My design philosophy is to create a new design aesthetic that stems from the communication between draped and tailored elements. This represents harmony between soft curves and sharp geometric shapes. Quality and color are fundamental for my quest in reaching out to my audience.

My inspiration comes from architecture, floor plans, abstract paintings and distorted shapes. All these elements drive me to keep exploring new and avant garde designs.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
MFA in Fashion Design specializing in women’s wear. Over five years of work experience in women’s fashion retail and wholesale in diverse markets including Europe, Asia and the Americas, with emphasis on merchandising & buying, fashion trend research and visual merchandising.

EXPERIENCE
Sans Souci – Fashion Wholesale Company Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Merchandiser Feb 2012-Present
 Actively monitored and documented the entire clothing production cycle, including buyer follow-up, order placements, garment production and shipping
 Conducted meetings with senior management to better understand the expected pipeline of future client orders, providing increased accuracy in product procurement planning
 Core responsibilities included:
• Assisting CEO in buying meetings with large vendors
• Organizing and inputting all Purchase Orders using LAMBS
• Providing support for e-commerce development and e-sales
• Conducting market research and trend forecasting
• Collaborating with showroom visual display and visual merchandising

Max Mara San Francisco, CA
Store Operations Intern Nov 2010-Feb 2011
 Contributed to better store performance and gains in workforce efficiency by conducting market research, assisting visual merchandising tasks, providing support to stylists/managers and taking initiative on daily operational tasks including stock organization, store layout and display design

Sacsy – Women’s Fashion Company Santiago, Chile
Buyer and Merchandiser Jun 2005-Dec 2011
 Attended international trade shows and went on buying trips to observe global women’s fashion trends, establishing an effective aid to prepare upcoming collections for Sacsy and to develop a sales strategy
 Periodically traveled to Guangzhou, China, to oversee Sacsy’s satellite office operations, directing order selection for Chile, negotiating with garment suppliers and initiating relationships with new providers; The resulting orders from these trips consistently increased sales by 30% and profit margins by 20%

Store Assistant / Intern Jan 1999-May 2005
 Assisted in external activities including sales and styling, and in internal tasks such as inventory tracking/organizing, that positively supported store operations

EDUCATION
Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA
Master of Fine Arts in Fashion Design Sep 2008-May 2011
 Coursework: Fashion Design, Construction, Pattern-making, Draping, Trend Analysis, Fashion Marketing

University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Minor in Spanish Aug 2002-May 2006
 Extracurricular: Staff Recruiter for Summer Program, Activity Director/Counselor for English programs, Treasurer for International Student Organization, Voluntary Worker
SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES
 Interests: Fashion, painting, art, interacting with people, traveling, horse riding, skiing, reading, displaying
 Languages: Trilingual in Spanish, English and Korean
 Computer Proficiency: LAMBS, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, In Design; Microsoft Office and Excel

Thank you for viewing my work. You can contact me at:

 

 arangkim82@gmail.com

 415.830.1191