Aaron Brown Email & Phone Number

California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

Category lead for polos, golf, heavyweight cut & sew, and tracksuits-Manage NY office of designers and freelancers -Work across all departments domestically and internationally -Collaborate with foreign offices for special projects -Research new trends, participate in international shopping, and develop new trims -See through product from concept to production

New York, New York, United States

Designed for all categories in menswear including print and patternWorked closely with merchandising and production teamResearched trends and participate in competitive shopping tripsManaged production of all categories and maintain line sheets for buyersMaintained and give design input for brand’s website

Greater New York City Area

• Design for the mainline in woven bottoms, blazers, and denim categories• Work closely with fabric sourcing team to develop and procure innovative fabrics • Travel to local trade shows and fabric mill showrooms• Manage production of category with Enovia and Centric PLM software • Increase offer of styles with emphasis on sales history• Set up showroom for buying appointments• Participate in the design and production of Michael Kors runway seasons Spring 2020 and Fall 2020

London, United Kingdom

• Knits and wovens supplier based in London with production in Pakistan• Liase with our Barcelona office on larger accounts such as Zara• Work with high-street brands across UK and Europe such as TOPMAN, River Island, Amazon Fashion, Primark• Travel to Pakistan for production visits• Increase business in US market with Urban Outfitters, Forever 21 and GAP• Go to trade shows and on international shopping trips • Keep good relations with current customers and potential new buyers

Greater New York City Area

Designer/manufacturer of men's accessories including ties, pocket squares and face masks. Market product online and in-person. Handle shipping and customer service. Take pictures and post online with detailed description. Design packaging and maintain product look/feel. Locate fabric and notions from various sources.

London, United Kingdom

• Supplier based in Bangladesh with design office in London • Managed team of three for design • Worked with brands across UK and Europe such as TOPMAN, River Island, NEXT, Tesco, etc. • Traveled to Bangladesh for production visits • Designed not only shapes but graphics and prints • Attended trade shows for inspiration

Acted as full-time designer of men’s and boy’s elevated and online exclusive knit tops with graphics • Developed new wash and print techniques, new silhouettes for online exclusive • Assisted graphics with content for tops that is current and different than past seasons • Created mood boards using vintage and current retail samples• Used PLM for trimsheets, Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop for sketching and packet inspiration

Worked fifteen hours per week along full course load in men’s, women’s, and accessories. • Developed and compiled concept package to be sent to Milan for approval of spring collection • Assisted the director of concept in order to match color for Spring 2013 and Holiday 2012Created mood boards and sketch garment ideas by hand or using C.A.D for the product development team

Aas, Fashion Design, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Student in one-year intense AAS program for holder's of previous degrees. Also tutor in Academic Skills Center.

Bachelor Of Arts, French

Majored in French specializing in French literature, culture and linguistics specifically language acquisition. Minored in Spanish.

Delf B2

Studied French in Lyon, France as a full-time student with a sixteen-hour course load.