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Garment Production
Technical Design
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.
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.
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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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