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jason carl designs ~ jasoncarl.net

 

enthusiastic, creative and dedicated professional seeking to contribute exceptional freehand sketching with croques and flats, distinctive collection development, and valuable styling support expertise toward achieving a challenging and rewarding design artist role within a dynamic and progressive fashion environment.

 

professional synopsis

 

      offer over six years of experience in providing innovative design, detail-oriented manufacturing, and effective distribution of high-quality, elegant women s wear to fine clothing boutiques and retail stores, including excelling in developing custom couture work and unique, fashion-forward accessories.

      utilize optimal trend forecasts to successfully maintain currency with new fashion developments, along with proactively adapting to all market demands for increased industry presence and overall operational success.

      foster synergistic teamwork across a multitude of personnel levels, including assembling and managing highly skilled teams of employees, vendors, and contractors to cost-effectively develop and carefully manufacture diverse apparel collections in meeting all project objectives and deadlines.

      skillful in performing within defined project scopes or working outside of distinct boundaries to develop innovative styling ideas utilizing outstanding sketching, flat patterning, and fabric and color selection skills.

 

 

2007

      actively in development of a silk scarf accessory line and kimono wraps under the jaki label, along with assisting click models of atlanta, ga with diverse photostyling needs and reliant media of st. petersburg, fl in creating a stylish line of clothing for both the home shopping network (hsn) and the uk-based ideal world.

 

2006

       contracted by okabashi brands, inc. to assist in the optimal redesign of various adornments for a fall 2007 shoes line.

       participated in the atlanta apparel mart, including performing all booth design, clothing line representation, and order reception from boutiques for autumn delivery.

       launched a cost-effective autumn 2006 collection by creating new patterns for all garments by incorporating features of prior year s collection into the design to create a fresh, new look.

       achieved featured recognition with a jason carl designs dress displayed on the cover of city smart, a florida-based society fashion magazine.

 

2005

      designed and produced a couture collection for pop singer kristine w. for her summer concert tour, including focusing on a more theatrical flair and functionality to innovatively design rip-away capes and quick-change slacks utilizing velcro and industrial snaps.

      completed a dynamic autumn 2005 collection which incorporated rich english wools, elegant oriental silk prints, and stylish fashion knits that appealed to both fashion boutiques and retail stores, along with successfully showcasing the well-received collection as a feature label at the atlanta style week event.

 

2004

      presented a creative outer space-themed collection of infant wear for carter s children s wear company which was incorporated into their fall line.

 

2003

      donated three consecutive years of custom women s couture design services for charity auctioning at the lyric theatre, as well as consulting winners to determine fashion tastes, presenting sketches and fabric swatches for selection, and working with pattern makers and seamstresses to create custom-tailored clothing.

 

2002

      successfully created an innovative 12-piece cirque du soleil-themed women s wear collection which was featured at the designs of hope charity gala, received a standing ovation, and rendered the attainment of two new couture clients.

 

education and computer skills

 

bachelor of arts in fashion design                                                       american intercontinental university

 

adobe illustrator / adobe photoshop / microsoft office (word, excel, powerpoint, outlook) / internet applications