Joana Fongern

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.

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

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

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