RUSLANA KABULOVA
Paris, France
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PROFILE
A prominent young fashion designer capable across each stage of fashion design & production, from concept to finished product. Possesses 3+ years of experience working with brands, manufacturers & as a co-founder of an emerging fashion brand. Experiences span concept generation & collection curation, material sourcing, garment construction & tailoring and supply management.
WORK EXPERIENCE
1000 morceaux - Emerging Fashion Brand Paris, France Co-Founder & Creative Director [July 2022 - present ]
● Originally hired as a tailor for their resort collection [2022], then invited to join the brand as a co-founder
● Designed & curated debut collection (as well as all tailoring and production) ‘Never complain of the heat of the sun’, which debuted in Paris [November 2022].
● Managed the launch of a pop-up showroom and performance “Walk-in closet” svoya svoya - Fashion Brand Tbilisi, Georgia
Tailor & Junior Designer [May 2021 - August 2022]
● Contributed as an assistant designer for svoya svoya’s inclusions in their resort collection [2022]
● Worked as a tailor - tailoring garments in stock and fulfilling alteration requests
● Tailoring & design for bespoke trousers
The Dew - A Sustainability-Focused Fashion Brand Tbilisi, Georgia Tailor, Pattern Making & Junior Designer [December 2021 - May 2022]
● Contributed as a co-designer to a collection titled ‘saqartvelo’
● Worked as a tailor for current collection
● Started as a pattern maker for new brand concepts Freelance - Custom tailoring Tbilisi, Georgia
tailor, Pattern Making & Designer [December 2021 - June 2023]
● Engaging with the customer, discussing the garment
● Pattern making based on clients measurements and clients preferences
● Fitting and creating the final product
SKILLS & LANGUAGES
Technical
● Fashion Design: Concept Development, Sketching, Pattern Making, Curation
● Fashion Production: Garment Construction, (industrial equipment skills], Alterations & Tailoring
● Operations: Inventory Management, Supply Sourcing, Quality Control
● General: Client Engagement, Project & Event Management, Supply & Vendor Management Languages
● English (Professional level)
● Russian (Native)
● French (In Progress)