Design Director
Resume:
ANGELA FURLONG
CONTACT
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www.coroflot.com/angelafurlong and www.linkedin.com/in/angelafurlong1 OBJECTIVE
To leverage my extensive experience, creativity, vision and versatility to create innovative and compelling designs that resonate with targeted market segments while driving brand growth and consumer engagement
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
• Apparel Categories: Women’s & Men’s apparel; bottoms, soft wovens, knits, sweaters, outerwear, leather, swim.
• Creativity and Artistic Skills: Outstanding ability to create, present and direct original and innovative seasonal collections; depth of experience in textile sourcing, vintage to contemporary print, pattern, and surface design, to create cohesive concepts and dynamic color palettes; directing the further development of broad seasonal surface design stories; oversee and guide design teams in the creation of comprehensive lifestyle apparel and accessory collections.
• Technical Skills: Exceptional in garment construction, fit, color, fabric innovation, dry and wet processes.
• Trend Analysis: Understanding and predicting fashion trends is key to staying relevant in the industry. This involves researching market trends and consumer preferences.
• Financial impact: Track record of brand and revenue growth, salability, budget accountability.
• Communication Skills: Effective and clear communicator with cross functional and direct teams, suppliers, and clients; presenting research, concepts, and inspiration, business strategies, timelines and processes; partnering and collaborating up, down, and across; mentoring and leading a diverse design team.
• Management Skills: Managed teams of multiple sizes. Provided clear direction and support, maintain open lines of communication, mentored to achieve full potential.
• Omni-channel: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including merchandisers, copywriters, producers, and account managers, to develop integrated campaigns across various media channels; catalog, retail stores and online.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Addressing and overcoming design and production challenges efficiently is important for maintaining quality and meeting client expectations. EXPERIENCE
SUNDANCE
SUNDANCE HOLDINGS GROUP, LLC.
Design Director Feb 2020 – Dec 2024
• Celebrating the lifestyle of the American West I was accountable for Design of all Women’s categories including: Resort/Swim
• Manage and mentored a team of 10, plus 3 freelance artists.
• Delivered 8 Seasons a year from POV/concept, creative concepts, fabrication, color, print, pattern, and 3D surfaces
(i.e. embroidery, embellishments).
• Direct external and internal workflow - PD (fabrications, wash, finish) and TD (fit, specs, design aesthetic). GAP, INC.
Senior Design Director 2016 - 2018
• With a focus on Women’s Denim, I led the NY Design team and increased sales + impacted business growth.
• Delivered lifestyle design concepts through fabric innovation which exceeded financial goals with tight deadlines.
• Created standards for fit, wash, construction, consistency, and product development.
• Provided brand concepts, exclusive designs, and stories through final product. JBRAND, INC.
Sr. Designer 2015 - 2016
• Launched a denim innovation project alongside François Girbaud.
• Produced tailored, forward-thinking, exclusive denim + non-denim lines. TRUE RELIGION BRAND JEANS
Design Director 2012-2014
• Hired by interim CEO to rebrand line during company sale (pre-IPO).
• Redefined women’s 5 pocket denim.
• Managed women’s Design team.
• Worked closely with Merchandising and other cross-teams. CITIZENS OF HUMANITY
Design Director 2010 -2012
• Hired by owner to execute full cycle women’s denim line.
• Creative lead.
• Responsible for all fit, fabric and print.
PPLB/WILLIAM RAST
Creative Director 2008 - 2010
• Created a capsule brand for Target.
• Oversaw denim collection, knits, and graphic design. BLUE DOT CLOTHING
Owner/Designer 1998 - 2007
• Founded brand
• Designed full seasonal collections including resort
• Developed and managed entire supply chain.
• Grew brand single handedly from $0 to $5MIL, with collections in high end department stores (Barney’s NY, Fred Segal, etc.). Women’s, Men’s, Kid’s in North America (incl. Canada) and Japan. GUESS? INC.
Vice President of Design 1984 – 1991; 1993 - 1996
• Worked for the organization multiple times across a 10-year period.
• Started at Guess? early in my career and helped promote to build the brand.
• Women’s, Men’s, Kid’s and collection GM.
• Worked closely with all licensees including swim
• In the first 7 years grew revenue from $35MIL to $650MIL. LUCKY BRAND JEANS
Design Director/Designer 1996 - 1998
• Worked as both Designer and Design Director for special projects
• Both apparel and non-apparel (i.e fragrance, accessories, home goods, licensing and launch of Lucky Swim, etc.).
• Grew brand from $4MIL to $35MIL
ESPRIT DE CORP
Design Director 1991 - 1993
• Accountable for all women’s categories.
• Promoted to head all teams and all collections; denim and non-denim SPECIAL PROJECTS
JOE’S JEANS
Design Director – Consultant Jun 2018 – Jun 2019
• Created custom denim + non-denim designs, plus seasonal RTW.
• Opened retail doors with brand growth.
• Accountable for all design direction including color, fabric, wash, and fit. Close partnerships with Merchandising & Sales.
• Hands-on delivery of lifestyle creations and trend for a global women’s market. EVERLIFESTYLE CLOTHING GEORGES MARCIANO DWP (GWEN STEFANI) Design Director – Consultant 2014 - 2015
• Delivered a full denim and non-denim collection in one (1) month.
• Georges Marciano: directed and designed a relaunch brand for online sales both denim and non-denim collections
(non-denim collection included shirts, sweatshirts, indigo knits, outerwear, and leather).
• DWP (Gwen Stefani): designed two (2) full RTW collections. BCBG/SPENDLID MOD-O-DOC
Design Director 2007 - 2008
• Consulting roles to launch start up divisions and handled all aspects of design for each company. OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
• Taught Junior Class Swim project
• Mentored Guess?, Esprit, JBrand Junior and Senior Projects EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SKILLS & COMMUNITY
EDUCATION
OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Fashion Design
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Microsoft Office
PC and MAC
Flat Sketching
COMMUNITY
Alumnae Benefit Committee - OTIS College of Art and Design
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