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Sportswear Designer
Tracey Toole
New York, NY
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About
I have been working in the fashion industry since 1997. Starting off in customer service, footwear development, and finally finding a home in menswear design at Columbia Sportswear. I have designed mens and young mens sportswear, street wear, contemporary. Thru out the years mens design has advanced making design and the market more challenging and interesting. With today's technology the possibilities and experiments are endless. My focus is on mens sportswear, casual and active.
My interests are not only designing but directing a team, being more involved with fabric development, and working with the customer to relay to them the variety of options in the manufacturing sector. -
Education
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continuing education Fashion DesignFashion Institute of Technology2009 - 2012
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AA Apparel Design Apparel DesignThe Art Institute of Portland1997 - 2001
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BA English LitSaint Bonaventure University1991 - 1995
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Experience
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Owner/DesignerNew York, NY2008 - Present (17 years)Design and produce custom made housewares.
Private or small group sewing lessons available. -
Freelance DesignerTracey Toole2008 - Present (17 years)Mens Sportswear and Outerwear Design. Experienced with design, seasonal direction, production, over seas development, brand development.
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AssociateNew York, NYNov 2011 - Sep 2014 (2 years 10 months)Fabric and yarn supplier for retail. Sales and Sewing Instructor. Higher end quilting fabrics and all natural quality yarns.
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Sewing Instructor3rd WardBrooklyn, NYNov 2009 - Oct 2013 (3 years 11 months)Creating and instructing sewing classes for introductory and intermediate adult students.
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Senior DesignerSmiths American WorkwearJan 2007 - Jan 2013 (6 years)Design product and all tech packs for workwear based product including outerwear.
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Sewing InstructorThe Sewing StudioNew York, NY2011 - 2012 (1 year)Teach students how to use the sewing machine, how to make apparel or other products, instruct students applying to fashion design schools.
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Co-Founder/PresidentA Tail at a Time, Pet Adoption and RescueAug 2009 - Jun 2011 (1 year 10 months)Pet rescue and adoption in NYC.
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Senior DesignerEcologicNYMar 2009 - Apr 2010 (1 year 1 month)Mens and womens sportswear made from organic and recycled fabrics. Contemporary sportswear selling to mass and mid-tier.
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Sewing InstructorBrooklyn GeneralFeb 2009 - Dec 2009 (10 months)Teach Sewing 101 and 102.
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Creative Director/Board MemberAnjellicle Cats RescueMay 2007 - Aug 2009 (2 years 3 months)Anjellicle is a non -profit cat rescue group located in NYC. We rescue animals from the kill shelters located in the city. As Creative Director and Board Member, I was responsible for any type of creative element in the group; event flyers, fundraising promotional materials, graphic tee shirts and other products to sell at events, manager of cafepress.com/anjelliclecats, all information brochures regarding rescue specific subjects, quarterly newsletter, and website direction.
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Mens Sportswear DesignerCote de FranceJul 2006 - Oct 2008 (2 years 3 months)Senior Designer for Mens Private Label and house brand Bruno- Mass and Mid-Tier Markets
*Set design direction for season, contemporary and casual
*create colour palettes for Bruno and private label
*work consistently with JcPenney J Ferrar and St Johns Bay labels on conventional and organic cotton wovens, and micros.
*manage assistant
Manufacturing Private Label.
Sportswear, Contemporary, and Organic Eco Green Brand. -
Mens Dress Shirt DesignerCapital Mercury ApparelNov 2005 - Feb 2006 (3 months)Designed dress shirt patterns.
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Mens Sportswear and Streetwear DesignerC-LifeFeb 2003 - Jun 2005 (2 years 4 months)Surfwear-board shorts, graphics, knits, and wovens.
Small company with licensed brands. -
Mens Sportswear Junior DesignerGroup 3 DesignOct 2001 - Feb 2003 (1 year 4 months)Company sold to Nike.
Licenses were Starter, Bugle Boy, Mongoose, McKids. -
Mens Sportswear Associate DesignerColumbia SportswearJun 1998 - Oct 2001 (3 years 4 months)Designed mens sportswear concentrating on yarn dyed plaids, prints, knits, wovens, and casual bottoms. Designed mens golf.
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@traceytoole, member since 2008
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