EXPERIENCE

35 Years of International Experience

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

The Good Doctor – Taylor – New Westminster, BC
OLLIE – Seamstress – Burnaby, BC
Wedding dress costume design and alteration (11 years) – Budapest, Hungary
Beyond – Prep Costumer – Vancouver, BC
Cat Woman – Costume Technician – Vancouver, BC
Connie and Carla – Cutter – Vancouver, BC
Swing – Costume Designer: Stanley Theatre – Vancouver, BC
Red Rock Diner – Costume Designer, Cutter, Seamstress – Vancouver, BC
Private Label – Designer, Sales and Marketing
Nordstrom: Under the K&D Designs Label – Special Occasion Dresses – Seattle WA.
Head designer for Plum – Vancouver BC
Hudson Bay Company – Designer of custom made suits and shirts licensee – Vancouver, BC
Trevennen Apparel – Designer of custom made suits and shirts Park Royal – Vancouver, BC

SUMMARY

Creative costume designer, cutter, seamstress, strong background in alterations, men’s tailoring, garment fittings and fashion design.
Detail-oriented and dedicated to surpassing customer expectations.
Innovative and artistic professional with 30 years in the fashion industry.
Model with diverse venue exposure, including fashion shows, private showings and retail establishments.
A designer versed in creating and modifying base patterns by hand.
Accurately measures and evaluates patterns and samples against measurement specs.
Expertise in pattern grading and alterations.
Well-rounded fashion designer familiar with the complete product creation life cycle, from initial concept to retail sale.

SKILL SETS

Fashion sketching Garment fittings
Trend and emerging brand awareness
Fashion illustrating
First patterns
Familiar with Silhouette
Fabric direction
Conceptual design expert
Spec measurements
Applied styling techniques
Strong market knowledge
Work with fitting blocks
Retail sector expert
Advertising background
Strong creative design skills
Extensive fabric knowledge
High-profile brand exposure
Self-motivated professional
Men’s tailoring expert
Apparel styling techniques

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Played a key role in creating several best selling collections in 1989-2017.
Created design processes for multiple global brands.
Travelled to Europeans India for international trend research and theme inspiration.
Personal fashion line featured in MacGyver, Connie and Carla, Cat woman, Swing, Red Rock Diner.
Collaborated with photographers and stylists to effectively elucidate the Dorottya brand and merchandising standards.
Managed projects according to time-line and seasonal changes.
Modeled garments and jewelry for magazine print outs and television productions.
Drove sales by developing business strategies, marketing plans and merchandise assortments.

EDUCATION

Full fashion design, 1991 Helen Lefeaux Fashion Design School Vancouver, BC
Seminar on Retail Advertising Fashion and Textiles course
Course-work in Business Administration
Fashion design tech school (4 years) Budapest Hungary