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- Research trend direction, novel fabrics, trims and color concepts through trend forecasting services and local and international shopping trips.
- Analyze sales from previous seasons and retail sell through to form a cohesive new direction for the upcoming season.
- Source open market fabrics and work with textile mills to develop new in house fabrics.
- Work with Merchandising/ Design director to create a definitive SKU plan, maximizing strengths from previous seasons and making room for new concepts.
- Design a full collection complete with yarn dyed fabrics, sublimated and water based prints, cut and sew piecing, overdying and washing all utilizing various weights of jersey, french terry, fleece, double knit, sherpa and polar fleece fabrics.
- Create all design style tech packs, yarn dye fabric pitches and working artwork files to be handed off for sampling in a timely manner.
-Collaborate with spec technicians to create and update fits in accordance of new design direction or trend shifts.
-Perform a final search of trend or styling direction for any possible additions to be made to the line.
-Present the full collection to management and sales and take notes of any useful feedback that can be implemented.
-Work with sales team in collaboration with our retail accounts to design any specially requested SMU styles or capsule collections.

Mens & Boys Knitwear designer

- Performed all aspects in the creation of tech packs including technical sketching, assembling the BOM, calling out sewing and construction details and garment specing. 
- Collaborated with design and production teams to implement style revisions and ensure a timely delivery to the factory.
- Implemented all necessary yield info, CAD artwork, fit analysis, vendor info and factory requests into tech packs and Web PDM.
- Assisted Product Development teams with shrink tests, wash research and dye tests.

Technical Designer

- Purchased fabric, trims and hardware for all products and coordinated its delivery to maintain production efficiency.
- Created technical sketches, digital mock-ups and tech packs for client and factory use. 
- Provided creative and merchandising direction for e-commerce, promotional and catalogue photo shoots as well as final editing and re-touching. 
- Edited all screen-printed and embroidered client artwork and ensured quality from sampling through production. 

Pre-Production Coordinator/ Technical Designer  

· Designed original artwork to be repeated and printed on textiles. Collaborated with print plants, textile mills and clients to ensure first quality goods from sampling through production. Color separated client’s artwork and created additional colorways to meet their seasonal and market needs. Inspected and approved lab dips, strike-offs and color windows. Maintained all web and social presences.

Textile Designer/CAD artist 

· Collaborated with head designer on creative direction, garment construction and fabrications of the collection. Created technically accurate CAD drawings for sales and production use. Coordinated sample making and fit sessions. Created technical packages for production with complete spec, fabrication, and costing information.

Technical/ Assistant Designer 

Find out detailed information about Samuel Muston,  in Los Angeles, CA

Samuel Muston: in Los Angeles, CA

Samuel Muston

Famma Group Inc.

Kellwood Company

Hedley & Bennett

Greene Textile

P.E. by SuDor

Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising