Brooke Benson
Fashion Designer + Visual Artist
Atlanta, GA, USAWork Experience
Macy's
RTW Designer - Bar III
- Own development of women's knit + woven tops, dresses, jumpsuits and outerwear for the private label Bar III @ Macys
January 2020
- June 2020
New York, United States
Macy's
RTW Associate Designer - Bar III
- Own development of women's knit + woven tops, dresses, jumpsuits and outerwear for the private label Bar III @ Macys
February 2019
- January 2020
New York, New York, United States
Macy's
RTW Design Assistant - JM Collection
- Work with design team to create color, concept, and style direction seasonally
- Conduct seasonal research for core wovens, fashion wovens, sublimations & ponte program (also previously worked on completer & woven bottom development)
- Contribute original sketches (both in Illustrator and by hand) for seasonal development as well as pre-season R&D development with OS
- Prepare trend direction boards for presentation in meetings
- Review merchandise plans with the team and maintain calendar
- Partner with product team to analyze white space and design into potential test items to drive growth
- Source/develop trims, fabrics and embellishments necessary for development
- Work cross functionally with CAD team to approve all AW repeat files created OS
- Submit, organize, and approve all prints/lab dips for categories
- Responsible for completing all technical packages in PLM for core wovens, fashion wovens, sublimations & ponte program
- Communicate design direction to OS and manage any production issues that arise
- Attend all fittings and work cross functionally with tech to ensure our design vision is achieved through fit samples
- Conduct seasonal research for core wovens, fashion wovens, sublimations & ponte program (also previously worked on completer & woven bottom development)
- Contribute original sketches (both in Illustrator and by hand) for seasonal development as well as pre-season R&D development with OS
- Prepare trend direction boards for presentation in meetings
- Review merchandise plans with the team and maintain calendar
- Partner with product team to analyze white space and design into potential test items to drive growth
- Source/develop trims, fabrics and embellishments necessary for development
- Work cross functionally with CAD team to approve all AW repeat files created OS
- Submit, organize, and approve all prints/lab dips for categories
- Responsible for completing all technical packages in PLM for core wovens, fashion wovens, sublimations & ponte program
- Communicate design direction to OS and manage any production issues that arise
- Attend all fittings and work cross functionally with tech to ensure our design vision is achieved through fit samples
July 2015
- February 2019
New York, New York, United States
Macy's
Fashion Design Intern - American Rag Young Men's
June 2014
- August 2014
New York, New York, United States
Contour M.D.
Seamstress/Production Assistant
Garment Cutting, Construction, Patternmaking
January 2010
- January 2014
Kansas, United States
Education
Savannah College Of Art And Design (SCAD)
BFA Fashion Design
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
September 2011
- May 2015
Georgia, United States
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Collaborative,
Fashion Illustration,
Graphic Design,
Microsoft Office,
PLM,
Sewing,
Sketching,
Team Management,
Technical Flats,
Textile Design,
Textile Sourcing,
Trend Forecasting,
Typography,
Vendor Relationships,
WGSN,