Hello, I’m Zoe

  • A motivated and driven fashion designer with a passion for knitwear. Adept in collaborating with designers and other team professionals to achieving high goals while maintaining deadlines. Dedicated to deliver seasonal lines that are both innovative and trend driven.

  • Steve Madden / November 2024- Present

    • Translating seasonal concepts and executing product line based on design direction and line-plan provided by creative director and other cross functional teams

    • Creating and maintaining tech packs for overseas sample development

    • Designing cold weather knit products category for Fall 2025 season in line with Brand DNA and creative direction

  • GIII - Tommy Hilfiger and Nautica / August 2024-October 2024

    • Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including product development and merchandising, to create cohesive product lines

    • Delivered detailed tech packs and design specifications, ensuring clarity for manufacturing and production teams with overseas manufacturer

    • Managed tight deadlines while maintaining high-quality standards across multiple SKUs

  • MM.LaFleur / June 2023- June 2024

    • Managed and consulted for all parts of the product development process including fit session, prototyping, tech-packing and sample revisions ensuring designs translate from concept to final product

    • Produced yarn, stitch, artwork and knitdown development for brand’s Fall 2024 knitwear collection

    • Corresponded with manufacturers and suppliers with daily communication, WIP reports and factory trackers for timely delivery

    • Delivered Fall knitwear collection incorporating trends while maintaining brand’s identity and to their customer

  • 525 America / April 2022- Feb 2023

    • Communicated to overseas manufacturer on a daily basis to convey design concepts, ensure efficient sampling process, drove yarn innovation according to costing parameters and design calendar deadlines

    • Collaborated cross functionally with Merchandising, Production, Tech Design, and Sales to translate seasonal concept into a fully merchandised garment collection

    • Developed sketches, artwork and technical layout for product line and advocated design ideas through sketch reviews and tech pack creation

  • 525 America / October 2020- April 2022

    • Maintained developmental charts for design team and overseas partners for deadlines according to design calendar

    • Created stitch/cables layouts using detailed CADS in illustrator and provided research for mood boards

    • Reviewed all samples and oversaw sampling status throughout design process from raw material to final sample

  • Ralph Lauren / June - August 2019

    • Assisted woven/outerwear team through CAD sketches to provided creative embroidery, pattern and trim options to design team

    • Intern Design Project: Presentation of creative Girls Design collection from initial conceptualization visually expressed through a mood board, existing samples and illustrated figures

    Li & Fung / May 2018 - June 2018

    • Assisted in sourcing Trims and fabric in correspondence with international manufacturers

    • CAD creations from fit samples with given design direction

    • Created Spec sheet and tech pack from proto measurements

    Vineyard Vines / June - August 2017

    • Women’s wear and accessories CAD creation from initial concept sketches and original garments

    • Intern Design Project: Created original design concept in collaboration with technical design and production to produce and present final proto sample

  • Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York (2020)

    • Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fashion Design with Knitwear Specialization

    Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York (2017)

    • Associate in Applied Sciences, Fashion Design