Tatum Reusser

Fashion Design

Phone:

316-249-1315

Email:

trreusser1@gmail.com

Location:

Wichita, Kansas

Date of Birth:

June 21st, 1997

A Bit About Me

I have wanted to be a fashion designer since I was in grade-school. I grew up in Wichita, Kansas and went through years of Catholic school education. I was constantly sketching girls with dramatic clothing. This sourced from my utter amazement at fashion magazines. I wore a uniform five days a week, so sketching was the only way I could express creativity with clothing at the time.

Picking my major in college was extremely easy. During my time in the Kent State University fashion program, I began to grow as a designer and a creative. After I got my education, I moved to New York City and started my career in the fashion industry. I continue to grow and form through pushing the boundaries of what is expected in fashion and of myself.

The main source of my motivation and drive is the peace that comes from helping others and doing a job well done. I am thankful for every person and place that has contributed to the point I am at.

Skills:

Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Excel/ Microsoft Office Suite
Pattern making
Draping
PLM
Garment Construction
Digital & Hand rendering
Tech Packs
Fabric Composition Knowledge
Trend Research
Machine & Hand Sewing

Education:

Kent State University- Kent, OH

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Work Experience

October 2021 - Current

January 2020 - October 2021

July 2019 - December 2019

August 2017 - December 2017

Philomena LLC

Fashion Designer for Wovens, Knits, and Accessories

Creates Tech Packs/ CADs/ Flats/ & Specs
Creates fabric print designs and handles orders for production
Communicates with vendors and factories in design development process
Handles trade show planning and set up
Updates inventory files
Updates expense files
Writes expense reports for design development
Hand sews and knits details for samples

GIII- DKNY Sportswear (New York, NY)

Assistant Designer for both Woven and Knit Teams

Worked across teams to communicate with local and international factories and vendors regarding showroom sample construction and status updates
Proactively reached out to supervisors for weekly and monthly goals in order to accomplish them in a timely manner
Anticipated design timeline and follows through with third party vendors to ensure deadlines on design calendar are made
Completed Tech packs/ Cads/ Flats/ & Specs
Developed and ordered trims for showroom samples
Wrote expense reports for design development
Hand sewed details for showroom samples
Updated excel charts for fabrics, trims, notions, and contacts (Lock in charts/ design boards/ digital fabric boards/ trim development chart/ factory- supplier contact list)
Organized incoming and outgoing shipments of reference samples/ tech packs/ showroom samples
Filed commercial invoices for shipments/ fabrics/ samples

Monica Byrne Masion (New York, NY)

Freelance Fashion Design Assistant

Communicated with local and international vendors and fabric mills regarding production and development samples
Implemented new systems for sample tracking
Implemented new system for sample inventory
Wrote purchase orders for design development
Updated Line Sheets for current season
Updated Line Charts for current season
Hand and machine sewed details for development samples
Illustrated designs for Line Chart and Line Sheets

Brandon Maxwell (New York, NY)

Fashion Design Intern

Assisted with preparation and execution of NYFW SS 18 Show
Responsible for organization of sample archives
Sourced images, colors, and fabrics for collection development
Assisted with sample shipments

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