Profession / role:

Fashion Designer

Company / organisation:

Fashion Institute of Technology

Website (if you have one):

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlyschwanof

My primary role in relation to fashion is:

Designer

I am looking to discover or buy

Jobs

I am looking to sell or offer

Skills & Training

About me / About business or organisation:

Awareness of political, environmental, and spiritual struggles throughout other countries will no longer be taboo. Each thread of clohing created incorporates recognition and respect within cultures of unrest. Some may consider my vision controversial however I name my strategy a movement.

Career history / Company history:

Experience
Tia Cibani, NYC, NY
Design, Merchandising, Styling Intern
• Worked directly with Senior Designer/ Merchandiser on Flat Pattern and Fittings
• Created SS16 NYFW presentation boards for Model Casting Stylists
• Chosen exclusively by Senior Designer to photoshoot garments for retail buyers
• Styling assistant for 4 different photoshoots and look books
• Designed accessories for Womenswear/ Childrenswear and colorways for prints

Lesley Dill Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Studio Assistant in Fashion Sculpture
• Leader in Patternmaking and Draping for fashion sculptures
• Worked directly with Senior and Assistant Fine Artist on fabricating 3-D surfaces