Colleen O'Connell Email & Phone Number

Miami Beach, FL, US

Miami, Florida, United States

Costumer for Bad Monkey and Apple TV Production. Costume Shopper for Road House film. Tailor for Rap Sh!t, an HBO Production by Issa Rae. Costume designer: Keia Bounds. Alterations, specialty costume construction, pattern making, draping, sewing costumes from drafted pattern to finished garments.

Design costumes for all plays and theatrical performances. Manage college's costume shop and maintain organization of costume stock room while working with students to assist in designs and daily tasks. Create working inventory list of all costumes and supplies.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Owner at online vintage clothing and accessories retailer. Responsible for all buying, selling, retail operations, special events, social media, and website design. JetSet Coco is an online vintage shop carrying womens clothing, accessories, jewelry, handbags and home decor from the 1920s through 1980s. We specialize in colorful and printed retro dresses.

West Palm Beach, Florida Area

Responsible for trend, color, print and graphic design direction for boy and girl clothing lines. Compile textile and clothing design direction into a seasonal trend book for global licensees.

Miami, Florida

Designer of entire line of clothing, bibs, blankets, shoes, socks in the childrenswear/ layette market. Responsible for all design direction, trend sourcing, graphic and embroidery designs, print and pattern designs for collection. Design and manage packaging for all products. Works directly with China to oversee product development and sample approvals..

Miami/Fort Lauderdale/Coral Springs FL

Costume design for the following shows: Gypsy, The Fantasticks, Sisters of Swing, Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah, and God Of Isaac. Special costume design and construction for Waistwatchers The Musical. Wardrobe assistant to Dan Kelley for The Last Schwartz at The Studio at Mizner Park.

Davie, FL

Design and source roughly 100 costumes for Broward College Dance Department's fall showcase performance. Responsible for all alterations and costume repair. Organize, maintain, and clean costumes between performances.

Bal Harbor, FL

Managing a team of 13 associates in women’s fine apparel, evening, and couture departments. Participate in buying process each season and coordinate with buying office to place and track special orders. Maintain relationships and communicate daily with vendors and buying office. Assist PR with special events including set up, pulling looks for press, and.

Designing infant clothing, hats and hair accessories, Produce technical sketches and flats Oversee pattern making and production process, Source and order fabrics and trims, Design buyer sheets for presentations

Design original prints and graphics for girl's clothing and sleepwear, design knits, wovens, and vintage inspired prints using Photoshop, Illustrator, and Ned GraphicsPrepare technical packs for print productionCreate and present trend presentation to company

Assist sales and organize presentation of color and print forecasts in Powerpoint Design email graphics in Photoshop and design promotional materialsEvent planning for trend presentation, Attend trade shows, Attend sales meetings

Design prints, stripes, and plaids, wovens and knits using CADCreate color palettes executed in prints, Matching colors Research trends and select inspirations for print design each season Textile Research and Development Internship May-August 2008Create library of archive fabric and art for design referenceRecolor prints and send tech packages using CAD

Style celebrities to represent brand image with magazine, tv, and events exposurePlanning and preparation for special eventsSend samples to publications and interact with stylists, maintain log of loaned garmentsCreate power points of publicity and write press kits, organize and track press clips

Supervise 20 employees, Design store layout and displays- (Seasonal position)Manage and order inventory and restock shops daily, Merchandise shops

Certificate, Costume Design And Wardrobe Tech

Bfa, Fabric Styling, Fashion Design

Aas Degree, International Fashion Design