Design Assistant

Rebecca Soo Yang Choi

t. 646-***-**** e. *************@*****.*** w. sooychoi.com

*** * **** ****** *** 3606 New York NY 10018

To Whom It May Concern

I have recently completed my BFA as a fashion design major from Parsons, the New School for

Design in New York. My specialty in fashion design is knitwear, but I also have a very strong sense of

knowledge and applicable skills in woven, denim and textile designs. My experiences and

education has prepared be thoroughly for the next stage in my fashion career that I am eagerly

seeking to embark upon.

My course work at Parsons has allowed me to gain a humbling perspective for the intangibles of

fashion design; moreover it has allowed me to become a creative and critical thinker of garment

design. I was able to accumulate such experiences though the creation of my mini collections

during my sophomore and junior year. I have also been very fortunate enough to assist in creating

designs and samples with many woven, knit, and textile and accessories designers in New York. It

was through my thesis collection during my senior year that I was able to showcase what I have

absorbed both in and outside the classroom.

I am a passionate, innovative and ambitious individual who is both relentlessly curious and

confident about art, fashion and design. Having lived in Canada, New York and Seoul, it has given

me a panoramic understanding of fashion trends and the shades of aesthetic cultural differences

of different countries.

The challenges as well as the euphoric sense of reward upon completion of a project are two of

the strongest catalyst that drives me forward toward my goals. I am earnestly convicted that I can

be a constructive and dynamically innovative fit in your fashion design team. I thank you in

advance for your time and cooperation and look forward to hearing back form you shortly.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Soo Yang Choi

Rebecca Soo Yang Choi

t. 646-***-**** e. *************@*****.*** w. sooychoi.com

EDUCATION

Parsons the New School for Design, Bachelor of Fine Art, Fashion Design 2011

ACHIEVEMENT

Five Sixty 7th Exhibition 2011

Dean's List 2010 - 2011

Dean's Scholarship / BFA Scholarship 2006 - 2011

Parsons Junior Thesis Static Show 2010

Fusion Fashion Show 2008

Selected as one of Parsons Fashion Designer, Created collection to compete in Fusion Fashion Show

FASHION EXPERIENCE

3.1 Phillip Lim, Knitwear design Intern, New York, NY Present

Work closely with knitwear/sweater designer

Doori, Fashion Design Intern, New York, NY 2010

Responsibilities included helping with flats in Adobe Illustrator

Designing embroidery and print, worked on sewing & embroidery samples, and patterns, assisting dress fitting,

Researching inspiration and sourcing for trims and fabric.

Rebecca Taylor, Fashion Design Intern, New York, New York 2009

Worked with knit, embroidery, woven designers.

Assist in special projects in creating embroidery and knit samples, design prints and sourcing trims.

Also worked with Production Development department and Tech design department.

Hyung-Ji Apparel Co, Fashion Design Intern, Seoul, South Korea Summer 2008

Worked on organizing fabrics, vintage garments.

Researched and organized trend report.

Helped with flat drawings, spec sheets.

Worked on samples and trims.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Winnipeg Art Gallery, Teacher Assistant, Winnipeg, Canada 2005 - 2006

Teacher assistant in several art classes.

RELATED SKILLS

- Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, U4ia, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power point

- Concept development, illustrations, flat sketches, specs, draping, patternmaking, sewing,

- Hand knitting, Machine knitting

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