Fashion & Textile Designer

Elizabeth Walz

Atlanta, GA

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Education
- BFA Fashion Design
  
  Pratt Institute
  
  2010 - 2014
- Transient Industrial Design
  
  Georgia Institute of Technology
  
  2012 - 2012
  
  Summer studies in industrial design sketching and music theory.
- Rising Star Fashion Design
  
  Savannah College of Art and Design
  
  2009 - 2009
  
  Summer studies in fashion design and illustration.
Experience
- Textile Design Intern
  
  Taffard Fabrics
  
  Feb 2014 - Present (10 years 9 months)
  
  Responsibilities include CAD illustration, embroidery mock-ups, and designing custom embroidered textiles.
- Model
  
  SBP Talent
  
  Jun 2012 - Present (12 years 5 months)
  
  Runway, showroom, print modeling, and background talent. Clients include Sean Collection, Fiore Bridal Couture, Blush, Top 10 Prom, Helen’s Heart Vienna Prom, and Cotin Sposa Bridal.
- Designer, Sample Maker, Photographer, Sales Rep
  
  Sassy South, LTD
  
  May 2011 - Present (13 years 6 months)
  
  • Designed jewelry line, Tony Bowls Accessories by Sassy South, for leading distributor of social occasion jewelry carried in over 3,500 retail stores.
  • Made sample pieces for wholesale production.
  • Photographed jewelry for catalogue and website www.sassysouth.com.
  • Sold wholesale packages of jewelry and formal fashion accessories to buyers at Atlanta Apparel Mart during Atlanta Formal Fashion Week market.
  • Designed advertisements for market week buyer’s guide.
- Design Intern
  
  Candela NYC
  
  Sep 2013 - Dec 2013 (3 months)
  
  Responsibilities include assisting the design and ecommerce teams with mockups, textile design, newsletter compilations, social media, graphic design, and photo retouching.
- Freelance Graphic Designer
  
  Art Scholars Educational Consulting
  
  May 2012 - May 2013 (1 year)
  
  Logo, business card, and advertisement designs.
- Store Model
  
  Abercrombie & Fitch
  
  Sep 2011 - Sep 2012 (1 year)
  
  Represented the brand through personal style, customer service, and maintaining presentation standards.
- Freelance Graphic Designer
  
  JWA Project Management
  
  Jul 2012 - Jul 2012
  
  Logo and business card design.
- Freelance Technical Illustrator
  
  MER Collection
  
  Apr 2012 - Apr 2012
  
  Sketched fashion flats in Adobe Illustrator for upcoming sportswear collection.
Awards

Spoonflower Emerging Designer Grant (2013)

Pratt Presidential Scholarship (2010-2014)
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