Edison
Cortez
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Experience
Fashion Instructor
Mood Fabrics Store 03/12/15- 05/01/15
Fashion Instructor for Specialty One of A kind (Couture) Garments, duties include making a schedule for students to follow for basic garment construction and techniques.
Thomas & Edison
Designer/ Patternmaker 01/14/14- 07/05/15
Trend forecasting for future collections
First Pattern Making with New styles along with fittings Fashion Show Productions
Model Castings and Sponsorship trade with beverage companies Supervising of First Samples, Social Media and
Connecting with Buyers for future sales
Lorena Sarbu Atelier
Patternmaker 08/15/13- 12/22/14
Handling First pattern embroideries from overseas
Handwork detail and re-construction of Embroidery
Assisting First Pattern makers with Embroideries and outside work Damage Control of first Samples and Embroideries
Couture specialties and other handwork creations
Baracci Haute Couture
Patternmaker 01/06/13- 07/13/13
First Pattern Making for New and Existing Styles
Damage Control of Existing and Production Patterns Couture Specialties and Embroidery Design
Alexis Monsanto Atelier
Assistant Designer/ Patternmaker 10/01/11- 12/29/12 Trend forecasting for new Seasons in Better RTW
Assisting First Patternmaker and First Sample fittings Supervising Sample makers and Cutters
Supervising Fashion show productions and other fashion Events Self
Costume Designer 01/17/02- 09/15/10
As a native American Performer and Costume Designer Most of my Teenage life was devoted to the making and selling of Native American Costume Designs and Native American Art Supplies to the people in the native American Church and Dance groups through out the Nation. Internship
Alexis Monsanto July 2011-September2011
Assistant designer with Couturier and Pattern-Maker Alexis Monsanto. Hand sewing techniques, patterns, drapes, placing detail work and other findings. Worked on runway fashion shows and fashion show productions. Skills
*Trend Forecasting
*Line Development
*Fashion Illustration
*Technical Packages
*PAD
*Photoshop
*Patternmaking
*Adobe Illustrator
* Microsoft Office
*Lectra U4ia, Modaris
*Couture Techniques
*Beadwork
*Embroidery
*Smocking
Education
Art Institute of California-Hollywood
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fashion Design September 2013 References
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