EDUCATION
 

FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, State University of New York

Bachelor of Fine Arts degree………………………………………………………..…………….....………………...….…...….............................................................................. May 2022

Associate in Applied Science degree …………………………………………………………….………………………...............................................................................….. May 2020

Major: Fashion Design with a Knitwear Specialization

GPA: 3.9 – Dean’s List

 

POLIMODA – Florence, Italy

One-year study abroad program……………………………………........................................................................................................................ August 2019 – May 2020

Major: International Fashion Design

CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS – London, England

Semester study abroad program (gained admission, program cancelled due to Covid)…………..................................……….. October – December 2020

Major: Fashion Design with Knitwear
 

EXPERIENCE
 

ESTHER PERBANDT – Berlin, Germany

Assistant………………………………………………………………......................................…………........................................................................…... December 2020 – July 2021

• Responsible for facilitating and processing all online orders

• Sewing of various prototype designs

• Creating prototype patterns

Intern…………………………………………………………………………………………….……….........................................................................................….. July 2020-December 2020

• Social media management

• Developed and managed holiday ad campaign

• Assisted in sewing SS21 runway presentation collection

 

HANNES ROETHER – Munich, Germany………………………………………..…………….........................................................................................……… June- August 2019

Intern

• Worked with the Production team to maintain quality control and coordination

• Measured garments and created numerous spec sheets for manufacturing facilities

• Designed and created Look Book for FW20

 

THE SERIES NYC – New York, New York……………………...………………………….……......................................................................... October 2018 – February 2019

Designer

• Designed and produced one of a kind jackets out of vintage sleeping bags 

 

SKILLS
 

Design: Draping, Sewing, Patternmaking, Drawing flats, Machine knitting, Hand knitting, Crocheting

Computer: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, PowerPoint, Excel, Yunique, Stoll M1, Kaledo Suite

Language: Conversational German, English

 

RECOGNITIONS
 

CFDA SEMI-FINALIST – New York, New York……………………………………………..................................................................................…..……………………... March 2021

• Top 40 project out of 220 submitted by FIT class of 2020

 

FASH EUROPEAN FASHION AWARD FINALIST – Berlin, Germany……………………..….........................................................................….…………………… July 2020

 

CRITICS CHOICE, JUDGES CHOICE AWARD – Florence, Italy……………………………..………..............................................................................…………….... May 2020

• Term garments chosen for Critics and Judges Choice Award at Polimoda, in collaboration with the Stibbert Museum