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FOUNDER / CREATOR / DESIGNER

Creative & Design

Creative, trend savvy, detail-oriented fashion designer.  Will bring a motivated attitude, innovative concepts, advanced technical skills, excitement for all things fashion, and 10+ years of experience in apparel design and manufacturing.

www.allalongapparel.com
www.lalienstyle.com

• Designing and producing my own collections, which I sell both independently and to various boutiques in L.A.  I manage all of the design, production, marketing, art development, website design, brand development, public relations, and sales. 

Women’s and Men’s Couture Apparel Production, Couture/Costume Design

• Managing small production runs for high-end boutique.  Responsible for sourcing materials, patterns, sampling, fitting, and order fulfillment.
• Designed custom costumes for world champion boxers Shawn Porter, and Claressa Shields.  Responsible for sketching, patternmaking, and sewing.


FASHION DESIGNER / PRODUCTION MANAGER (CONTRACT)

Young Women’s Contemporary Apparel

• Designed young womens branded and customer-specific private label apparel for accounts such as Nordstrom, Abercrombie, Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, Top Shop, etc.
• Directed and oversaw designs from concept to finished product.  
• Market research and trend/color forecasting for customer-specific collections
• Client and brand-specific moodboards and design presentations
• Print, art, and wash and direction
• Fabric and trim sourcing
• Supervise and provide direction to associate designer

FASHION DESIGNER

Young Contemporary, Women’s Contemporary and Luxury Apparel

• Designed fashion tops and dresses for private label accounts including JCPenny, Dillards, Kohls, and F21
• Oversaw designs from concept to final product
• Responsibilities included market research, trend/color forecasting, moodboards, design sketches/CADs, design presentations, art and design direction, fabric/trim sourcing and costing (locally and overseas), tech packs, fittings, WIP tracking, and detailed linesheets  
• Freelance apparel design, consulting, fashion illustration, tech packs, styling, line development, and creative direction for a variety of clientele

FASHION DESIGNER (FULL-TIME AND FREELANCE)

Women’s Contemporary Apparel – Los Angeles, CA

• Apparel design, consulting, creative direction, CADs, fashion illustration, tech packs, styling, line development, WIP/sample tracking
• Custom design, patternmaking, sewing

FASHION DESIGNER (FREELANCE, CONTRACT, AND TEMPORARY WORK)

Find out detailed information about Kristin Parker, FOUNDER / CREATOR / DESIGNER in Los Angeles, CA

Kristin Parker: FOUNDER / CREATOR / DESIGNER in Los Angeles, CA

Kristin Parker

University of North Carolina at Greensboro