Lily Bedell Email & Phone Number

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

~ Utilized trend forecasting services like WGSN, Fashion Snoops, and Trendalytics to create style presentations for 100+ buyers, driving informed purchasing decisions~ Evaluated weekly selling reports to identify styles to track and common denominators across the business~ Curated print and color inspiration for kids’ shoes to guide vendor production processes and ensure brand alignment

Long Island, New York

~ Created 2,000+ sustainable home-sewn masks, combining interest in fashion and entrepreneurial drive~ Generated over $16,000 in revenue within 2 months with 12.5% of proceeds donated to No Kid Hungry, resulting in a $2,000 contribution~ Coordinated inventory, finances, and sales operations using Google Forms and Microsoft Excel, while strategically marketing via social media for enhanced visibility and engagement

Long Island, New York

-Designed, hand crafted, and sold over 1,000 units of tie-dyed garments to local retailer, generating $10,000 in profits-Launched Instagram Ads to promote merchandise, receiving 8,000+ likes across posts, many of which became best sellers-Demonstrated resiliency during COVID-19 when internship fell through by creating tie-dye samples for retailer to initiate partnership

-Utilized Instagram stories and in feed posts to increase customer brand awareness, gaining 3 new RTR customers

Long Island, Ny

-Founded company that designs and produces custom hand painted denim jackets-Created original artwork, coordinated trunk shows, inventory management, sales and marketing

Greater New York City Area

-Conducted competitive analyses to identify trending styles that provided insights on key industry trends-Participated in the product development process and was selected to present experience and findings on the process to 200 company employees-Invited by Sam Edelman to produce original shoe design sketches for future consideration-Developed inspiration boards for the Spring Interim 2022 line-Generated over 150 names for shoes chosen to be featured in the Spring II 2020 line

Greater New York City Area

-Analyzed inventory and documented findings to optimize e-commerce opportunities-Attended Calvin Klein Jeans line openings and showroom presentations-Merchandised Calvin Klein Jeans & Tommy Hilfiger showroom samples for client meetings-Provided inventory tracking updates in B2B site system (NuOrder)-Managed appointment bookings for MAGIC Trade Show in Las Vegas

Greater New York City Area

-Assisted head designer with reorganizing sample room and tracking inventory

Greater New York City Area

-Created original apparel design sketches chosen for implementation in Macy’s exclusive line-Initiated and executed new plan for fabric room to streamline inventory and improve efficiency of sample usage

Master'S, Accessories Design And Management

In collaboration with Milano Fashion Institute. 110/110 Cum Laude

Bachelor'S Degree, Textile And Fashion Design, Certificate In Entrepreneurship

Activities and Societies: Women in Business, Apparel and Textile Association, Alpha Chi Omega Sorority-Kappa Chapter

High School Diploma