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Assist design team for Women's Suits division of DKNY with all product development needs. Perform trend research and develop seasonal novelty trims. Sketch wovens, softs, and cut-and-sew styles and launch development with overseas factories. Handle all tech-packs and proto comments, tracking all samples and maintaining sales showroom. Work closely with tech and sales on production styles.

www.sarabohl.comIG: @Marble_Queen_ClothingDesign, cut, and sew handmade one-of-a-kind sustainable and upcycled clothing for clients out of a small studio in Brooklyn, NY. Oversee production of custom curtain sheers for television sets (NBC)Bridal tailoring, bags that perfectly fit a 12” pie, dog costumes, you name it.

Research current print, pattern, and graphics for Men's.Shop vintage markets and vendors for inspiration. Design original prints in production ready repeats and colorway pitches. Design all yarn dye plaids, stripes and novelty dobbies, jacquard's, and embellishments. Work closely with fabric development and production teams on execution. Design branding labels and trims and denim joker and fit labels.Oversee collaboration projects with 3rd party artists, handling all print, pattern, and graphic artwork.

Research and create seasonal concept decks specific to novelty denim.Create new washes, prints, and embellishments for HSN brand 'by Diane Gilman'. Design and sketch different novelty jackets and bottoms and CAD colorways. Create tech-packs utlilizing Centric (PLM) and manage all sample tracking and fit sessions. Handle communication with Hong Kong on production needs.

• Design Women’s woven shirts and dresses, cut-&-sew knits, casual bottoms, including denim, and dress and performance outerwear for both Women’s Red Fleece & Factory collections. Improving & driving positive sales results and continued growth for both divisions. • Work directly w/ Design Director on seasonal color & concept, creating trend, inspiration, and mood boards. • Perform competitive market research and trend shopping. • Meet with vintage, print, & trim vendors seasonally and attend NY fabric fairs.• Oversee fabric and trim sourcing with Italian, Turkish, and Asian mills, and maintain extensive fabric library. Launch all seasonal fabrics utilizing PLM software. • Research, design, & sketch styles accordingly to style plans. Oversee review and costing process with VP and cross functional teams.• Create print & pattern artwork. Including yarn-dye’s, plaids, dobbies, and novelty clips. Execute repeat layouts and manage colorways. • Design embellishments, embroideries, screenprints, and graphics. • Create detailed tech packs, implemented using PLM software. Partner with production and technical teams on development. • Handle fit sessions, comment on lab dips and strike-offs, and communicate with Milan & Hong Kong offices during sample reviews. • Edit seasonal collection with Merchandisers and oversee interns and freelance designers.*Tasked with collaborating with PLM software engineers to effectively develop attributes best suited for Design needs and to improve the platform for efficiency.

• Promoted to work exclusively on the Red Fleece collection assisting Design Director on all aspects of the collection.• Aid director in seasonal color palette, inspiration and mood boards, researching current trends in the market.• Meet with vintage and print vendors, creating prints, patterns, and embellishment artwork. • Responsible for maintaining mill contacts and appointments, sourcing fabric and organizing fabric library.• Design and sketch woven tops and dresses and casual bottoms. Create colorway CAD’s.• Make precise detailed technical sketches and upload tech packs utilizing PLM software. • Attend fit sessions, comment on lab-dips & strike-offs, and work closely with cross functional teams on development.

• Assist Design Director with seasonal color palette, managing color library. • Create seasonal presentation materials and color, trend, mood boards. • Arrange and attend vintage and new print vendor appointments. • Create original in-house prints, executing repeat layouts and colorway pitches. • Create woven and knit pattern design, including yarn-dyes, plaids, dobbies, and novelty clips. • Design embroideries, embellishments, and trims. • Work closely with production team on execution of artwork. Comment on all lab dips and strike-offs. • Create illustrations, CAD’s, and print and pattern artwork for the Thom Browne collection, Black Fleece. • Design & sketch Women’s Collection woven shirting program.• Assist with the launch of Boys and Girls apparel for two seasons.

• Design all embroideries, prints, stripes, plaids, and patterns for woven shirts. • Execute repeat layouts and colorway pitches. • Sketch and design woven top styles, create specs, and manage showroom samples. • Work with sales and merchants on line creation, shop stores, research trends.• Create all CAD presentations and line sheets, maintain fabric library and print library.

• Sketch and CAD all cut-and-sew knitwear styles and colorways. • Work with Designer to create original in-house patterns, prints, screenprints, graphics, labels, and embellishments.• Execute repeat layouts and placement.* Utilized ColorMatters and NedGraphic software

• Sketch all Missy woven and soft tops, create tech packs, and line sheets.• Communicate with overseas factories on development. • Assist sales team with any presentation needs.

• Assist with sketches, cads, and tech packs for Junior goth/raver market. • Handle paperwork and organize samples and showroom. • Assist with sales presentations and photo shoots.