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Jessica Gwathney
Location
bronx, NY (US)
Work Category
Design
Interests
Business partnerships, Job opportunities, References, Ways to stay in touch
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Currently working on...
still editing photos, Alternative clothing line. It's starting with vests for men. When I see how that sells, I'll expand to more markets. I'm so excited!!!!!!
Background
Portfolio
2
Work Experience
Oct 2008 - present
new york, NY (US)
Manufacturing assistant
Richie Kim fashions
Detailed finishing ie; couture lace and beaded trim, QC'd and shipped renown designer James Coviello's private line for Neiman Marcus, and Pattern development.
Sep 2008 - present
new york, NY (US)
Production Assistance
Hamer
Source fabric, trims and hardware, contact fabric mills and hardware manufactures ( negotiate pricing), design mood boards, Trend R&D, Produce low-high production cost sheets, Design styles, Pattern development, develop mini brochures, take and edit apparel photographs as well as noting fit and quality.
Sep 2008
new york, NY (US)
Volunteer
Bebenoir
Assisted with 3rd fashion show of first African couture house. Steamed garments for the show, hand sewn buttons for incomplete garments. Dressed models, assisted in order of looks. After show clean up.
Jul 2008 - Aug 2008
new york, NY (US)
Design
Bijou Drive
Photograph fashion Jewelry samples, correct pictures of the samples, assign style numbers to samples and file them according to season, and components ie gold, silver, beaded, etc. And spec samples to be reproduced in the overseas factory.
Nov 2003 - Jul 2008
new york, NY (US)
Copy Operator
DTI-Skyline
Copy, scan, Print, label (hand and paginate), condense, expand, bind (velo, spiral, GBC, Three hole, Fast Back, Acco), Qc all work according to clients specifications.
Aug 2007 - Dec 2007
new york, NY (US)
Intern
Shamash and Sons
Interned for renowned Fabric company and worked under the product merchandiser/ director. Placed headers (as well as filling out the fabric Information, color(s) etc) on new fabric samples and placed them into the showroom for clients to browse. Tracked trims and created more efficient spread sheets for trims and fabric samples. Assisted with a custom embroidery design for a client, sourced for trims, delivered samples to clients offices, and managed the fabric library.
Education
2006 - 2007
Associate's - Fashion Design and Merchandising
Katherine Gibbs School