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Designer, Artistic Director, Patternmaker, Seamstress
Reita Braich
Vancouver, Canada
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About
Artistic & Innovative Contemporary Designer specializing in women's and children's wear. Excellent eye & skills to develop & produce a highly marketable line, first patterns/ samples, accurate technicals & fit, or oversee & manage from product development to a highly functioning design room.
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Education
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Associate of Arts & ScienceUlster Country Community College
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Associate of Fine Arts Fashion DesignFashion Institute of Technology FIT NY, NY1986 - 1988
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Experience
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Garment TechnicianVancouver, CanadaNov 2016 - Present (8 years 1 month)Custom, hand cut bridal gowns, development and production.
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Designer, Pattern Maker, Cutter, Samples/Prototype DevelopmentMODELUXE designNew York, NYOct 2004 - Present (20 years 2 months)Head Designer & Director
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Creative Director/Head Designer & DirecotrREITA BRAICH clothingNew York, NY1987 - Present (37 years)Creative Director/Head Designer & Retail Manager of specialty boutiques, with retail locations at:
SOHO & The East Village, NY
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY
Woodstock, NY
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MODELUXE design Sewing & Design CoursesMODELUXE designWoodstock, NYJun 2008 - Oct 2015 (7 years 4 months)Developed and taught design/patternmaking/sewing course to beginner adults & children, ages 5 & up.
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Sample Hand SeamstressDesign + IndustryNew York, NYFeb 2015 - May 2015 (3 months)Freelance assignments - sewing, sample making - for top design companies such as 3.1 Phillip Lim
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Bridal SeamstressSareh Nouri Bridal, NY2014 - 2014Start to finish construction of bridal gowns, including boned corset, build up, lace applique, hand finishing.
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@modeluxe, member since 2010
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