Fashion Consultant

Posted on: 2006-01-15

Blanca Roman 3715 Riedel Avenue Lake Worth, Florida 33461 561-317-1781 cellular [email protected] Experience: Fashion Consultant 01/05-Present Lake Worth, FL Responsibilities Included: -Personal Shopper -Personal & Business Stylist -Gift purchasing for all occasions -Private shopping excursions -On-call stylist for photo shoots, fashion shows and visual presentations Alfred Angelo, Inc. Delray Beach, FL Fabric Coordinator 01/05-07/05 Responsibilities Included: -Merchandise Coordinator responsibilities continued -Fabric/trim buyer for Prom and Bridesmaid style -International travel -Review and comment on lab dips -Review and maintain new fabric developments -Communicate with overseas fabric mills -Place and track fabric/trim orders Alfred Angelo, Inc. Delray Beach, FL Merchandise Coordinator 01/03-12/04 Responsibilities Included: -Represent design team at national trade shows -Support retail department at local bridal shows and meetings -Direct fashion shows at bridal markets, which includes managing backstage staff and models -Coordinate all bridal, bridesmaid, and prom gowns for photo shoots and fashion shows -Responsible for behind the scene styling as well as on set -Receive and track design samples -Trafficking of design line -Examine and comment on retail and sales samples -Update sales reports with top selling styles, as well as, create and maintain presentation boards -Communicate with overseas factories -Work with Designer in developing new concepts -Liaison between design department, production, sales, retail and fashion editors -Develop fashion show line up -Conduct store visits -Participate in castings -Maintain styling room -Shop for accessories Neiman Marcus Palm Beach, FL On-Call Visual Presentation Assistant 11/02-01/03, 11/03-03/04, 10/04-Present Responsibilities Included: -Christmas set-up throughout store, as well as, daily maintenance of visual displays, standards and promotional materials -Reflect latest fashion trends on forms and displays -Assist in organization of trunk shows, fashion shows and special events Burdines Department Stores Boca Raton, FL Assistant Visual Manager 11/00-12/01 Responsibilities Included: -Daily maintenance of visual/display standards, presentations and promotional materials -Created “shops” through use of themes, props, and fixtures -Reflect latest fashion trends on forms and in displays creating the “must have” look -Increase multiple item sales by creating shops and displays reflecting “hot” items for each season -Assisted shoppers in selection of proper merchandise according to their needs/preference -Maintained inventory of Holiday collateral, store merchandise, visual merchandise and supplies -Created new store image each season following prototype standards and creative thinking -Trained department store managers and associates on visual standards and regulations according to corporate and regional decisions -Assisted other Burdines department stores in visual set-ups -Assistant to Visual Manager -Acting visual manager when manager is on leave or not on store premises Burdines Department Stores Palm Beach Gardens, FL Visual Assistant 10/98-11/00 Responsibilities Included: -Promoted to above position -Performed basic daily operations of visual display department -Created new store image each season following prototype standards -Created Holiday theme, as well as, maintained inventory of Holiday collateral -Maintained inventory of visual merchandise Education: Palm Beach Community College Associates Arts Degree 1/1999-12/2001 Winter 2001 Skills/Proficiencies/Achievements: Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Act, Microsoft Outlook, Internet & E-Mail Intermediate QuickBooks Bilingual (Spanish) Analytical Creative Strong communication skills Team player, as well as, independent Multi-task and detailed oriented Strong sense of initiative and ownership ALL REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST