• Colombian roots fashion designer with an entrepreneurial mindset. Travels & life in different countries has nurtured my aesthetic and sensitivity for design. Passionate about the whole design process and the "savoir-faire".
• Strong communication, time management and problem solving skills.
• The great passion for what I do keeps me eager to share and continue to learn while collaborating with others. To make ideas stronger and always give only but my best during the 360 design process (research, design, technical, fitting, production, to market)
• Positive attitude and ability to see challenges as opportunities to grow and become stronger.
• As a team player always seek to facilitate the process and allow a proactive and successful outcome to take place.
• Focused and inspired by conscious, responsible and social responsible design.
Work history
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Denim DesignDenim Clothing Company
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesFreelance
• Design and create Denim collections aligned with each brands DNA we will be presenting the line to. Directly collaborating with the production/washing team.
• Responsible of moodboards, fabric selection, developing new silhouettes/fits & wash ranges with new fashion/trend proposals supporting each brand of their world-wide brand portfolio (Armani, Diesel, Sandro, American Eagle, Inditex, R13). • Create balanced and innovative core/fashion wash ranges for multiple collections for Women's, Men's, and Kids categories within the different brands.
• Travel multiple times to factory to develop onsite collections with the production, washing teams. Attend different trade shows (PV, Kingpins) and go comp-shopping.
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Founder & Creative DirectorSusana Madrid
ItalyPart Time
• Design and create 360 Susana Madrid shoes collections: (from research/moodboard, materials selection, new forms developments, to production and sales campaign/communication strategy)
• Follow and manage all production processes, working directly with our manufacturers and artisans in Italy.
• Create detailed tech-packs and develop new lasts/forms.
• Follow and approve fitting and pattern/form for each style.
• Design & develop unique and custom prints and accessories.
• Direct creative/sales campaigns: moodboard/ photoshoot and create visual & copy -communication for social media and website.
• Focused on social and environmentally responsible design, materials and processes.
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Skills
- Abobe Creative Suite
- Microsoft Office
- Illustration
- Fashion Design
- Footwear Design
- Footwear Development
- Denim Design
- Pattern Making
- Graphic Design
- Technical Illustration
- Foreign Languages
- Entrepreneurial Mind-set
Education
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Footwear Accessories/textile DesignIstituto di Moda Burgo
- Milan, Italy
Shoes and Accessories Design Course
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Master in Fashion DesignIstituto Marangoni Milan
- Milan, Italy
Diploma Master in Fashion Womenswear – Cum Laude
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Awards
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Alumni Award for Creative EntrepreneurshipColumbus College of Art & Design
2019 recipient of the Columbus College of Art & Design Alumni Award for Creative Entrepreneurship: given to a CCAD alum who has made significant contributions to a business, public, or non-profit organization, particularly in an entrepreneurial manner. "Your outstanding career as a designer and the success of your shoe company is truly inspirational."C
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ScholarshipsColumbus College of Art & Design
Selected by CCAD faculty to be recipient of three scholarships for academic excellence: Arlene & Michael Endowed Scholarship, Liberace Scholarship, Joseph V. Canzani Scholarship.+ Show more