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Fort Myers, Florida, United States

• LEAD DESIGNER / DRESSES WHITE HOUSE BLACK MARKET / Fort Myers, FL 2015 / 2024Entrusted with the task of overseeing the general aesthetic for the dress business category ofthe brand. Elevated attention to detail.
• Managed a team of 4 designers, worked with technical designers, CAD artists and sourcing partners in the development of innovative seasonal collections from initial concept to final production.
• Partnered with merchandise and sourcing teams to develop timely brand strategies as a response to fashion trends, emerging technologies and business opportunities.
• Supervised fittings from concept samples to production.
• Responsible for trims, lab-dips and print approvals.

Los Angeles CA

• DESIGN DIRECTOR / DRESSES DAVID MEISTER / Los Angeles, CA 2005 / 2014Directed and managed the complete design cycle of the David Meister Collection, with focuson dresses. Responsible for a $30M division. Maintained.
• Established design direction by creating seasonal presentations, identifying fashion trends, color palettes, key silhouettes and print and fabric direction consistent with the David Meister brand.
• Led fittings and elevated creative vision by working closely with tech designers to improve construction and quality of the dresses.
• Collaborated with merchandise team and retailers in designing seasonal dress capsules to increase the visibility of the brand.
• Sales increased 30% in the first year with the new design direction.

New York, NY

• SENIOR DESIGNER /DRESSES DIANE VON FURSTENBERG / New York, NY 1998 / 2005Member of the original design team that relaunched the Diane Von Furstenberg Collection.
• Created and curated in-house print studio, establishing the brand as a place of textile innovation. Preserved all original print archives.
• Designed and developed embellishments across all categories. Collaborated with vendors from France, Italy and India.
• Conceptualized, designed and executed exclusive seasonal evening dress capsules to be featured at New York Fashion Week.
• Featured designs in Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s DVF retrospective. Los Angeles, 2014.

Associate'S Degree, Fashion Design

Illustration

Bachelor'S Degree, Architecture