Yafa Foonberg

Accomplished professional within the Fashion Industry, with over 25 years of experience in creating innovative and commercially successful clothing brands, developing & executing brands through successful B2B Systems, along with product development and production, including manufacturing and private label brands. Expertise through fashion illustrations, turned into dynamic brand related line sheets, catalogs, A/O packages and more, to highlight current collections and create excitement for upcoming products, while carrying through HERO items and Core Products. My 20 plus years includes translating creative concepts into cohesive, trend-driven designs, while maintaining a strong focus on quality, craftsmanship, functionality and sustainability. Adept at all aspects of the design process, including market research, trend forecasting, fabric selection, and garment construction through a sample process, to a fit model and reconstruction of item until ready for grading.  Proven ability to lead design teams, collaborate with cross-functional departments, and manage the full production cycle from concept to final garment. Strong commitment to sustainability and ethical fashion, incorporating my patent pending, Pictures To Prints Fabrication Process. Pictures To Prints enables me to establish a group of images of a garden, the ocean, architecture of cities and more, and turn the Images into custom prints, ultimately custom printed fabrics through my On-Demand system which eliminates fabric waste.  My keen understanding of the modern fashion landscape, consumer needs and the future of the industry, incorporates UX through digital platforms and the development of new digital avenues to move forward with the industry. 

• Late 90’s began selling to Big Box Companies, worldwide. 
  • Costco/National, SAMS Club, BJ’s, E-Mart In Asia 
  • Developed Kirkland Signature Private Label Items Costco
  • Established dozens of Indirect, Direct deals between brands and SAMS Club, Costco, globally, which included Tommy Hilfiger, Nautica, Perry Ellis, UA, NIKE, Crocs and many, many more
  • Created daily Line Sheets and Product Offers 
• Created Bespoke Womenswear Brand in 2017
  • Launched Pictures To Prints Custom Fabrication Process
  • Developed B2B System Providing Digital Platform To Sell To hundreds of stores and companies, globally
  • Digital Line Sheets, Catalogs and A/O Catalogs, Digitally 
• Designed & Manufactured Custom Medical Gowns For Dept. Of Defense, 2020

My career began in 1997, during college for a degree in Apparel Design & Manufacturing - since then my education has been real-life and a successful career within the Fashion Industry