Fernanda Navarrete has over 10 years of experience in fashion design. She has worked as an Associate Designer for Kay Unger and Julia Jordan where she was responsible for fabric development, print design, tech packs, costing, and line reviews. Previously, she held design roles at Rafael Cennamo, Jill Stuart, Pamella Roland, and Narciso Rodriguez where her responsibilities included sketching, embroidery, sourcing, fittings, and presentations. Fernanda has a BFA in Textile Design from University Iberoamericana and an AAS in Fashion Design from Parsons The New School For Design. She is proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Microsoft Office

1. FERNANDA NAVARRETE
235 West 56th Street, Apt. 16L, New York, NY 10019 · 917 331 8930
ferngtz@gmail.com
Designer with experience in sketching (flats and figures), embroidery developments and layouts, Adobe Photoshop
and Illustrator, etc, seeking for a new opportunity in design.
EXPERIENCE
Kay Unger (New York, NY), Associate Designer
April 2014- Present
Daily communications with factories oversea.
Develop of all fabric development and prints.
Order fabric developments and prints.
Design of ½ of Daytime Occasion Collection.
Design ¼ of Evening Collection.
Communication with all fabric mills local and overseas.
Create PO for all fabric developments, trims and prints using A2000.
Creation of Tech Pack using A2000 and Excel.
Work with Designer to create mood, fabric and sketch boards for all seasons.
Rough costing of each collection for Daytime and Evening.
Make appointments with fabric, prints, trims and embellishments vendors.
Attending to all appointments with vendors.
Ordering and organization of fabric, prints, trims and embellishments headers.
Rendering of sketches for Daytime and Evening.
Collaborate in the organization and preparation of all Line Reviews for each delivery, production meetings handoff and all
presentations with sales and the CEO.
Point person for all interns.
Assist with Design invoices.
Participate in all Design meetings.
Attend and participate in all fittings.
Attend and participate in the Photoshoots for all deliveries.
Julia Jordan (New York, NY), Associate Designer
April 2014- April 2015
Creation of the linesheets for all deliveries.
Develop embroidery layouts and embellishments.
Work with all vendors, like embroidery houses, fabric mills and trims and follow up through the entire process until delivery date.
Order fabrics and trims.
Communication with factories oversea.
Assist in the creation of the collection for all deliveries.
Design new fabric developments.
Cooperate with the Design Director in the creation of inspirational and color boards.
In charge of the Tech Packs for knits and woven.
Assist with approvals for Production.
Coordinate photoshoots. Creation of the Lookbooks.
Rafael Cennamo (New York, NY), Designer
August 2013- April 2014
Hand flat sketching of all the flats for Couture and Bridal Couture Collections.
Creation of the linesheets for all the collections.
Develop embroidery layouts for all the collections with Embellishment Designer.
Sketch with the rest of the Design Team the creation of the new RTW Collection, RTW Sellable Couture, Bridal Collection and Bridal
White.
Work with all vendors, like embroidery houses, fabric mills, furriers and trims and follow up through the entire process until
delivery date.
Coordinate Design and Production fittings for all of the collections, RTW and Bridal.
Coordinate the in-house sample room to make sure all the corrections are made for all of the collections, RTW and Bridal.
Work with contractors and sample makers outside to make sure the samples are done correctly and due on time.
Create inspirational and fabric boards for all of the collections.
Cooperate with the entire Design Team for all Fashion Week events.
Coordinate with Design Team, Sales Team and Production Team for all photo shoots.
Attend to appointments and source for fabrics, trims, etc. for design development with entire Design Team.
Work with Sales Team on the Bridal Market Week.
Assist Production Team with the information of the new collections and embroidery layouts for RTW and Bridal.
Creation of the Detail Worksheets for each design of RTW and Bridal.
Promoted from Associate Designer to Designer on September 2013.
Jill Stuart (New York, NY), Design Assistant (February 2012- August 2013), Freelance (August 2013- Present)

2. February 2012- Present
Hand flat sketching of all the flats for the entire Jill Stuart Collection, shoes and accessories.
Placing the prints and fabrics on all the flats in Photoshop for the line sheets.
Assist in the development of the line sheets.
Develop the trim and fabric binders for Jill Stuart Collection.
Assist in the Production fittings with the Design Team.
Cooperate with the Design Team in the development of cost sheets, trim sheets and cutting tickets for the entire Jill Stuart
Collection.
Source for fabrics, trims, etc. for design development.
Assist in Design Fittings.
Coordinate the sample room for the development of the collection.
Create inspirational and fabric boards for all the collections.
Cooperate with Design Team for all Fashion Week events.
Organize trims, fabrics, etc. of the entire collection.
Source with Design Team vintage clothing and accessories.
Coordinate with Associate Designer the design of embroideries and appliqués.
Pamella Roland (New York, NY), Design Assistant
April 2010- December 2011
Work with all vendors, to include embroidery houses, fabric mills, furriers and trims, etc., and follow through the entire process to the
delivery date.
Assist Design Team in all fittings by taking fit notes and working with patternmakers to ensure all the corrections are made, etc.
Cooperate with Design Team for all Fashion Week events.
Hand flat sketching of all the flats for the entire collection.
Create line sheets for Market Week.
Work with Design Team to create embroidery layouts for sampling pieces development.
Develop embroidery samples with Design Team.
Create inspirational and fabric boards for all of the collections.
Source for fabrics, trims, etc. for design development.
Promoted from Design Intern to Design Assistant on April 2011.
Narciso Rodriguez (New York, NY), Design Intern
September 2009
Assisted Design Team during fittings for Spring 2010 Market Week.
Worked with the models to get them ready for the Market Appointments.
Perform front desk administrative duties.
EDUCATION
Parsons The New School For Design, New York, NY.
Associate of Applied Science in Fashion Design
August 2008- December 2009
University Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Textile Design
August 2002-May 2007
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Illustration, Flat sketching (hand and computer) , embroidery development and layouts, trend research, mood inspirational
boards, textiles, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Microsoft Office, Pixelart.
OTHER LANGUAGES
Fluent in Spanish and English.