Kelsey Van Patten: Freelance Fashion & Textile Designer in CARDIFF BY THE SEA, CA
Kelsey Van Patten
Freelance Fashion & Textile Designer
CARDIFF BY THE SEA | United States
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Interests
Camping
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Design
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Work experience
KVP Designs
Freelance Fashion & Textile Designer | 08/2014 - Current
• 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.
Wild Rye Mountain Apparel
Freelance Designer & Production Consultant | 08/2014 - Current
• 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
Roamers
Head Designer | 05/2017 - 04/2019
• 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
Tomahawk International
Lead Designer | 03/2015 - 01/2017
• 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
AG Jeans
Associate Women's Tops Designer | 01/2014 - 07/2014
• 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
AG Jeans
Assistant Designer- Women's Tops | 09/2012 - 01/2014
• 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
Clover Canyon
Assistant Designer | 01/2012 - 08/2012
• 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
BCBGMAXAZRIA
Intern | 07/2011 - 12/2011
• 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
Steve Madden
Design Assistant | 08/2010 - 07/2011
· 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