Nicole Parrish

( STARTER BRANDED, TOMMY JEANS,
STARTER HERITAGE & TOMMY HILFIGER SPORTS LEAGUES ( NFL,
NBA,NHL,MLB, NASCAR )
NEW YORK, NY 2022-PRESENT
Managed all aspects of design from development to production, incl. Conducted
trend research and provide recommendation regarding seasonal themes,
fabrications, & editing to line & new influences into designs. Work with technical
designer to achieve a good fitting product for our customer base. Communicate
daily with overseas vendors on ferment construction. Maintain communication with
factories to resolve production issues. Preparing production Tech Packs for overseas
factories, which includes: garment construction details, trims, labels and accessory details.
Collaborate with merchandiser to execute ideas & concepts for groups consistent
with our brand identity. Work very closely with marketing with all the photo shoots to
develop the catalogs

 Managed all aspects of design from development to production, incl. all technical specifications, and supervised a design team of up to 6 at any given time
 Conducted trend research and provide recommendation regarding seasonal themes, fabrications & wash development, & editing to line & new influences into designs
 Work with technical designer to achieve a good fitting product for our customer base.
 Communicate daily with overseas vendors on ferment construction and traveled to factories to oversee production and resolve any production issues
 Maintain communication with factories to resolve production issues.
 Preparing production Tech Packs for overseas factories, which includes: garment construction details, trims, labels and accessory details.
 Collaborate with merchandiser to execute ideas & concepts for groups consistent with our brand identity

• Parigi Group
• Funky Soul Denim
• Plugg Jeans
• Thuan Phuong Group – Walmart
• Li & Fung
• Parish Nation

 Manage a design team and was responsible for all aspects of design from development to production
 Researched new Wash developments, Woven fabrications and hardware trims for development
 Responsible for shopping the market and applying new ideas and new influences into designs
 Developed detailed tech packs for overseas factories
 Communicated daily with overseas factories and provided comments for Pre-production and TOP production samples
 Set up all spec sheets for all chosen silhouettes

 Managed all aspects of design and production from conceptual development.
 Responsible for washes, woven fabrications & researching new developments
 Provided recommendation regarding seasonal themes, edits to line & new influences into designs
 Traveled to factories for development and to work closely with COOGI’S china team
 Sourced local overseas market, for fabrics and trims
 Communicated with factories daily of each denim Pre-production stages to Top production
 Attend all design meetings for pertinent product
 Attended follow-up meetings for all productions samples & trained Design Assistant to fulfill there responsibly

 Designed Knit-tops, denim & outerwear for SMU companies such as T.J.Maxx, Man Alive, Citi Trends & MACY’S EAST
 Shopped domestics and overseas markets for trends, silhouettes, fabrics & trims in NYC, China, India,
 Created & presented artwork & presentations boards by use of Illustration & Photoshop
 Worked closely with vendors and performed daily follow-ups with overseas factories, to ensure complete understanding of garments construction through technical packages and detailed sketches
 Traveled overseas to work with the vendors in there factories, to ensure complete samples for the season

Collaborated with the Senior Designer and sales team
 Created & presented mood/presentation boards and graphic artwork utilizing CAD Design in programs: Illustration & Photoshop
 Assist the knits team from original CAD design to final constructed garments
 Created tech packs for overseas factories
 Made all comments on all Pre-production and top samples that we’re received from overseas