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Design and Merchandising Professional specializing in junior and missy dresses and sportswear
Liz Weinmann
New York, NY
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Profile Senior Design Director/Merchandiser/Designer/with strong presentation skills, technical skills, garment design, print design and broad industry knowledge in the better / bridge missy contemporary and junior markets including both dress and sportswear categories. Core competencies include abilities to design, merchandise, work with buyers and retail management in both branded and private label areas. Strong management skills, import experience ( including creating tech packs) travel to the far east, extensive European travel experience and a fit/technical design specialist. Can quickly identify markets, trends and supply needed voids thoroughly. Photoshop/Illustrator/Excell proficent
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Experience
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Design DirectorAug 2016 - Sep 2017 (1 year 1 month)Design Director over contemporary and junior dress and sportswear collections including shirting, jackets, and dresses all with a boho sensibility.
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Design DirectorJun 2015 - Aug 2016 (1 year 2 months)Design director over sportswear, dresses, sleepwear, active wear and performance licensee ,and items for Spirit.Halloween and Spencers gifts. Directing 6 cad designers and 1 technical designer. Collections done monthly. Cutomer base consisted of JC Penney,YM Canada,Burlington, Ross, Rainbow Stores,Stage Stores,Bealls, Bealls Outlet,Boscovs, and other discount and mid tier stores.
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Design DirectorNov 2012 - May 2015 (2 years 6 months)Designer-Merchandiser of Junior and Missy dress collections
BMGM LLC
BMGM produces private label dresses and branded trend driven dresses, known for quick turn and quality domestic production. Full knowledge of domestic fabric market and the capabilities of domestic production. Accounts include Rue 21, Burlington, Arden, Sirens in Canada, Shasa in Mexico, Factory Connection, Bealls, It's Fashion, Simply Fashions, Discovery, Agaci, Gordmans, Ross and other chain stores. -
Designer and Merchandiser of Jump GirlNov 2011 - Oct 2012 (11 months)*Responsible for all product development, both import and domestic for Junior dress division. Jump Girl focuses on Party dresses, Day dresses and Club dresses. Customer base is Department stores such as Macy's, Macy's.com, Dillard's, JC Penney's, Nordstrom, Specialty chains such as Arden B, and Big box retailers.
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Vice President of Design and MerchandisingAlyn PaigeMay 2009 - Sep 2011 (2 years 4 months)Vice President of Design and Merchandising
* Manages and designs with a full sample room and production team. Responsible for all product development from inception to finished product. Works hand in hand with private label chains developing in trend product for chain stores such as Charlotte Russe, Charming Shoppes, Ricki's and Dots, ect. * Company sells Junior casual and social dresses, sweater dresses, to Junior and Missy Chain Stores, Major stores, and Big box retailers. -
Vice President of Design and MerchandisingJan 1998 - May 2009 (11 years 4 months)Vice President of Design and Merchandising
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Lynn Ritchie
* Managed a design team ( 4) and a production team ( 3) * Started with the company at a volume of 1,600,000 and expanded it to the full sportswear and dress collection that reached a 10,000,000 peak in 2008.Company sold to 1300 specialty stores, Nordstrom's, better to bridge chains such as Tootsies, Evelyn and Arthur, Mark Shale, catalogues such as Boston Proper, Bloomingdales, Soft Surroundings, Norm Thompson and Neiman Marcus Direct. * Dallas Fashion Awards Winner- Modern Wear 2008 Lynn Ritchie product available on the company's web site as well as -
Vice President of Design and MerchandisingAlyn PaigeJun 1995 - Dec 1997 (2 years 6 months)
*Designed both junior contemporary dresses and bridge suit lines. *Managed a design room with 6 sewers, 3 assistants/patternmakers, a cutter and production manager. *Worked with sales with such customers that included J C Penny, Windsor, Federated Stores, and May Co. Volume rose from 8,500,000 to over 16,000,000 in the 2 1/2 year period. -
President/Owner/DesignerEnroute LLCSep 1983 - May 1995 (11 years 8 months)President/Designer/Owner
Enroute
*Built business from ground up * Responsible for overall P/L, operations, communications with factors, shipping, and day to day functions involving 20 employees. *Designed product and managed in house and road sales force *Designed and sold accounts such as Cache, Forgotten Women, Jacobson's, Nordstrom's, Dillard's, 1000 specialty stores in the better to bridge market. *Volume reached 9 Million.
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Awards
Winner of Dallas Fashion
Awards 2008
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