting and important to analyze what’s being said and how these arguments are made in an issue that is current and polarizing.” Through the project, Love said she hopes to gain an understanding of the rhetorical strategies natural gas companies are using to constitute and persuade publics, and trace a rhetorical history of natural gas in Arkansas. “My honors project is teaching me a great deal about time management, independent research and critical thinking,” Love said. “I believe all of these will be useful skills for my career and pursuing community development work.”

– Photo Caption 2 Andrea Love takes a few minutes to enjoy sity the bright fall colors outside Old Main on the Univer Love 3 area. eville Fayett the loves she of Arkansas campus. Love said that for a picture with time take Team lture Agricu sas Arkan of sity and members of the Univer for an elementary school class in Dangriga, a local student after completing work in a garden to a swan during a walk just outside of next poses Love – 6 2011. June Belize in ng abroad in July 2013. 7 Love, her classstudyi while d Cambridge, Englan d outside mates and Dr. Stephen Smith enjoyed tea at an orchar Dr. of Cambridge, England in July 2013. 8 Love helps Nilda Burgos prepare plant seeds to be given to residents at the Community Day celebration in Dangriga, Belize in June 2011

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Love of home After she graduates, Love plans to work in the non-profit sector for a few years, ideally around food, sustainability and social justice. Eventually, she said she would also like to pursue a graduate degree in social work.

Crop, Soil and Environmental Science Undergrad Club to the Holt garden, and we volunteered there weekly for two years.”

turned out to be very beneficial for Love. Her hometown college has afforded her opportunities to see Love has already jump-started her the world and make a difference at work in community development home. Research concerning comby participating in the development munication, natural gas companies of the Holt Middle School commuand fracking in Arkansas and the “I love seeing outdoor and naturenity garden. Although the bulk of based education being supported in community-building activities she the work with this project was done this area,” Love said. “We are surhas participated in locally attest to earlier in her college career, Love rounded by amazing natural beauty Love’s feelings for the area. said it was one of the most rewarding in northwest Arkansas, and I love projects she has been involved with. seeing kids connecting to their own “I’m very happy I stayed close to home,” Love said. “I love this town.” backyard.” “I met an ambitious teacher named Justin Leflar who started a school It is safe to say that the decision to garden and needed additional supattend college in her own backyard port,” Love said. “I connected Vthe The garden taught students about nature, plants and vegetables, things Love said she wished she had learned about in middle school.

Photographer: Hei Zi Modle: Shan Gao Make-up: Shun Zi