Monday, July 14, 2014

Special Occasion Spring 2015


Resume

Christine Snow
37 Douglass Street Brooklyn NY 11231
Professional History
VICTORIA CREAGER-Head Designer                                                                                        2013- present
Contemporary Sportswear & Dresses                                                                                                      
·       Develop product for individual clients and presented trend, fabric, silhouette and color presentations
·       Oversaw fittings and production follow-through                                         
LE BOS-Merchandiser/Head Designer                                                                                    2010 – 2013
     Contemporary Day & Evening Dress Collection
·       Responsible for creating custom prints for the entire collection.
·       Sourced fabric in Beijing and Shanghai shows
·       20 million dollar annual volume with off shore production
·       Custom presentations of concepts, fabrics and silhouettes for varied clientele
CLUES FASHION-Head Designer                                                                                                     2006-2010       Private Label; Dresses & Sportswear Separates for Nordstrom’s/Boston Proper/Potpourri Group/Victoria Secret/SteinMart/Chadwick’s/Pea in the Pod
·       Developed product for individual clients and presented trend, fabric, silhouette and color presentations
·       Oversaw fittings and production follow-through                                         
KELLWOOD/HALMODE-Head Designer                                                                                  1999 - 2006
     Plaza South & PS Design; Contemporary Day & Evening Dresses
     Created custom colors, prints, embroideries, sweater knits and new fabrications for            collections
·       Supervised all production approvals and daily contact with overseas offices
·       Shopped Europe and domestic key stores 2 times a year   
IN FOCUS-Designer                                                                                                                        1998 - 1999
  Private Label; Sportswear & Dresses for SteinMart                            
·       Developed product for individual clients and presented trend, fabric, silhouette and color presentations
·       Oversaw fittings and production follow-through                                         
DONNA RICCO-Designer                                                                                                         1995-1998
     Contemporary Day & Evening Dress Collections
·       Custom fabric, colors, prints and embroideries
·       Selling all major department stores, specialty stores and catalogues
·       Traveled to Turkey for product development including sweater knits
·       Designed for a base volume of 20 million
·       Shopped Europe 2 times a year
DANI MAX-Designer                                                                                                                1993-1995
     Contemporary Day & Evening Dress Collection Nationally advertised and selling all major Department stores L&T, Dillard’s Macy’s, Belk, Specialty Stores and Catalogues
·       Created custom colors, prints and embroideries and sweater knits
·       Designed product to launch a national advertising campaign
·       Designed for a base volume 80 million
·       Shopped Europe 2 times a year
DAWN JOY-Designer                                                                                                                        1988-1993 
      Junior Domestic Dress Collection selling department stores, specialty stores and catalogues.
·       Created custom colors, prints and embroideries
·       Shopped Europe 2 times a year
 CASTLE HILL-Designer                                                                                                           1982-1988
     Raoul/ Jordache Contemporary Day & Evening Dress Collections
     Embellished Sweater Knit Dressing
·       Selling all major department stores (L&T, Dillard’s Macy’s Belk), specialty stores and           catalogues
·       Developed custom fabrications, color, prints and embroideries for woven and      sweater knit collection
·       Traveled extensively throughout Asia to supervise sample making and sourcing
·       Shopped Europe 2 times a year
TAHARI-Designer                                                                                                                    1980 -1982
     Contemporary Day & Evening Dress Collection; Sweater knit & Woven
·       Developed custom color, prints and fabrications for a better dress collection
·       Shopped Europe 2 times a year

Education
·       Fashion Institute of Technology. NY. Associates Degree of Applied Sciences in Fashion Design
·       Empire State College. NY. Bachelors of Science in Fashion Design

Teaching History
·       Fashion Institute of Technology Continuing Education Seminars;     Fall 2009– Ongoing  
 SFX 215 “Extreme Merchandising”  
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Skills
·       Photoshop & Illustrator CS5

·       Photography