ABOUT
Innovative, strategic designer with 7+ years of experience in the womenswear market across multiple categories. Strong art and design professional skilled in Concept creation, Market research, Apparel design, Fashion Illustration, Draping, Tech-Packs, and Adobe creative suits
WORK EXPERIENCE
Designer
CLUB MONACO
New York, New York
10.2023-CURRENT
Taking full ownership of women’s Structured & Soft woven categories : Outerwear, Tailoring, Tops,
Bottoms, Dresses, Jumpsuits, Leather, Denim, Acc-Belts,gloves,jewelry) from fall 2024 and onwards under
the guidance of Design Director. Driving significant growth in woven cartegory generating bestsellers,
maintaining consistent record of success at market and seasonal sell through review
• Collaborating with design leads and merchandising to create a product assortment for domestic and
international licensee partners
• Managing all aspects of design development process through researching trends and customer needs,
sketching, fabrics sourcing/assignment, presenting to director and department leads, developing flats and
tech-packs, handling BOMs in PLM throughout meetings
• Leading pass-off of comprehensive tech-packs & design mockups to technical designers
• Responsible for handing off trim & fabric developments to PD partners
• Communicating daily with crossfunctional teams regarding design needs and core updates
• Participating and commenting in all fittings & communicating updates to CFT partners
• Comment and approve on the Lab dips & Bulk approvals
RTW Design Intern
ALTUZARRA
New York, New York
05.2022-02.2023
• Worked closely with the Creative Director and designers on developing styles from concept to finished collection throughout 23S/S-24 S/S season
• Participated in the seasonal research of garment construction, finishing techniques, fabric treatments, embellishments
• Created draping mock-ups, fabric manipulation swatches, trims, detail samples
• Developed digital color-ups of sketches with fabrics & colors, and the variations of engineered pattern placements by Illustrator and Photoshop
• Assisted print designers on developing print design variations, alternate colorways, digital/physical pattern placements, assigning color standards for the strike off samples
• Created call-out pages and the layout of embroidery&engineered print for the mills
• Maintained the seasonal fabric book (linesheets) and boards, outlining concept, fabric, color, print, sketches with designers
• Hand made garments & soft Acc pieces by machine sewing & hand embroidery
• Assisted in fittings and seasonal shoots, preparation for the lookbook styling
• Assisted in backstage during NYFW (23S/S, 23F/W)
Assistant Designer
BCBGMAXAZRIA
New York, New York
03.2023 - 10.2023
Designed evening dresses & soft woven items
• Researched trends in markets, key items, fabrics, colors, trims, embellishments
• Created hand drawings and flat sketches, digital color-ups for presentation
• Created initial Tech-Packs and filled out BOMs using Bluecherry PLM & updated TPs throughout the process from the proto samples to production
• Developed custom fabrics, patterns, embroidery, and trims by communicating with overseas vendors
• Daily communicated with overseas vendors for the on-time sample development
• Attended proto & production fittings and communicate fit comments with overseas vendors
• Organized the seasonal presentation with buyers and lookbook shooting
• Commented and approved on the Lab dips
• Maintained and updated the linesheet and seasonal boards
Associate Designer
Carries note
HYUNGJI I&C Ltd.
Seoul, South Korea
02.2020 - 04.2021
• Designed for the woven/C&S items of the main collection/ updated carry over styles
• Worked collaboratively using thematic research, vintage garments, draping to design
• Researched trends in markets, key items, fabrics, colors, trims and embellishments
• Created flat sketches & Tech-Packs, filled out BOMs, and managed line sheets
• Attended fittings and updated fit/design/BOMs partnering with Product developers ,pattern makers
• Managed in-house sample development with pattern makers & sample makers
• Commented and approved on the Lab dips
• Participated in the lookbook styling and seasonal shoots
• Developed seasonal trims and graphic artworks using Illustrator, Photoshop
Assistant Designer
ELAND
ELAND Group
Seoul, South Korea
& Shanghai, China
08.2016 - 07.2019
• Developed new and core style designs as parts of cohesive seasonal collection, based on the merchandising plans
• Maintained and updated boards including fabric, inspirations, prints, trials
• Created tech packs and filled out BOMs, and maintained linesheets
• Attended prototype & sample fittings and updated styles in development
• Communicated with overseas factories to manage sample development
• Developed seasonal trims with the product development team
• Approved and commented on Lab dips
• Designed all-over patterns and prints using Illustrator, Photoshop, Weave CAD
Design Assistant
SANDRO/MAJE
SMCP Group
Seoul, South Korea
02.2014 - 11.2014
• Assisted directors on researching trends, seasonal ideas of garment construction, fabric, color, silhouette
• Supported designers in fittings and maintained seasonal boards
• Created flat sketches and style drawings for the meetings with the design team of headquarter office in France
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Fashion Institute of Technology Fashion Design
2-Year AAS
New York, New York
4.0/4.0
Dean's list for all academic year
02.2021 - 12.2022
Kookmin University
Fashion Design BFA
Seoul, South Korea
3.75/4.0
02.2011 - 02.2016