Assistant Designer

TracyAnn Wallace

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Associate Designer - Juniors Knit & Sew Knits RDG Global - New York, NY 01/2018- 03/25/2020

• Research color & trend direction; Shop consumer market & translate trends as they relate to market demands, business strategy and relevance to company label/private label brands.

• Work cross-functionally with CAD team to execute cad/ print request. Create line sheets and tech packs to send to overseas factories for proto development.

• Source fabrics /trims internationally in China & Turkey as well as attend trade shows such as Tex-world and Premier vision to find fresh fabrics and prints for development.

Associate Freelance Designer- Junior's Sweaters RDG global - New York, NY 09/2017 - 12/2017

• Assist head designer in proto development and yarn quality sourcing with overseas factories.

• Design and research stitch & cable layouts, new bodies & color combinations ideas. Associate Freelance Designer- Chaps Woman Woven’s Ralph Lauren- New York, NY 04/2017 - 06/2017

• Sketch new ideas and updates to best sellers/ research new prints. Update sketches and line list.

• Approve all overseas and local mockups; work with local vendors to make rush samples for showroom.

• Attend all team meetings and fittings; Help set up Rig room & showroom to display proto samples for market. Assistant Designer - RTW Dresses Karl Lagerfeld Paris - New York, NY 02/2016 - 01/2017

• Research trend concepts, embellishment, silhouette & color forecast for upcoming collections.

• Edit proto samples with minor alterations and enhancements/ help set up showroom for sales team during market.

• Create tech-packs using web pdm for adopted market styles. Review & approve pre-production: bulk lab dips, fabric & trim submits.

Assistant Freelance Designer- Knits & EMB J Crew- Crew Cuts Girls - New York, NY 01/2016 - 02/2016

• Create Design Development cards/ Spec and Update Tech Packs, Print Packs and Sketches for Holiday 2016 collection.

• Design /create embellishment & embroidery layouts for production tech packs. Update design and fabric spread sheets. RTW Design Apprenticeship Diane Von Furstenberg - New York, NY 01/2015 - 01/2016

• Coordinate garments for look-book shoots, New York fashion week (Fall 15 /Resort 16/Spring 16), Editorials, and Celebrity design projects. CAD print combinations for Pre-Fall 2016/ Fall 2016 collections.

• Create fabric manipulation/ embellishment mockups and duplicate artwork and patterns for domestic and overseas.

• Create and manage fabric boards/research fabrics and trims. Source trims locally. Zac Posen Collection Internship Zac Posen - New York, NY 06/2014 - 12/2014

• Research new trends and inspiration for: Drape/ embroidery techniques, color & fabric ideas. Sketch and design new silhouettes for inspiration boards. Create embellishment mock-ups to send to overseas manufacturers/ cut out and duplicate patterns. Help coordinate showroom for fittings and market week.

INTERNSHIPS

Women's & Men’s Ecommerce Internship Tommy Hilfiger - New York, NY 07/2013 - 09/2013

• Determine seasonal assortment for the ecommerce market/ update assortment layout for tommyhilfiger.com. Communicate design needs (color, style, fit) for assortment planning based on target market and past sales history. EXPERIENCE

Technical: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop) Web PDM Bachelor of Arts: Fashion Design

Minor studies in Fashion marketing & Management

Design: Patternmaking, Draping, Garment Construction, Fashion Sketching (Hand & Illustrator), Embellishment,

Mood Board Creation, Collection Conception, Cutting, Fabric Manipulation, Fabric sourcing.

EDUCATION

Savannah College of Art and Design June 2014

SKILLS

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