Opening February 2023 Consigning and buying outright directly with the publicPresenting designer apparel for resell in our brick-and-mortarSelling upcycled denim designs using new, antique and vintage handmade fabricsHand-crafting & branding accessories including crochet twirlys and recycled pop top earrings

Shopped at various thrift centers in The SF Bay Area and distributed to Brick & Mortar & Online Buy Sell Trade, Consignment & Resale Shops-Drove merchandise to sell in person over the counter with wholesale buyers that review on the spot-Mailed bulk boxes onlinePartnered with the following retail companies:Fillmore & Fifth- Palo AltoVIP Seller with The Real Real - OnlineThredUp- OnlinePlato's Closet-San MateoWasteland-SFBuffalo Exchange- SFCrossroads-SF, Berkely, Santa CruzThe Closet Shopper- Santa CruzBlack & Brown - San JoseMillie Mango - BurlingameBlack Cat Gypsy Lounge - Consignment & Vendor with Rachel- Brought my own Clothing Racks - San Jose

Hired on the spot after being a consignor there for many years and working with the staffFast paced, classy teamwork with vibrant energy in the Town & Country Square next door to StanfordMeeting with a steady flow of the public carrying in their previously owned luxury clothingSort and review condition, current styles and brands on the spot with each customer Purchase with cash or consign higher priced pieces for three monthsKeyholder, open and close procedures, generate social media video posts, filter weekly sales & inventory tracking and update store visuals on mannequins and wall decor

Built four clothing racks & brought my own hangers to consign vintage merchandise 50/50Keyholder to straighten and generate store displays. Fasion buying, designed hang tag branding and priced my items

Selected & purchased sought after labels & silhouettes for resalePhotographed, modeled, gift wrapped & shipped for multiple online storesReceived thousands of five star ratings with commented reviews (See link below)Managed & organized storage of 1800+ items at a timeMaintained Charitylane as the main online webpage for selling yet also had other themed "closets" to sell from including: gypsyskin, shopdisney, ecoeka, and strawberrycomet

Purchased a traveling tentSewed quilted walls & a Gypsyskin logo top cover and built hanging racks for displaying clothingDrove very early mornings to set up and sell vintage fashions at the market each monthParticipated with many other sellers and partook in the Vintage fashion Faire's Troppicana Anniversary -an indoor show that happens twice a year with a live band and costume contest

KeyholderOversaw the shop on my own some days Helped consign, price, steam, repair damages on and prepare merchandisePOS & secure higher priced itemsCleaned the shopConsigned my own pieces in the shop to sell as well

Rented jewelry cases and floor spaces to sell my hand selected itemsCooperated with a collective of about 30 kind people who help each other learn about vintage and antique waresWorked a couple days a month Secured fine jewelry in locked cases while aiding customers and practicing theft previntion strategies Handwrote carbon copy receipts for each item and dealerDusted and moved furniture for members

Owned and operator a resale clothing and gift shop located in the Peninsula Ballet TheatreSet up the layout of the space from scratchDonated proceeds of all sales to the dance studioCreated a holiday consignment program for the ballerinas to exchange Halloween costumesBought goods, visual merchandised and rang up customers

Tagged new merchandise coming from trade showsStyled and recommended outfits with smiles and success from both sidesOrganized the stunning shop filled with high end name brand new merchandise (Not Used/pre-owned)Walked to bring us all coffee & tea happilyServed point of sale cheerful and calm (always)

Designed a consignment contractHand selected & supplied clothing & accessories from thrift shopsStraightened everything for cleanliness

Rented a 15’x15’ retail space inside collective of forty individualsPainted walls & designed the visual merchandising experiencePicked, bought and sold vintage and recycled garmentsWrote up receipts by hand on carbon copies for dealer's individual items

Promoted within the first six months at the franchise from tagger, to buyer, to keyholder to the assistant managerArrived on time for forty hour weeks on salary after graduating college in 2012 Learned and trained an in-house, touchscreen data recycling software systemInspected and digitally controlled purchase prices and pricing of teen and twenty-something boys and girls apparelProcessed 20 to 40 buys a day with the public, face-to-face, bringing in 2 bags or more per personOversaw and lead up to fifteen employees at a time Scheduled and delegated tasksBack stocked seasonal inventoryDesigned visual merchandising and sized and colorized sales racksAssists the owner in generating sales promotions, preventing theft, tracking stock levels & keeping an eye on styles of apparel that are selling well now including mall visits & store closed meetings with trend reportsStrove for and acomplished smooth and great customer service on the sales floor as well as at the POS

Recycled donated not purchasable inventory from one business to anotherPacked & Drove hours every few months to bring denim & ready to wear to the rural country region that needed itSewed holes and fixed damaged garments for extended lifecycle useIncrease in sales in teen and womens' sportswear which did not exist before

Ranked top two positions as a volume sellerGenerated $2000 a day alone and maintained this top seller status for duration of positionIncreased Units Per Transaction at POS with many salesPrevented shrinkage with sociable customer relations