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CV
EDUCATION
School of the Art Institute of Chicago : Concentration in Fashion Design, BFA 2020
- Fashion Council Fellowship Scholarship, May 2019
- Distinguished Merit Scholarship, January 2016
Parsons: The New School for Design : Concentration in Fashion Design
- Summer Intensive Course, June 2015
WORK EXPERIENCE
SHOP KEEPER : Basic. the shop : 2020 - 2021 - Huntsville, AL
TEACHING ASSISTANT : Arts Research Collective : 2020 - Remote
FREELANCE STUDIO PRODUCTION ASSISTANT : Rational Dress Society : 2019- 2020 - Chicago, IL
DESIGNER FEATURE : CRUX Magazine - November 2019 - Chicago, IL
COSTUME DESIGNER : Grandma’s House Short Film - Fall 2019 - Chicago, IL
GUEST EDITOR : CRUX Magazine - April 2019 - Chicago, IL
FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT : Fashion Student Chapter - 2018-2019 - SAIC, Chicago, IL
DESIGN AND PRODUCTION INTERN : Adam Selman - Summer 2018 - New York, NY
STUDIO ASSISTANT : Heidi Elnora Bridal Atelier - 2015 - Birmingham, AL
COSTUME DESIGNER : Huntsville High School Theater - 2015 - Huntsville, AL
ASSISTANT PRODUCER : Birmingham Fashion Week - 2015 - Birmingham, AL
STOREFRONT INTERN : Billy Reid - 2013 - Florence, AL
SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS
Grandma's House Short Film : Winter 2020 - Chicago, IL
Costume Design
SAIC BFA EXHIBITION : Winter 2019 - Chicago, IL -
Sculpture, Immersive Environment
SAIC FASHION '19 : Senior Runway Show - May 2019 - Chicago, IL
Fashion Design
SAIC FASHION '18 : Junior Fashion Exhibition - May 2018 - Chicago, IL
Fashion Design
SAIC FASHION '17 : Sophomore Fashion Exhibition - May 2017 - Chicago, IL
Fashion Design
ARTBASH : Featured Student Artist and Performer - April 2016 - Chicago, IL
Fashion Design, Performance
BIRMINGHAM FASHION WEEK : Runway Presentation- May 2015 - Birmingham, AL
Rising Designer
BIRMINGHAM FASHION WEEK : Birmingham Museum of Art Exhibition - May 2014 - Birmingham, AL
Rising Designer
AWARDS AND HONORS
FASHION COUNCIL FELLOWSHIP SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT : May 2019 - SAIC, Chicago, IL
DISTINGUISHED MERIT SCHOLARSHIP : January 2016 - SAIC, Chicago, IL
BIRMINGHAM FASHION WEEK : First Place, Rising Designer Competition- May 2015 - Birmingham, AL
TRUMBAUER THEATER COMPETITION : First in State, Costume Design - April 2015 - Huntsville, AL
PRESS
VOGUE : Imp Kid : "Gypsy Sport’s Inaugural GSpot Festival Showcased the Best of Pride Fashion" - June 2019
https://www.vogue.com/vogueworld/article/gypsy-sports-gspot-festival-showcased-best-of-pride-fashion
FORBES ENTERTAINMENT : Nerika : "Singer-Songwriter Nerika Has Three Words For You: 'Leave Me Alone’ - June 2019"
RAINBOWED : "5 Rising Designers We Loved at the 2019 SAIC Fashion Show"
https://www.rainbowed.us/art-design/5-rising-designers-we-loved-at-the-2019-saic-fashion-show/
BRICKS MAGAZINE: Desmond Is Amazing, The Future Issue - December 2018
https://www.bricksmagazine.co.uk/product-page/vol-5-the-future-issue-desmond-is-amazing