Sam Strauss-Malcolm: Fashion Consultant in Brooklyn, NY
Work experience
Strauss-Malcolm LLC
Fashion Consultant | 11/2013 - Current
Working from Concept to Completion. Design, Branding, Graphics, Packaging, Art Direction, etc. I work with clients to develop/design/source/produce their apparel/accessories and hone their Brand DNA. I work across the creative scope to give my clients a fully executed fashion deliverable.
I specialize in mens apparel design, both technical sportswear and ready to wear. I bring over 13 years of experience in the field with solid contacts and skills to be able to achieve results for all my clients.
Currently I'm working with clients/brands in technical ski, ready to wear, and active sportswear. I help my clients produce both in America and Asia.
I'm always interested to speak about new projects. Please feel free to contact me for a consultation.
Dean Machine
Founder | 04/2014 - Current
Founder of Dean Machine, a freelancer and small business incubator located in Crown Heights Brooklyn. www.1037DeanMachine.com
Polo Ralph Lauren
MENS SENIOR DESIGNER | 02/2011 - 11/2013
I manage an Associate Designer and am currently designing for the Polo Ralph Lauren line and the Polo Golf line as Men's Senior Outerwear Designer.
This includes the creating and building of concepts. Working with VP of Design to map out seasons and skus and then designing and managing skus from concept through to stock.
I work on all aspects of the garments design including trims, graphics, appliques, patches, prints, yarn dyes and embroideries and working with vendors and internal corporate partners to carry these aspects through to stock. I have lots of experience, and enjoy creating new trims especially.
I am responsible for managing fittings and giving comments to affect proper fits and hit market and customer needs. My knowledge of Pattern making and construction techniques helps me greatly in streamlining this process.
I am also responsible for maintaining the performance of existing styles and classification skus in the overall line. I enjoy partnering with Senior design and merchants, on their needs and working to hit design quality benchmarks and sell through goals.
RLX Ralph Lauren
MENS DESIGNER | 11/2006 - 02/2011
I design men’s outerwear, roughwear, swimwear, and headwear for the RLX Brand. This includes Golf, Ski, and Sportswear divisions. It’s my responsibility to develop new styles and silhouettes that expand the brand while maintaining its strong DNA. RLX product is a mix of ready to wear and technical apparel. This includes: Down styles, soft-shell, 2 and 3 Layers breathable garments, sweater component hybrids, as well as bonded, garment dyed and engineered print garments. The Golf line includes wind blocking styles, 2.5 and 3 Layer rain suits, insulated vests, as well as modern roughwear and headwear. I am responsible for all levels of design development for these garments including all detail and technical sketches. While working on RLX I designed for Black Label Sportswear at its inception for spring ’08 as well as Purple Label Sportswear’s inception for FL’09. Please have a look at my resume or contact me for more information on my experience and skills.
London Fog
FREELANCE DESIGNER | 09/2006 - 10/2006
Sketching A/W 2007 Range. Putting together Tech packs and doing graphics for new labels and trims
Vexed Generation
FREELANCE DESIGNER | 10/2004 - 06/2006
In house clients – Surface 2 Air / Salomon – Designed 2 snowboard outfits, which combined Surface 2 Air’s style with the functionality needed for Salomon Snowboard Apparel. I worked with Vexed Generation to innovate new detailing, trims, and functional features that would create innovative and cutting edge Snowboarding apparel.
In house client - Federation International de Football, (FIFA) - Designed and illustrated FIFA branded jackets to be sold in franchised FIFA stores. The Jackets reflected fans unique approach to the game. Innovations such as hidden team flags that could be pulled out and warn as a cape, a Barracuda jacket that could be reversed to show a team lining; and a jacket that could transform into a 6-foot wide free-standing goal.
Griffin Studios
CONSULTANCY DESIGNER | 02/2006 - 04/2006
In house client - Converse - Designed three capsule ranges, which make up the Converse Licensing design "bible" for Spring/Summer 2007. Ranges were American Vintage, American College, and Urban Active wear. Each range consisted of two outfits, all garments drawn as flats, and figures, three mood boards, and graphic stories.
In house client - Kent & Curwen - Designed the Kent & Curwen Spring/Summer 2007 collection, a three-part summer collection to be released across K & C's retail locations in Japan/UK. The collection included knits, suits, casual jackets, coats, casual shirts, business shirts, business coats, jerseys, trousers and shorts. All garments had Tech Packs and detailed color and fabric illustration. The range had mood boards and a graphic story.
Agonovich & Yung
Senior Pattern Cutter | 07/2005 - 09/2005
Senior Pattern-cutter, Shen Zhen, China. I Worked for 2 months at a factory of 18 workers. Overseeing sampling and patterns for Nana Aganovich’s Spring/Summer 2006 collection. Pattern-cut her garments and sourced fabrics and trim in Hong Kong. Worked on concept marketing and brand development. This included Re-branding and designing text logo as well as pictorial logo for the main brand and proposed diffusion lines