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Joana Fongern

Joana Fongern

Freelance Fashion Designer and Technical Designer

Arts / Entertainment / Publishing

New York City, New York

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Hi, my name is Joana and I am a skateboarder and streetwear designer based in Queens, NY. With 10 years in fashion design and 2.5 years in tech design, whilst building my own brand, I am able to provide support through the stages from Design to Production. 

I offer services in: 

• product development: creating tech packs, line sheets, communication with domestic and overseas factories, domestic & overseas sampling, sourcing support, technical flats, creating and updating the production calendar 

• design development: concept design, sketching, pattern making, research, moodboard creations I've been building my streetwear brand for the past two years which requires meticulous organization and the self-motivation to set up my own deadlines to keep everything on time. 

Within my own brand, I not only designed the product, but I also worked out the logistics of how to execute the product. 

My main focus lays in the streetwear industry which I am driven and inspired by the most. I really enjoy working on new projects with different people and can't wait to make things happen. 

I consider myself to be a teamplayer, but I am also able to work on my own and with my own deadlines. 

Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Excel, and Word.

Technical designer
Fashion designer
Design development
Streetwear designer
Product development
Approximate rate: USD$ 60 per hour

Experience

2019 - now: Owner and Founder of Nayf and Wavey (Streetwear Brand)

- designing, draping, and sampling

 - RND and material sourcing 

- marketing for website and social media 

- grading and pattern making by hand

 - sewing every piece in house 

- on time production and quality control 

- international and domestic shipping logistics 

- interpersonal communication with vendors and customers 

- photoshop, illustrator, excel and word - creating techpacks

 

April 2022- April 2023: Technical Designer for ODDOBODY (underwear brand)

 - overseeing production of samples and bulk 

- creating techpacks

- working with internal team and vendors to follow development of garments from conception to production 

- reviewing and preparing samples for live model fittings 

- clear and organised record keeping 

- quality inspection 

- pattern making 

- interpersonal communication with overseas vendors 

- overseas fabric and manufacturer sourcing

April 2018 - October 2018 Production Assistant for AREA (high-end womenswear brand)

- oversaw production of samples and bulk 

- interpersonal communication with domestic and overseas factories 

- creating techpacks, PO’s and trim bags for domestic and overseas factories 

- reviewing and preparing samples for live model fittings

- trim sourcing for upcoming collection 

- specked production samples and monitored production 

- assisted in shipment with marketing

September 2017 - February 2018 Design/Production Assistant Intern for TIM COPPENS (Menswear)

- research and found inspiration 

- sourced fabric and trim 

- pattern cutting and toiling 

- created tech packs for domestic factories 

- specked production samples

September 2014 - May 2015 Design Intern for Asger Juel Larsen (Menswear)

- researched for upcoming collection 

- created moodboards 

- pattern cutting and toiling for collection and Woolmark Prize2015 

- prepared tech packs for overseas factories 

- attended fittings and assisted on lookbook shoots 

- created showpieces in house 

- attended Copenhagen’s Fabric Fairs

Education

2015-2017: Masters in Fashion Design Technology Womenswear from London College of Fashion

2011-2014: Diploma in Modelism and Stylish from ESMOD Munich

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