Celeste Knight Email & Phone Number

Manager of all samples used at Vineyard Vines across all department and seasons.

Greater New York City Area

Men's and Women’s Woven, Chaps Sportswear ▪ Managed existing materials and seasonal material developments.▪ Led efforts to identify opportunities to leverage and consolidate core fabrics across brands.▪ Collaborated cross functionally with design team, merch team and production team to ensure the best product isproduced, keeping in line with our corporate calendar and overseas offices.▪ Created and manage direct relationships with mills and vendors to partner on material consolidation andresearching new materials.▪ Identify pricing opportunities and negotiate fabric price points with mills and in partnership with production team tosupport brand goals.▪ Utilize technical expertise to translate design intent to executable fabric and materials.▪ Troubleshoot fabric quality issues, re-engineer fabric for better costing or improved quality and pattern.▪ Manage material information in PLM.

New York, New York, United States

Lauren Dress Division ▪ Sourced new fabrics in coordination with senior manager for design team each season, bringing a fresh newoutlook while maintaining brand aesthetic and competitive price point.▪ Created and manage all fabric development status in fabric tracking chart.▪ Nurtured and maintain strong relationships with Fabric Vendors.▪ Assisted the costing team in reviewing all fabric prices.▪ Ordered all lab dips, strike offs and proto/sales sample yardage PO’s.▪ Entered all seasonal fabric details/colors into PLM during pre-production stage.▪ Communicated daily with mills, vendors, and factories overseas to ensure timely shipment of fabric.▪ Prepared and discuss all fabric updates and issues for weekly status meetings▪ Attended fabric appointments, trend presentations, and concept meetings along with senior manager▪ Organized and maintained fabric library for design references in seasonal binders

New York, New York, United States

Chaps Dress Division ▪ Scheduled mill appointments and fabric meetings.▪ Reviewed sample yardage at development stage to make adjustments to color and quality for production.▪ Received, sorted, and organized all incoming packages from suppliers, vendors, and overseas offices.▪ Communicated daily with overseas vendors on fabric quality, lab dip, and hand-loom/strike off comments fromteam and communicated regularly with production and design team.▪ Maintained and approved all fabric invoices.

New York, New York, United States

American Living▪ Pulled fabric selections for seasonal line plan and prepared all color/fabric boards for concept meetings.▪ Managed tailoring chart and seasonal development books and organized incoming samples.▪ Corresponded daily with overseas office and design team.