Kelly Knaggs: Senior Apparel Designer in Costa Mesa, CA
Kelly Knaggs

Senior Apparel Designer
Costa Mesa | United States
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VOLCOM
Senior Apparel Designer | 11/2022 - Current

VANS
Apparel Designer - Outerwear | 02/2016 - Current
-Category Lead for Mens Outerwear and Fleece
-Worked within the Special Make-Up (SMU) team on a
multi-calendar based schedule with projects ranging across
5 seasons at a time.
-Effectively executed capsule collections based on market trends
for specific accounts working closely with merchandising and sales.
-Additionally worked on graphics and prints for key accounts.

Pacific Sunwear
Assistant Designer | 03/2015 - 01/2016
-Researched and designed new styles for “On The Bias”
Men’s Inline brand with a focus on knit and woven tops.
-Responsible for seasonal color palette, fabric developemnt,
color and print strike offs, and teck packs.
-Created trend presentaion boards and assisted in seasonal
design meetings with sales and merchandising.
Asics
Apparel Design Assistant/Graphic Designer | 08/2013 - 01/2015
-Created/Updated CAD’s and Tech Illustration’s
- Met with fabric/trim vendors, sourced fabric/trim’s
- Created graphics and prints for events and retail garments
-Commented on samples, lab dips, and strike offs
-Spec proto samples and created tech packs
Madisonpark Collective
Design Assistant | 09/2012 - 01/2013
-Designed a 12 look collection for the 2013 FIDM Debut Fashion show
-Studied trends, silhouettes, and colors for fall 2014
-Created technical flats and completed technical packages
-Sourced Fabrics and Trims
-Ran fittings for first sample to final garment
Cityzen Green
Design Assistant | 12/2011 - 09/2012
-Sourcing Fabrics and trims
-Attending manufacturing meetings
-Fixing and maintaining the Cityzen Green website.
-Assisting in line sheet organization and development