Design Manager

C A M I L L E D E LT O R +1-646-***-****

achaxb@r.postjobfree.com

FASHION DESIGNER Palm Beach, FL

SKILLS AND STRENGTHS

Fashion Illustrations (freehand + CAD) Expert in High-End & Contemporary Interact well across multiple divisions

Expert Draper Tailor Pattern-maker Sales, Merchandising, Marketing, Team player, Flexible, Self-starter

Execute all phases of design Strategic planning & market analysis Natural ability to manage and mentor

Knowledge of industry resources product placement Strong eye for colors

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

CREATIVE DIRECTION & STAFF MANAGEMENT

• Worked closely and directly with Fashion house owner(s) to define position of label & target clientele

• Communicated vision and design strategy aligned with the business and brand integrity

• Set/Drove brand’s seasonal directions, translating «thematic visions», developing merchandise strategies & utilizing

trend information into cohesive collections & sellable fashion-forward garments.

• Creative Direction of Women’s Ready-to-Wear Contemporary collections

• Managed skillfully work product & processes, budgets, from concept/development to production

• Managed & mentored Design and Sample Studios

• Elaborated Line sheets, alone or with various products directors

• Worked with all levels of designers to create, trim, fit & style garments, & cross functionally w/ planning, operations,

technical design & sales, across multiple categories, textiles & demographics, to maximize line performance

• Efficiently multi-tasked, maintaining constant sense of urgency while creative, ensuring timely collection deliveries

• Conception of Collection: trends direction, market research and analysis, elaborations of themes, mood-boards, color

stories, selection of fabrics, yarn, trimmings, embellishments

• Oversaw all tech-packs, development & completion of samples and Supervised fittings with sample-makers

• Suggested & validated designs, prints, embroideries, all artwork and final samples

• Supervised seasonal runway shows & productions of “Collection Books”

DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

• Designed Full Woven, Cut & Sew Knit, Sweaters, Denim collections for Men Women

• Designed expertly & successfully for various markets (High-End, Contemporary, Maternity, Activewear, Swimwear)

• Executed all phases of design, from initial concept sketch to finish sample

• Created seasonal mood-boards & color stories and selected fabrics and trimmings

• Created prints, embroideries & labels, 3-D flats, hand and/or CAD-based sketches (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)

• Created specs and measurements & full technical-packs & Followed up on Quality control of samples’ development

• Traveled for inspirations, competition watch & professional exhibitions, throughout Europe, Asia and USA

• Traveled abroad to oversee collections launch & follow-ups on prototypes development in Europe, Asia and India

PROTOTYPE, SAMPLE AND PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT

• Custom Tailored, Draped and Patterned Men’s and Women’s woven clothing, for A-List Celebrities

• Custom Designed, Fitted, Draped, Patterned, and Sewn High-End clothing for a High-End Clientele

• Hand/Machine-sewed couture-grade prototypes + salesman samples for High-End women’s Collections

• Prepared and Graded all collection patterns for production readiness

• Designed and hand/machine-sewed custom made gala dresses embroidered, lace, and various tailored pieces, for

specific clients.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HERMEL DELOR, Palm Beach, FL Co-Founder / HEAD DESIGNER, Women’s High-End 2010-Present

LLOYD KLEIN BEVERLY HILLS, Los Angeles, CA STUDIO DIRECTOR, Women’s HIGH-END, Ready-to-Measure 2011-2012

MAIAEL D’AVAUGOUR, Paris, FRANCE HEAD DESIGNER, Women's High-End Collection 2008-2010

LIZ LANGE MATERNITY DESIGN DIRECTOR, Contemporary Maternity 2008

L’ATELIER DU DESIGN, Paris & New York Co-Owner, FASHION DESIGN CONSULTING 2006-2008

LANVIN, BALENCIAGA, CALVIN KLEIN, … SENIOR FASHION DESIGN CONSULTANT, Women's, Men's 1996-2006

EDUCATION

FASHION DESIGN & MERCHANDISING, PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN, Paris and New York

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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