Wing Lee Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, US

-Oversee all aspects of different accessories’ categories for multiple brands and private labels. -Responsible for translating vision into products by utilizing appropriate materials, seasonal color and trends, to execute the collection. -Leading the design team, managing multiple categories, sample development to ensure design aesthetic meets the buyers’.

New York, NY, US

• Manage and Design for multiple brands/categories for private labels
• Partner with factories directly and communicate on a daily basis for sample development
• Style, photograph products, create design decks and set up showrooms for design/sales presentations
• Research trends, color palettes, create sketches/cads and tech packs for sample developments
• Partner with merchants and designers from different companies to create products appropriate to their brands
• Present products to President and Sales team; partner with sales team with presentations and sales meetings

New York, NY, US

• Seasonal projects
• Collaborated with Merchants/Print and Apparel Designers to have cad bodies ready for Line presentations
• Collaborated with VP, Sr Directors, Design team to create tech sketches for development process
• Responsible for detail sketches/Flex PLM

New York, NY, US

• Accessories Designer (Fashion Accessories, Bags, Shoes, Cold weather, Hair Accessories, Hats, Socks and belts)
• Designed accessories from Concept to finish for Specialty + Outlet; Research market to identify new trends, trims and techniques
• Collaborated with apparel, print and pattern team to coordinate and ensure Accessories ties back to Apparel
• Partnered with sourcing and vendors to ensure development process runs smoothly
• Worked with merchants to assort line and develop product appropriate to business needs

Plano, Texas, US

• Fashion Accessories Designer for Liz Claiborne Brand (Cold Weather, Knit and Woven Cover-ups, Pashminas, Printed Scarves and Gifting)
• Practiced sustainability and developed recycled yarn for Cold weather Accessories, using recycled plastic bottle
• Directed and provided trend and concept, print and color direction for each season to vendors and also to factories overseas
• Managed day to day communications with factories and vendors on a daily basis to ensure samples arrived in time for meetings
• Collaborated with Apparel’s print and color team to ensure soft accessories ties back with apparel

Hingham, MA, US

• Sr. Designer (Fashion Accessories, Sleepwear, Printed Scarves, Cold weather, Gifting, Umbrellas, Hats, Leather Gloves, Socks, Hair Accessories, Swim wear, Cover ups, Jewelry and Eyewear)
• Seasonally provided creative and technical concept for all categories
• Prepared all aspect of presentation including boards, prototypes, articulation of ideas and market directions
• Collaborate with Apparel’s print and pattern team to ensure print and color cohesion with handbags and footwear; Coached cad team to create prints and layouts for accessories
• Partnered cross-functionally with Merchandising and Product Development teams on development process and ensured adherence to calendar deadlines
• Executed technical packages and linesheets; supervised Designers, Associate Designers, interns and freelancers.

• Accessories Designer (Fashion Accessories, Cold weather, Jewelry and Eyewear)
• Managed and designed several brands including Jaclyn Smith, Route 66, Covington, and Thalia for Kmart
• Communicated concepts and provided design directions to Vendors, Managed designers, freelancers and cad artists
• Traveled to London, Paris, Los Angeles, to provide ideas and market directions to design teams; traveled to Asia for development trips (Shanghai, Hong Kong, and India)
• Partnered with merchants to ensure needs list was met; prepared spec packages and communication to sourcing team
• Increased Year-to-Date sales on a weekly basis for Costume jewelry