EDUCATION

    2001-2005 Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Apparel Design

    Summer 2004 Studio Art Center International Florence, Italy - Studies in Art History and Italian language

APPAREL SKILLS AND ABILITIES

    - Ability to translate design concepts and drawings successfully into three dimensional garments

    - Knowledge of textile potentials and properties

    - Skilled at accurately rendering design details, fabrics, and technical flats

    - PC proficient: Photoshop, Illustrator, MS Word, MS Excel

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Nanette Lepore, New York, NY

Associate Designer September 2008 - Present

Assistant Designer June 2006 - September 2008

    - Design domestically produced and imported woven and embellished garments for the women’s contemporary market

    - Design beading and embroidery layouts for garments

    - Communicate design concepts and execution with both overseas factories and in-house pattern makers

    - Accurately sketch, mock-up and drape concepts for design presentations

    - Research market trends, source fabric qualities and new/unique trims and hardware for garments and accessories

    - Responsible for all price negotiation with overseas factories for imported woven garments

    - Assist with design and development of both the shoe and handbag divisions

Sondre Lerche “If Only” music video, New York, NY

Costume Designer August 2009

    - Collaborated with Director Celia Rowlson-Hall on costume concepts

    - Designed and constructed costumes

    - Assisted with costume needs while on set

Animal Collective “Summertime Clothes” music video, New York, NY

Costumer April 2009

    - Assisted costume designer Katie Serva with construction of all flex dancer costumes

    - Tended to costume needs while on set

“Oh, Oh, Oh” and “Boys and Girls” video pieces created by Celia Rowlson-Hall, New York, NY

Costume Designer December 2008, April 2009

    - Collaborated with Director Celia Rowlson-Hall on costume concepts

    - Designed and constructed costumes

“The Stubborn Illusion of Time”, “The Immediate Present” and “Times 365:24:7” original theater installations performed by theater company Bone Orchard, New York, NY                                 

Company Costume Designer February 2008 - February 2009

    - Designed, coordinated and constructed costumes for all cast members

    - Collaborated with directors on costume concepts

Adam Green “Morning after Midnight” music video, New York, NY

Costume Designer January 2008

    - Collaborated with director Todd Smolar on costume concepts

    - Costumed and styled all dancers and actors

    - Coordinated costume changes while on set

Bjork “Wanderlust” music video, New York, NY

Costumer August - September 2007

    - Collaborated with directors, Encyclopedia Pictura as well as two other designers, on costume concepts and materials

    - Fabricated “pain body backpack” worn by Bjork throughout the video

    - Assisted with costume needs while on set

Gayle Dizon Inc, New York, NY

Fashion show production assistant May 2006 - June 2006

    - Assisted with model castings and fashion show fittings

    - Organized garments, accessories and model lineup before each fashion show

Sarasota Ballet of Florida, Sarasota, FL

Assistant to Costume Director, January 2006 - April 2006

    - Assisted costume director with building, coordination and styling garments and costumes for each performance

    - Responsible for altering garments and costumes to fit each dancer and to ensure mobility while  dancing

“Dirty Dishes”, Providence, RI

Television cooking show, as well as gallery show and installation, co-written, co-directed, and co-starred with fellow artist, Julia Sherman, fall 2004 - spring 2005                                                      

    - Developed show concepts through set design, art direction and costume design

    - Collaborated on script-writing and recipe development

    - Co-curated gallery show

“Accordion”, Providence, RI

Costume designer for performance dance piece choreographed by Ellen Godina, spring 2004

    - Collaborated with Ellen on design concepts

    - Constructed all costumes

Tess Giberson, New York, NY

Intern to fashion designer, summer 2003

    - Assisted with production of fall 2003 garments as well as spring 2004 fashion show

    - Researched fabric qualities and color ways in addition to consulting with fabric mills

AWARDS AND HONORS

    - Work selected to be used in Press Kit promoting Rhode Island School of Design’s Collection ’05 Fashion Show

    - Rhode Island School of Design Josephine & Bernard Chaus Scholarship, spring 2004

    - Rhode Island School of Design Helen Byran Scholarship, spring 2003