email: alleeross@gmail.com
Experience :
Rephrase - Founder (March 2023- present) - focused on sustainability, ethical manufacturing, and classic design, sourced and sewn locally in the USA
Design Consultant - Freelance (August 2021- present) - Collaborates with a variety of brands across various segments of the fashion industry on design and product development.
Free Assembly - Wovens Design Lead (August 2019 - July 2021) - Founding member of the design team, worked to define market opportunity, identify customer and build brand identity - Developed all Woven’s product from the ground up, defining fit, developing fabric, creating trims - Worked to define and protect brand sustainability initiatives
Crewcuts - Sr. Girl's Woven's Designer (Feb 2018 - August 2019) - Responsible for research and development of the girl’s soft wovens, outerwear, denim, and washed product - collaborated with merchandising to finalize assortment and identify new product opportunity - worked with production, sourcing, and technical design to engineer fabrics, trims, and fit - assorts and develops new girl’s fits and washes for denim seasonally
Woolrich Woolen Mills - Sr. Women’s Designer (June 2013 - July 2017) - Head Women’s Designer reporting to SVP of Design to develop seasonal product innovation, concept, color palette, print, and pattern assortment for all Women’s product categories - managed Assistant, Outerwear, Sweater, and CAD designers for all women’s product categories - worked closely with Merchandising to identify new product opportunities, brand positioning, key category growth - managed Women’s budget and calendar - worked with weavers at the Woolrich Woolen Mill to develop domestic wools for Made in USA apparel collection - traveled internationally for production, development, and market research - worked with Sales to organize sales meetings, style catalogues and merchandise trade show booths
Calvin Klein Jeans – Global Sr. Designer (September 2012- June 2013) - Reported to SVP of Design to develop seasonal concept from trend forecasting and market research to creating concept and inspiration presentations for domestic and international teams - oversaw design and development of soft wovens product from tech pack, seasonal fabric development, and final fitting - worked with global and regional merchandisers to insure the product meets the needs of all global markets
Converse - Designer 2 (May 2010 – September 2012) - responsible for overseeing the development of woven tops, dresses, skirts, and outerwear for global line - oversaw design and development of wovens product from tech pack, seasonal fabric development, and final fitting
Madewell - Associate Designer (May 2007-May 2010) - Responsible for overseeing the research and development of woven tops, dresses and skirts - worked closely with merchandising to define and expand the wovens line specifically in the woven dress category
Abercrombie and Fitch - Assistant Freelance Designer (January 2007-May 2007)
Madewell - Assistant Freelance Designer (July 2006-September 2006) Education: Columbus
College of Art and Design: BFA Fashion Design