Fashion

Lifestyle

Outdoor

Streetwear

Swim

Yoga

Health & Fitness

Design

Traveling

Food

Dogs

Road trips

3d technology

New textiles

Nice hotels

Tiny homes...

Organic textiles

Recycled textiles

Experienced apparel designer skilled in creative, technical, and product development across diverse categories including activewear, athleisure, ready-to-wear, soft wovens, resort lifestyle, sustainable, organic, swim, and intimates.

Managed full-cycled design and product development for all aspects of apparel design including, concept, technical design, pattern, and sourcing. Directed an internal and freelance team of designers, pattern-makers, sourcing specialists, and sample makers. Implemented the introduction of 3D software into the workflow. Expanded the private-label activewear product assortment. Led a global sourcing initiative with a focus on sustainable, recycled, and organic textiles. Maintained daily communication with cross-functional team members and factory partners. Created and maintained development timeline calendars through pre-production.

Design & Development Manager (Remote)

Designed private label women’s activewear, athleisure, swimwear, and lounge apparel products. Created custom designs for established brands and emerging ventures. Set-up and maintenance of design specifications, bill of materials, measurement charts, including all aspects of technical packages. Participated in fit sessions, providing feedback, call-outs, solutions, and fit notes.

Senior Apparel  Designer

Created design sketches, color palettes, and line-sheets for private label clients. Measured and reviewed samples for quality insurance. Noted call-outs and adjustments. Collaborated with printers and dye houses. Reviewed fabric qualities, lab dips, and strike-offs. Designed hangtags and garment labels for apparel.

Apparel Designer

Supported the women’s lead apparel designer by creating CAD flat sketches, color-ups, reviewing lab dips, strike-offs, and maintaining the bill of materials.

Assistant Apparel Designer (Contract)

Supported the men’s lead apparel designer by creating CAD flat sketches, color-ups, reviewing lab-dips, strike-offs, and line sheets.

Associate Apparel Designer (Contract)

Supported the lead apparel designer by creating CAD flat sketches, color-ups, reviewing lab-dips, strike-offs, and prepping PFD garments for the dye house.

Apparel Design Assistant (Freelance)

Supported the technical design team by measuring and reviewing samples for quality insurance. Created garment care labels

Technical Design Assistant (Freelance)

Created design sketches, color palettes, and line sheets for core, fashion, runway, swim, and outerwear styles. Participated in fit sessions, photo shoots, and New York Fashion Week. Created layouts for jacquards, ombré, sequins, and beaded styles. Maintained tech packs in PDM and communicated updates with vendors.

Associate Designer

Tracked prototype and duplicate samples. Responsible for shipping and receiving development and showroom samples. Maintained design boards and line sheets.

Amber Stefaniak: in West Hollywood, CA

Amber Stefaniak