1. KARA COMMOROTO
BLACKWOOD NJ, 08012
609.217.1905 K.COMMOROTO@YAHOO.COM
www.linkedin.com/in/karacommoroto
EDUCATION
Moore College of Art & Design Philadelphia, PA * Class of
2014
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design, Minor in Business
GPA: 2.97
DESIGN EXPERIENCE
• Destination Maternity Corporate Office , Philadelphia, PA
(September 2014 – Present) Assistant Design Intern, Motherhood Design:
• Research and identified seasonal trends in fabric, prints, and colors
• Assist in shopping retail and designer markets to seek new & innovative ideas
• Assist in product development at all stages under guidance of Senior Designers
• Create flat technical Illustrator sketches for Design development using Adobe Illustrator
• Produce, released and maintained tech packs for import and domestic production
• Participate and attend all fittings with the technical design team
• Work closely with the Buyers, technical design team and product development
• Create seasonal print, fabric, croquis, and mood boards
• Deb Shops Corporate Office, Philadelphia, PA
(May 2013 - April 2014) Assistant Merchandise Intern:
• Worked closely with Buyers across multiple categories
• Created purchase orders
• Participate in research and development of seasonal trends and trend forecasting
• Developed relationships with vendors
• Participated in internal and external team meetings/model fittings
• Assisted visual team with in-store floor setting
• Created trend boards and look books
• Assisted on photo-shoot sets
• Melissa D’Agostino Fashion Textile Design, Philadelphia, PA
Where custom designs are constructed and fabric is hand dyed to create unique prints
(December - January 2013) Project assistant:
• Assisted in two major fashion design projects and assisted in Melissa’s sewing studio for a full
day’s work
• Rail Park Project, Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA:
• Pop-up at Knit Wit, Philadelphia, PA:
• Assisted in preparing garments and models
• Assisted in pricing merchandise and managed
SKILLS
*Microsoft Office Suite*Adobe Illustration*Adobe Photoshop*Outlook*ProComm*Accuterm*Digital Flats
Rendering*Hand Drawn Flats*Pattern Making*Draping*Garment Construction*Machine Knitting
*Fashion Illustration*Textile Design*Concept Boards
WORK
• BCBGMaxAzria, Philadelphia, PA July 2014 - Present
Style consultant: customer service, client tracking, participating in team visual floorsets
• Coach, Deptford, NJ September 2011 - May 2013
Sales Associate : customer service, floor sets/visual, prepping handbags and new
products, operations ( shipment, web orders, FedEx/labels), inventory, product knowledge
• Icing by Claire’s, Deptford, NJ October 2008 – 2011

2. June 2008- 2011 Key Holder::managed inventory, managed the sales floor and associates