Kelsey Van Patten: Freelance Fashion & Textile Designer in CARDIFF BY THE SEA, CA

• Complete tech pack development • Garment fittings • Technical flat sketches • Trim design & development • Fabric, trim & manufacturer sourcing • Color development • Line sheet creation • Creation of factory-ready prints for digital, sublimation, and screen printing • Consulting Client categories include: activewear, mountain bike apparel, technical outerwear, womens/womens contemporary knits and wovens, and childrens/layette.

• Designing women’s Merino base layers, and mountain bike apparel with a focus on fit, styling, and function • Creating tech packs and technical sketches • Assisting with sourcing trim/fabric vendors and manufacturers • Fitting all garments and sending fit comments to manufacturer • Communication with all vendors and manufacturers for sampling through production

• Designing and developing men’s and women’s contemporary apparel for modern urban & outdoor lifestyle • Sourcing fabrics and trims both domestically and overseas • Creating style and sku plan, seasonal color story, and category merchandising • Fitting all garments for men’s and women’s categories • Styling & assisting with execution of seasonal photo shoots • Ideating & executing creative projects & concepts based on brand identity • Factory communication • Materials sourcing

• Designing both men’s and women’s technical outerwear pieces • Creating tech packs for all technical outerwear pieces • Managing all communication regarding design with overseas factory • Fitting all samples, and sending fit comments

• Fit garments from 1st proto through SMS • Developed washes on a variety of denim and chambray weights with in-house and external wash houses • Presented collection to international and domestic sales team at seasonal meetings, and internally presented collection to upper management • Attended research shopping days to study the market and identify upcoming trends • Attended trade shows to gain firsthand knowledge of product sales feedback • Hand sketched original designs for entire collection based on seasonal theme and market research • Commented on and approved lab dips and wash submits • Managed Assistant Designer and Intern to ensure team deadlines were met • Designed multiple prints per season based on theme • Worked with Merchandiser and Design Director to edit new styles and choose carry-over styles for each season • Assisted with sourcing new manufacturers • Worked directly with patternmakers and tech team to perfect fit of all garments • Gained extensive knowledge of various denim qualities and how they respond to wash different techniques

• Created and maintained tech packs using a combination of Illustrator and Excel • Assisted with fittings and sent all fit comments to factories • Managed salesman sample production • Sketched technical flats on Illustrator • Gained hands on experience with both wet and dry wash techniques for denim and chambray • Assisted with design research and development • Frequently visited local factories to ensure timely execution of all salesman samples • Managed Design Assistant to ensure deadlines were met • Monitored sewing department to ensure all samples were executed properly and on time • Issued cut tickets for internal styles using company-wide computer system “KMS” • Acted as liaison between pattern, fabric, cutting, sewing, and wash departments internally • Communicated with domestic and overseas vendors on a daily basis to coordinate deliveries, approvals, and request submits according to calendar deadlines • Sourced fabric and trims with local and overseas vendors • Designed prints with repeats and multiple colorways for digital, screen, discharge and water-based printing • Worked directly with both in-house and external dye houses to achieve correct colors for seasonal palette on wovens and knits • Prepared samples for photoshoots, and assisted with styling models

• Cleaned and created graphics on Photoshop • Created line sheets for each season using digital images • Prepared prints for sublimation printing • Designed motifs and layouts for hot-fix and embroideries • Created and maintained up to 200 BOMs per season • Re-colored prints to create multiple colorways • Retouched prints for production use

• Draped garment mock-ups to present to designer • Used Photoshop to create mock-ups of full garments and additional colorways • Communicated with trim, color, cutting, and fabric departments on a daily basis • Specked garments prior to fittings • Created layouts for embellishments and embroideries, using a variety of different hardware and techniques • Regularly communicated with sewing and pattern department and assisted with daily troubleshooting

· Assisted with design and production · Conducted competitive analysis research · Compiled trend research · Attended sample fittings and reviews · Created theme boards · Compared samples in various stages of development · Designed organizational systems for samples and materials • Created Powerpoints for theme presentation • Organized and maintained all protos and samples • Filed and organized all trims and materials • Created mood boards based on creative direction