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dawn petter resume

profile

UK trained knitwear designer with over fifteen years experience in all areas of design and technical development from creative concept to final garment. With both freelance and full time experience in both Men’s, Women’s and Children’s markets ranging from Designer and Bridge to Contemporary and Better.  Possessing an ability to create and innovate while maintaining a collection’s distinct point of view.


highlights

Concept orchestration, including: trend, key looks, color, and yarn choice

Manufacturing experience in Italy, France, Mauritius, Hong Kong, Taiwan and China

Selling experience at Paris and London Fashion Week and at the Coterie, NY.

Merchandising and styling looks

Inspired leadership

experience and expertise in:

Swatch development using machine and hand knit/crochet techniques

Design and illustration and flat sketches of silhouettes

Bead layouts and fair isle/intarsia graphs

Tech packs and fittings


full time experience

MAGASCHONI: Senior Sweater Designer 2008

Developing up to four hundred sweaters a year for nine different seasonal deliveries

Maintaining a cutting edge fashion perspective in a fast pace environment

Established unique details enhancing branding of sweater line

Managed sweater designer and assistant

COLETTE MORDO:  Senior Designer for Sweaters 2005-2007

Transformed missy better branded line into updated contemporary collection

PETALUNE: Owner 2002-2005

Launched own label.  Developed luxury Women’s cashmere line for the designer market

Sold by Henri Bendel, Saks 5th Avenue, Liberty in London and various other London boutiques

Exhibited at London Fashion Week Fall 2004

CITY DKNY: Senior Designer for Sweaters and Cut and Sew 20001-2001

Established identity of collection to emulate Women’s DKNY at better price point

PHILLIP CHI: Knitwear Designer 1997-1999

Designed and developed Women’s better contemporary knitwear collection


consulting clients 2001-present

IMMA

Designed Spring ’08 cashmere collection.  Refocused the line from Missy to Contemporary

CYNTHIA STEFFE

Worked with design team on ’07 sweaters. Produced chunky sweaters in lace cable stitches

JOSEPHINE CHAUS

Developed Fall ’04 and Spring ’05 knitwear collections for Missy market

WHITE & WARREN

Collaborated with design team on Holiday ’05 private label knitwear for Bloomingdales

ANN TAYLOR

Contributing sweater designer from Fall ‘03-Spring ’04, under the guidance of Mark Eisen

EPISODE

Designed capsule groups to support the collection during Holiday development

FINITY

Designed and developed new point of view for the knitwear portion of the business

VANDERBILT BY MURJANI

Designed Women’s and Men’s collection for Fall ’01 collection launch

BROOKS BROTHERS

Designed in store and catalog collections for Men’s and Women’s for Fall and Holiday 1999

CYGNE DESIGN

Facilitated layouts and graphs for clients such as The Limited


education

NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY (ENGLAND) JUNE ’93

BA (Honors) Knitted Textile Design, (Graduated top of the Class)