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About
Laryssa Mello
Fashion Designer
Quito, Ecuador
Fashion designer graduated from Universidade Anhembi Morumbi (Brazil), with experience in trend research, jeanswear product development and good relationship with suppliers. Responsible for the feasibility of production of samples, search of new suppliers, monitoring of samples and production, test of fits and elaboration of technical sheets. Fluent Portuguese and Spanish, advanced in English. Worked on important Brazilian brands such as VR Menswear, Calvin Klen Jeans and M.Officer. International experience as customer service and follow-up of samples and production in a jeans factory in Puebla-Mexico, fashion designer at a large company in Quito-Ecuador. My last job was as a Sexy Jeans fashion designer on the junior and premium jeans lines. I am currently a fashion designer at ETAFASHION and publisher of the blog www.tastemycloset.com
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Experience
Fashion Designer
ETAFASHION
SEP 2015 – Present • Quito, Ecuador
Responsible for the Taxi line – junior girls and jeans (adult and child, men and women), research trends, product development, fittings, preparation and presentation of collections for management, negotiation with vendors, oversee the collection from point of sale to commercial department.
Fashion Designer – Jeanswear
Sexy Jeans
SEP 2014 – MAY 2015 • Mexico City, Mexico
Responsible for development of the jeans line, production follow-up, fittings, preparation and presentation of collections for management, negotiation with vendors, oversee the collection results from the point of sale to planning and commercial departments.
Fashion Designer
Empresas Pinto
JUN 2013 – JUL 2014 • Quito, Ecuador
Responsible for the development of the traditional men and women’s lines, production follow-up, fittings, preparation and presentation of collections for management, negotiation with vendors, oversee the collection results from the point of sale to planning and commercial departments.
Costumer Service
Hera Apparel S.A.
JAN 2012 – JAN 2013 • Puebla, Mexico
Account management for Fox Head (USA), James Perse (USA), Lucky Brand (USA), M.Officer (Brasil), and Carlos Miele (Brasil); responsible for generating weekly reports, tracking production processes and samples, meeting delivery dates, preparing and reviewing orders, and development of samples.
Fashion Designer – Jeanswear
M.OFFICER
MAR 2011 – DIC 2011 • Sao Paulo, Brazil
Responsible for the male denim line, research trends, development of products and supplies, fittings, preparation and presentation of collections for management, negotiation with vendors, oversee the collection results from the point of sale to planning and commercial departments.
Production Assistant
Privalia
JUN 2010 – MAR 2011 • Sao Paulo, Brazil
Responsible for growth of website sale campaigns, developing the technical and advertising profile of product descriptions.
Design Assistant
Calvin Klein Jeans
JUL 2009 – JUN 2010 • Sao Paulo, Brazil
Responsible for the creation of technical specifications of products, preparation of the technical design, vendor contracts, organized sample receptions, assisted designer with fittings, assisted in development of the products and supplies, research trends in jeanswear lines and for men, women, and children.
Design Assistant (temporary)
VR Menswear
Mar 2009 – May 2009 • Sao Paulo, Brazil
Responsible for the creation of technical sheets for products, creation of the technical design with the specifications for the production of the denim lines and men’s accessories. Negotiations with vendors.
Education
Universidad Del Valle De México
Exchange Program: Fashion Industry Dress Design
2008 – 2008 • Mexico
Universidad Anhembi Morumbi
Fashion Business – Specialization in Fashion Design
2006 – 2009 • Sao Paulo, Brasil
Specialties
DenimNegociationContact with vendors
Skills
IllustratorCorel DrawPhotoshop