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Career Aspiration Statement & Previous Experiences

I have always prioritized my career growth and opportunities throughout my collegiate experience through networking and independent development. And have succeeded and am continuing in my aspirations for showcasing my designs in several local/ statewide showcases as I continue to work towards completing my degree as well. This goal allows me to continue in receiving feedback, gaining hands on experience, furthering my portfolio, and gaining a better understanding of the apparel market. Within these goals I aspire to present an original collection once again at NYFW in the coming years. I also hope to begin an outreach program for high school to college students teaching the importance of Family Consumer Science based programs, fashion design included, as these programs were vital to my own career choice and trajectory since my first initial interest in the industry.

​Throughout my education I have always strived to prioritize hands-on experience in the fashion industry whenever possible. This allows me to gain insight and feedback to further improve my work and skillset. Most recently, I have had numerous opportunities to present my design work. This past fall, I had the opportunity to present two different, independently developed collections, one in the bridal and the other in the ready-to-wear categories, respectively. In October of 2023, I was selected to be one of three college students to present original work at Texas Fashion Week, held in San Antonio Texas, at this event I presented an original bridal capsule of three looks, prioritizing bridal separates.

Continuing to November of 2023 I presented an original streetwear collection of seven looks, at Austin Fashion week for the second consecutive year. I have also had incredible opportunities to gain exposure interacting with prominent industry groups; the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorist, and Fashion Group International; submitting various projects towards different opportunities to further grow my experience within the fashion industry. One of my favorite and most notable fashion experiences was in the fall of 2022. This being when I presented a collection at New York Fashion Week for the Spring Summer 2023 season, by invitation, of eight ready-to-wear ensembles. Later in the fall of 2022 I additionally, I featured a headlining collection at Austin Fashion Week in, highlighting eleven looks of my sketch to finish ready-to-wear garments ranging from streetwear to evening designs. Previously I interned at Nordstrom in Houston, Texas and have worked multiple retail positions to better my perspective on the design process as well as merchandising. I have also worked with a women run non-profit teen women empowerment organization in creating fashion-based content for our social media channels and established a monthly - editorial publication focused on fashion and wellness for teen entrepreneurs. I have held several shadowing positions within the bridal industry in the past as well, including intern, photographer, assistant, and more. As a student, I have had several unique experiences working with prominent brands within the fashion and beauty industries, working with them to provide input on their merchandising, marketing, and product development areas. In this capacity I previously had the honor of working with Victoria’s Secret PINK as a campus rep and Clinique as a collegiate ambassador spanning over a year. As a Victoria’s Secret PINK Campus Representative, our campus, had the honor of being recognized as a Top 10 Performing School out of
the international program comprised of over 150+ campuses for the Spring 2023 semester, for the first time in the program’s history. In a similar capacity, I have had the pleasure of working with NARS Cosmetics, Join Wardrobe (a sustainable clothing rental company), and College Fashionista as one of their national fashion blog writers.