TERESA CHEN
+1 (347) 836-0231
teresachen651@gmail.com
Fashion Design Sportswear BFA
EXPERIENCE
Marc Jacobs (Runway Marc Jacobs) - Temp Part-time position
[January 2024 - January 2024]
● Assisting the Marc Jacobs team with various tasks such as Hand Sewing and Pattern Adjustments on Garments and Handbags for NYFW 2024
● Coordinate pick-ups and returns with different Production Studios with knowledge of NYC's Garment District
J.K. Button & Sew, Manhattan, NY - Seasonal Part-time position
[December 2021 - December 2023]
● Operating Buttonhole, Keyhole, Button tack, and Bartack machines, as well as Foot press for Grommets, Snaps, Buttons, and Rivets w/Stand
● Assisted with Patterns and other various duties with the J.K. team
Mint Collaborative (A Pattern, Sample Making, Production Studio) - Intern [August 2022 - December 2022]
● Patternmaking, digital pattern making, developed Tech Packs, assisted with fittings, and other duties with the Mint team such as sample development
● Assisted with quality control of products and filling in product information sheets such as cutters musts and tech packs
● Collaborated with brands such as Khaite, Gabriela Hearst, Jason Wu, and Thom Browne
● Created fashion Illustrations for different independent designers
● Organized Showroom Racks and Textiles, as well as Pattern Library
Model and Assistant Stylist for Unisecon [June 2022]
● Styled and modeled for Unisecon, a brand by a Parson’s Alumni
● Video Content Creation for their social media to promote the brand through platforms like Tiktok and Instagram
EDUCATION
Fashion Institute of Technology, Politecnico di Milano
● FIT BFA Degree with a Sportswear Concentration/ Italian Studies Minor (Politecnico di Milano 2022-2023) (FIT 2023-2024 [Current])
- Visited factories and different conventions such as Première Vision Paris for design research
- Accessories Design: Jewelry Design, Handbag Design
- GPA: 3.40
● FIT Fashion Design Associates in Applied Science (2020- 2022)
- FIT AAS Capstone Award Winner 2022
- Finalist for Michael Kors Endowed Scholarship through FIT
- Relevant Courses: Visual Design Concepts, Fashion Research and Inspiration, Digital Communication and Management
- GPA: 3.40
● FIT Precollege Fashion Design Portfolio Program (2019-2020)
- Precollege in FIT, studying Fashion Design Illustration, Sewing, and Draping courses
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
● Computer skills such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design and Procreate
● Draping, Patternmaking, Fashion Illustration, Leather Apparel, Sewing
● Languages: English, Chinese