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Sundos A.

Fashion Designer | Illustrator | Stylist

Lyndhurst, New Jersey
$30 per hour
18 jobs
$1K+ total earnings

Fashion designer with 5+ years creating sustainable, timeless collections and custom pieces. Skilled in merging cultural heritage with modern design while maintaining quality and ethical production.

Olivia C.

Fashion Design | Product Development | Illustration

Columbus, Ohio
$45 per hour
5 jobs
$1K+ total earnings

I am a seasoned fashion designer and illustrator with 13 years of experience in bringing concepts to life across various product categories, including lingerie, apparel, and accessories. My illustrations have been used for packaging, posters, brand content, and stickers, to name a few. I have successfully collaborated with clients ranging from global retailers to smaller independent brands, offering friendly and clear communication and ensuring their vision is realized. If you're looking for a designer who delivers high-quality results, I would love to partner with you to elevate your brand. Let’s connect and discuss how I can help with your project. *Illustration: Creative Artwork for your project needs, from simple line-work to detailed, expressive images. Help your brand stand-out with illustrations that feel personal and unique to your brand or product's identity. *Graphic Design: Apparel Graphics, Logos and Labels are my thing! * Fashion Design: Trend Research, Garment Sketching, Techpack Creation, Vendor Communication. I'll use my industry experience to help you bring your vision to life.

Trayein D.

Designer, Costumer, & Production Management

Los Angeles, California
$75 per hour
32 jobs
$10K+ total earnings

✽Offerings✽ Fashion Design - High Sewing - Material Sourcing - Production Management - Costuming - Costume Design - Fashion Consulting - Technical Design ✽ 12+ years of extensive experience in apparel design, ranging from luxury to mass market production. ✽ Costuming experience of over 12 years, specializing in high-level productions for TV, Theatre, and Film. ✽ Conceptualizes trends through well-placed market research, producing new and aesthetically pleasing designs, and sourcing fabric in accordance with the brand DNA and vision. ✽ Well-versed in character development, costuming presentations, pattern making, and high-level sewing to fit character needs. ✽ Adept in producing detailed tech packs for overseas development as well as reviewing samples and making fit comments for production. ✽ Self-reliant, methodical, with impeccable attention to detail. 𝗦kills: ✽ Creative Direction and Branding ✽ Product Development ✽ Fabric and Trim R&D ✽ Fitting ✽ Market Research ✽ Project Management ✽ Presentation Design ✽ Microsoft Office ✽ Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: ✽ Womenswear ✽ Menswear ✽ Costuming ✽ Loungewear ✽ Outerwear ✽ Cosplay ✽ Costuming for Theatre, TV, and Film

Tina M.

Fashion Design / Print Design / 3D Design

Kings County, New York
$65 per hour
23 jobs
$4K+ total earnings

Fashion designer with 6+ years of experience at Calvin Klein, Theory, and Derek Lam, now taking on select consulting and freelance projects – from concept sketches to production-ready tech packs. I specialize in turning ideas into finished product: technical sketches, tech packs, patterns, and 3D visuals that hold up through sampling and production. I've worked directly with factories and mills, so I know how to spec a garment so it comes back right the first time. Key skills: Illustration, tech packs, garment construction, pattern development, material sourcing, factory liaison Software: Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop, CLO 3D, Blender, Procreate Languages: Fluent in Mandarin – useful if your production is based in Asia. Open to project-based and ongoing work. If you need someone who can move fast and speak the language of both design and production, let's talk.

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