Valerie Levin
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About
27 plus years experience in Fashion Design - Primarily Children's from Layette, NB/Infant, Toddler boy and girl, to some Junior 4-16 girls. Diaper Bags, Liz Lange Launch Convertable Handbag/Diaper bags at luxury price points through mid-level styles, and eventually Target. Also, Handbags, Evening bags , Juvenile Products, Print Development, and graphic design. Mac experienced for over 20 years.EXTREMELY strong background in Trend Development and Trend Forecasting! Experience supervising designers, graphic / textile artists, freelancers, and Sample Room management experience Independent contractor from 2001-.Currently disabled but not in a wheelchair, I am mobile but limited time sitting at computer without breaks, able to work from home
(Which is set up with Mac computer, excellent printer, and software in CS Suite not current version)
or in office part-time. I have EXTREMELY STRONG hand painting and drawing skills as well.Looking for a part-time or freelance position designing and/or merchandising children's clothing, pure art for garments, designing handbags (hand sketches or Adobe Illus.) ...especially evening bags and /or high end handbags and artwork for garments.
Specialties: Fine art background, Mac experienced over 20 years, strong sense of color and design,CAD and hand sketching experience , 15 plus years both hard and soft goods. -
Education
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Master's degree communication DesignPratt Institute1988 - 1990
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BFA DesignUniversity of Denver1981 - 1985
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Summer Abroad ArtCambridge University1984 - 1984Scholardhip for summer abroad study at Cambridge University, Cambridge England
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High School Art/Art Studies, GeneralChamberlain High School1978 - 1981
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Experience
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Designer and MerchandiserChateau InternationalMay 2013 - Present (11 years 7 months)Design, Merchandise , and spec handbags for numerous divisions including Chateau International, Claire's, Walmart, and Bentley's among others. Trend analysis and new Product Development. Sketch by hand and CAD on Mac computer (as well as PC) in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Responsible for development of new lines.
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Director of Product DevelopmentLa Regale LLCJan 2011 - May 2013 (2 years 4 months)I have traveled to Europe and China four times in the past 2 years to design the last four seasons. I have 10+ years experience in handbags, evening bags, and accessories.
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Director of Product DevelopmentNew York, NYJan 2011 - May 2013 (2 years 4 months)Director of Product Development , Design evening bag line, travel to China 5-8 weeks annually, sales,daily emails to China, travel to Europe to market shop, costing bags,Target, and more.
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Freelance designerViola Productions Inc2013 - 2013Designed and sketched handbags for new development clients. Worked with new clients to help them decide what was best needed to launch their product lines.
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Head Designer for Liz Lange Diaper BagsStone Mountain AccessoriesApr 2010 - Nov 2010 (7 months)Design and develop hardware,specs,etc for Liz Lange Diaper Bags and Completely Me Handbags for Liz Lange HSN Line
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Independent Design Consultant Long TermHis JuvenilesNew York, NYFeb 2003 - Mar 2010 (7 years 1 month)HIS Juveniles - Jeep License and BRU - Baby Accessories /Gift sets/Juvenile products. Independent consultant.
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Freelance DesignerSears Holdings CorporationDec 2009 - Jan 2010 (1 month)Freelance designer for plus size dept -sketching bodies, CADs of allover prints and repeats, general help to designer
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memberNew York, NY2009 - 2010 (1 year)member
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Designer w/ Jon BihnTopzip IncNew York, NY2007 - 2009 (2 years)I designed children's and juniors accessories and prints for handbags, backpacks, and numerous other products. I created prints and new fashions and sent those technical specs to China.
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Design DirectorTimiandLeslie Inc.2007 - 2008 (1 year)Designed and Merchandised as well as Launched Liz Lange's convertible handbag/diaper bag line. I designed bags for Timi and Leslie as well as hardware and was responsible for mentoring another Jr. handbag designer. I developed specs for new diaper bag internal products, coordinating items , and designed Timi and Leslie diaper bags, juvenile products, researched trends, market shopped, hand sketched and CAD designed on the Mac computer.
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Design Director SoftlinesDelta Children's Products2006 - 2007 (1 year)I designed soft goods and hard lines prints for strollers and coordinating furniture. I was in charge of sampling all my hardline products with new fabric designs and developing some new hardline shapes.
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DesignerWorldwide Dreams LLC2007 - 2007I designed, developed, and created specs for kids accessories as well as sent tech packages to China and had communications with China.
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Designer-Dir. of Product DevelopmentGlimpso LLC2004 - 2006 (2 years)I designed and created artwork, as well as traveled to China twice to oversee the Caboodles line of Jr. handbags and accessories, as well as designed handbags for Target, Nancy Mac high end line, Glimpso line, and I was in charge of hardware development, print and logo linings, as well as research and develop new trends.I also developed logos and hangtags.
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Freelance Fashion ManagerDorel Juvenile Group2001 - 2004 (3 years)I designed prints and was in charge of fashion development for their hardlines and softlines. I researched trends and fashion and worked with sample makers to develop samples for companies like Target, etc.
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Awards
1 Woman show
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Affiliations
LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram as Mrszucker52 (Personal private account, but recent fine art from SUNY Purchase Continuing Ed can be viewed - but this IS NOT a PRIMARY WORK account - Stylecareers, Coroflot, Hornbeck Scholars Award, graduated Honors Cum Laude with B.F.A from U. of Denver 1985, Masters Degree Pratt Institute M.S.-focus Design, Awarded One Woman Show on Pratt Campus 1990.Recent figure Drawing and Painting at SUNY Purchase School of Art, Post Masters/Continuing Ed
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@zucklevin, member since 2011
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