Kelsey Van Patten Email & Phone Number

Norwalk, CT, US

Sun Valley, ID

• Seasonal design direction - color, theme, print & silhouette
• Creating original textile print designs in variety of mediums
• Designing & developing women’s functional apparel & accessories with a focus on mountain bike, ski, and outdoor lifestyle
• Creating & maintaining all design & product development processes
• Sourcing trim/fabric vendors and manufacturers
• Fittings & factory communication for development

Akron, Ohio, United States

• Designing premium activewear collection - silhouette, color, print
• Sourcing factories, fabrics, trims
• Coordinating all production & development domestically
• Fittings & factory communication

Encinitas, CA

• Freelance apparel consulting & design
• Complete tech pack development
• Garment fittings
• Technical flat sketches
• Trim design & development
• Fabric, trim & manufacturer sourcing

San Diego, California, United States

• Designing & developing men’s & women’s contemporary apparel with premium fabric & wash: shirting, bottoms, & outerwear
• Sourcing factories, fabrics, trims domestically & overseas
• Coordinating all development with factory & materials partners
• Fittings & factory communication
• Textile print & color direction and design
• Seasonal merchandising/assortment strategy

• Seasonal color & theme direction
• Sourcing of domestic suppliers/factories for garment dye cut/sew
• Apparel design & development
• Graphic design (trims, placement graphics, repeat patterns)

Portland, Oregon Area

• Hosting & planning creative retreats
• Consulting - branding & creative direction, content creation

• Designing and developing men’s and women’s contemporary apparel for modern outdoor enthusiasts
• Sourcing fabrics and trims both domestically and overseas
• Creating style and sku plan, seasonal color story, and category merchandising
• Fitting all garments for men’s and women’s categories
• Styling & assisting with execution of seasonal photo shoots
• Ideating & executing creative projects & concepts based on brand identity

• Fit garments from 1st proto through SMS
• Developed washes on a variety of denim and chambray weights with in-house and external wash houses
• Presented collection to international and domestic sales team at seasonal meetings, and internallypresented collection to upper management
• Attended research shopping days to study the market and identify upcoming trends
• Attended trade shows to gain firsthand knowledge of product sales feedback
• Hand sketched original designs for entire collection based on seasonal theme and market research

South Gate, CA

• Created and maintained tech packs using a combination of Illustrator and Excel
• Assisted with fittings and sent all fit comments to factories
• Managed salesman sample production
• Sketched technical flats on Illustrator
• Gained hands on experience with both wet and dry wash techniques for denim and chambray
• Assisted with design research and development

Los Angeles, CA

• Cleaned and created graphics on Photoshop
• Created line sheets for each season using digital images
• Prepared prints for sublimation printing
• Designed motifs and layouts for hot-fix and embroideries
• Created and maintained up to 200 BOMs per season
• Re-colored prints to create multiple colorways

Los Angeles, CA

• Attended line review meetings for bodies and prints
• Organized and filed all fabric headers
• Assisted with print creation on Photoshop
• Edited elements on Photoshop for use in prints

Vernon, CA

• Draped garment mock-ups to present to designer
• Used Photoshop to create mock-ups of full garments and additional colorways
• Communicated with trim, color, cutting, and fabric departments on a daily basis
• Specked garments prior to fittings
• Created layouts for embellishments and embroideries, using a variety of different hardware and techniques
• Regularly communicated with sewing and pattern department and assisted with daily troubleshooting

Los Angeles, CA

• · Assisted with design and production · Conducted competitive analysis research· Compiled trend research · Attended sample fittings and reviews· Created theme boards · Compared samples in various stages of development·.
• Created Powerpoints for theme presentation
• Organized and maintained all protos and samples
• Filed and organized all trims and materials
• Created mood boards based on creative direction

· Composed and edited Excel spreadsheets · Professional phone calls· Professional emails

Associates Of Arts Degree, Fashion Design

· Creative Design Analysis · Collection Development · Industry Pattern Drafting · Computer Pattern Drafting · CAD · Textile Science

Education record