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Garment Production
I have worked at two technical designer positions: one at a menswear company and one at an art school, SCAD. This is by far my strong suit, as it combines my backgrounds of engineering and design. Please read about each experience below
From a cut & sew factory in Los Angeles, to a corporate office in Atlanta, that diverse range of working environments built a really strong background in garment production for me. You can find a brief description of my experiences broken into 3 big sections: pattern making, tailoring work, and technical design. I am happy to talk in person to explain everything furthermore.
I have worked doing technical design at Duck Head from April 2024 to this current day. With that mentioned, being a part of their team also means that I have to abide by the NDA that signed. I am happy to take further preparations for talking and explaining my role their with respect to the NDA. Duckhead.com is the website and you can review the current seasons work.
A part of my role was to develop tech packs. Due to the NDA, shown (to the sides of this text) is an example of a flat sketch from a personal project I did for a professional e sports team. With my technical design responsibilities at Duck Head, I would manage fittings, measurement charts, sample evaluations, flat sketch creation, and tech pack development. Upon inquiry, I can recreate a mock version of a tech pack to illustrate what information would be stored there. In my flat sketches, I would create an accurate visual of the garment that call outs the following: seam allowance; stitch type: garment construction detail name; fabric type; and labels/trims placement. I would also lead competitor research for fits and ideas that I am not at liberty to discuss.
My proudest development was the Fall 25 Waxed Canvas Rancher jacket. This design features an action back, sleeve gusset, articulated elbow, internal pocketing. I was responsible for designing the construction of the jacket and all of its details. This item was our most successful outerwear piece ever and was retailed at $398.
Technical Design
Duck Head Menswear
Professional Pattern Making Experience
Through my work at Vertical Authority, I was given the opportunity to create the sloper and pattern blocks for a plethora of garments and brands, so below are some of my favorite projects that I created patterns for. These projects were successful due to our great team. I am also happy to provide their connect as a manufacturer.
Mad Happy
Mad Happy is very reputable brand that is based out of LA. They had an established connection with Vertical Authority, so I was privileged with working on the hoodie, sweatpants, and shorts sloper and pattern blocks for this collection. Someone else would digitize and grade the patterns, but after finishing my education, I can now perform those tasks, as it is displayed in my fashion CAD work section. To the left is a picture of me in the first sewn hoodie sample for one of my patterns, and I will never forget how exciting that was.
Of Sutton
Of Sutton is a brand that is a product of King Princess, and the line featured a mock turtle neck that I created the sloper and pattern block for the turtle neck that was then digitized and used for sizing reference for the knit construction.
La' Meraint
The pieces below are from a brand called La'meraint that is based out of LA. I made the sloper and pattern blocks for the flannel shirt and cargo pants that are shown below. The patterns I would make would not get digitized or graded by me. To the left, I have a pic of a draft that would be the start to the pattern making process, but I do not have many pictures due to how many patterns I made and how often I had to make them. Efficiency was an important work skill I learned through Vertical Apparel.
@la.meraint on instagram
Tailoring Work
I started sewing in 2018, and my passion has only grown since I first learned. After learning the fundamentals of operating industrial equipment at the factory, I was able to work at a alterations shop while finishing my education. Alterations helped me become a true professional that is very detailed and efficient with sewing operations. I now have my own juki industrial machine, serger, cover stitch machine, and industrial steam press. To this day, I do my own alterations and projects for the love of the game.
Below are a pair of pants that I made from old military sleeping bags. After that is a collection of various examples of alterations and making garments from scratch.
Below is an example of a fun project I did where I deconstructed some old dickies and turned into a pleated skirt. The top was is an altered Vivienne Westwood men's polo
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