EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2008/2010 – Fashion School of Marketing and Design POLIMODA. Fashion Design. Florence, Italy.
2007/2008 – Institute Alex & CO. Basic and Advantage Pattern Design. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2004/2007 – Senai Cetiqt. Fashion Design. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2004 – School of Arts Parque Lage. Illustration Drawing and Sketching. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
EXPERIENCES
2014/2015 – Junior Fashion Designer. Tuchinda, NYC.
– Designed F/W 2015 and S/S 2016 collections.
– Assisted in local production for S/S 2015 collection.
– Developed prints for F/W 2015 and S/S 2016 collections.
– Created technical flats and designs.
– Daily communication with vendors and factories.
– Participated in Playtime Paris with F/W 2015 collection.
– Assisted in photoshoots.
– Researched for new trends, materials and fabrics.
2014, April/July – Fashion Design Assistant. Longstreet, NYC.
– Created technical flats and designs for new collections.
– Examined samples and garments.
– Follow up on all product development.
– Approved colors and prints.
2014, January – Freelance Pattern Assistant. Atelier Factory Inc. NYC.
– Adjusted pattern designs.
2013, September – Design Intern. Houghton, NYC.
– Assisted design team.
– Assisted throughout preparation of New York Fashion Week.
– Dressed models for runway presentation.
– Assisted pattern cutting team
– Developed technical flats for line sheets.
– Researched for new materials and fabrics.
2012/2013 – Fashion Design Assistant. FARM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– Assisted on development of S/S 2013 and F/W 2014 lace and embroidery collection.
– Examined samples and garments on and off models.
– Modified and adjusted new developments to achieve desired effect.
– Follow up on all product development of lace and embroidery line.
– Researched for new trends, materials and fabrics.
– Approved colors and prints.
– Worked together with the pattern cutting team, vendors and providers, helping to achieve desired final product.
2011/2012 – Product Development Assistant. FARM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– Collaborated with design teams in order to communicate desired aspects of finished products with international vendors and providers.
– Created technical flats for line sheets.
– Sourced fabrics and findings to meet specifications and standards.
– Budgeted production expenses.
– Tracked arriving samples.
– Examined, modified and corrected samples and garments.
2010, January – Backstage Assistant, Giles Deacon show during Pitti Uomo, Florence, Italy.
2009, February – Backstage Assistant, Gian Batista Valli show during Pitti Uomo, Florence, Italy.
2009, February – Backstage Assistant, Pitti Bimbo show, Florence, Italy.
LANGUAGES
– English, Portuguese, Italian.
COMPUTER SKILLS
– Photoshop, Illustrator, Power Point, Corel Draw, Microsoft Word, Excel, Master Office Automation Tools Mac OSx