Creative Director Fine Arts
Resume:
Khaled Saleh
Creative, goal- oriented junior fashion and print designer. Skilled in product development, print and pattern design. Strong arts, design professional with a bachelor’s of Fine Arts, a Master of Arts in Fine arts, and an Associate of Arts and Sciences in fashion design.
292 Washington Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205
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LinkedIn.com/in/khaledasaleh
EXPERIENCE
KHALED NEW YORK, New York, NY — Creative Director & Founder. SEPTEMBER 2024- PRESENT.
●Conceptualized as a namesake luxury maison, KHALED “eternal” applied savoir-faire, while experimenting with various elements to produce limited runs of ultra luxury garments and wearable art.
●Identified and realized the brand's mission, vision, and competition.
●Identified the pillars of the brand’s DNA:
1.Designed elements/ details to strengthen that brand’s identity and to set it apart from other brands.
2.Incorporated story-telling into the products.
●Created vector files for stripes, plaids and monogrammed layouts for categories within the brand (hard-shelled-objects and soft accessories, clothing and footwear).
●Developed samples for leather goods, jackets and coats, sweatshirts and footwear.
●Created vector files for DTG graphic T-shirt prints (over one-hundred print designs)
●Initiated dialogues with overseas manufacturers in Europe, Asia as well as locally, in NYC.
●Compiled and maintained a list of all potential future suppliers of raw-material and hardware manufacturers.
●Designed a concept pop-up booth to showcase the first capsule.
ELmadawy, New York, NY — Assistant Designer. MAY 2019 - AUGUST 2024
●Worked with Sr. Designer to create seasonal concepts for RTW, and couture collections.
●Oversaw production of collections (including hardware, embellishment and accessories) while communicating construction comments to the workshop manager and seamstresses.
ELmadawy, New York, NY — Design Internship. NOVEMBER 2018 - APRIL 2019
●Technical drawing, flat sketches, CAD.
●Fittings, sample mock-ups and photoshoots.
●Maintained quality and relayed construction comments to seamstresses.
●Hand-sewed and designed appliqués, tassels and fringes for couture dresses.
Zouhir Group NYC, New York, NY — Design, production Internship. APRIL 2017 - OCTOBER 2018
●Sourced fabric, hardware.
●Oversaw quality of bulk production, and samples.
EDUCATION
Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, New York, NY — Associate In Applied Science, Fashion Design. AUGUST 2017 - JULY 2019
The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt — Master of Arts, Fine Art. OCTOBER 2010 - DECEMBER 2012
The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt — Bachelor of Arts, Fine Art. SEPTEMBER 2005 - JUNE 2009
CERTIFICATIONS
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton — Certificate: The Fundamentals of Luxury and its Key Challenges: a concentration in Creation and Branding, Operations and Supply Chain. DECEMBER 2022
SKILLS & TECHNOLOGY
Garment construction, print design, flat pattern development, draping, pattern-making, cutting, sewing, strong hand-sewing and beading capabilities, illustration.
Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator(Mac Operating System), Microsoft Office suite, Kalido Print.
Bergdorf Goodman, New York, NY — Window Display & Visual Presentation Specialist. OCTOBER 2015 - JANUARY 2017
●Designed, painted and installed fixtures and shadow boxes for the display of luxury products at the windows of Bergdorf Goodman.
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