TATUM RAE DESIGNS


Tatum Reusser
Fashion Design
Phone:
316-249-1315
Email:
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.
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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.
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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.
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Skills:
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Adobe Illustrator
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Adobe Photoshop
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Excel/ Microsoft Office Suite
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Pattern making
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Draping
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PLM
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Garment Construction
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Digital & Hand rendering
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Tech Packs
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Fabric Composition Knowledge
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Trend Research
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Machine & Hand Sewing
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Education:
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Kent State University- Kent, OH
Bachelor of Fine Arts
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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
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Creates Tech Packs/ CADs/ Flats/ & Specs​
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Creates fabric print designs and handles orders for production
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Communicates with vendors and factories in design development process
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Handles trade show planning and set up
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Updates inventory files
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Updates expense files
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Writes expense reports for design development
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Hand sews and knits details for samples
GIII- DKNY Sportswear (New York, NY)
Assistant Designer for both Woven and Knit Teams
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Worked across teams to communicate with local and international factories and vendors regarding showroom sample construction and status updates
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Proactively reached out to supervisors for weekly and monthly goals in order to accomplish them in a timely manner
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Anticipated design timeline and follows through with third party vendors to ensure deadlines on design calendar are made
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Completed Tech packs/ Cads/ Flats/ & Specs
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Developed and ordered trims for showroom samples
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Wrote expense reports for design development
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Hand sewed details for showroom samples
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Updated excel charts for fabrics, trims, notions, and contacts (Lock in charts/ design boards/ digital fabric boards/ trim development chart/ factory- supplier contact list)
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Organized incoming and outgoing shipments of reference samples/ tech packs/ showroom samples
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Filed commercial invoices for shipments/ fabrics/ samples
Monica Byrne Masion (New York, NY)​
Freelance Fashion Design Assistant
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Communicated with local and international vendors and fabric mills regarding production and development samples
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Implemented new systems for sample tracking
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Implemented new system for sample inventory
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Wrote purchase orders for design development
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Updated Line Sheets for current season
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Updated Line Charts for current season
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Hand and machine sewed details for development samples
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Illustrated designs for Line Chart and Line Sheets
Brandon Maxwell (New York, NY)​
Fashion Design Intern
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Assisted with preparation and execution of NYFW SS 18 Show
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Responsible for organization of sample archives
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Sourced images, colors, and fabrics for collection development
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Assisted with sample shipments