Cecilia Lurie

fashion designer and figurative artist based in Brooklyn, New York. For a PDF of my full resume, please contact me.

Education

 

Art Students League (2018 - 2020)

various misc classes

Fashion Institute of Technology (2019)

BFA in Fashion Design

Parsons School of Design (2016)

Certificate in Fashion Industry Studies

Work Experience

 

DESIGNER - WOMENS OFF-PRICE

TOMMY HILFIGER - New York, NY // December 2022 - August 2024

  • category ownership: Womens Off-Price Knits & HWK

  • take down Outlet and full price styles for the Off-Price market.

  • research and present relevant new trends and concepts for new styles

  • create CAD artwork on Illustrator and Lotta Browzwear 3D.

  • create and maintain Visulon line sheets each season for all of Women's Off-Price.

  • build and maintain tech packs and BOMS using Illustrator and Centric PLM.

  • attend weekly technical fittings with design team and tech, taking fit notes, entering them into PLM and Visulon.

ASSISTANT DESIGNER - GIRLS & WOMENS KNITS DIVISION

TOMMY HILFIGER - New York, NY // June 2022 - present

  • category ownership: owned all of Girls knits (heavyweight knits, knit dresses, knit separates).

  • aid and assist the associate and senior designer in women's knits category.

  • research and present relevant new trends and concepts.

  • create CAD artwork on Illustrator and Lotta Browzwear 3D for both women's and kids design.

  • create and maintained Visulon line sheets each season for girls knits categories as well as womens knits and sweaters.

  • build and maintain tech packs and BOMS using Illustrator and Centric PLM.

  • attend girls and womens technical fittings with design team and tech, taking fit notes, entering them into PLM and Visulon.

ASSISTANT DESIGNER - GIRLS DIVISION

TOMMY HILFIGER - New York, NY // Feb 2021 - June 2022

  • category ownership: initially owned the Girls heavyweight knits category, later owning all of Girls knits (heavyweight knits, knit dresses, knit separates).

  • research and present relevant new trends and concepts.

  • create CAD artwork on Illustrator and Lotta Browzwear 3D.

  • create and maintained Visulon line sheets each season.

  • build and maintain tech packs and BOMS using Illustrator and Centric PLM.

  • attend technical fittings with design team and tech, taking fit notes, entering them into PLM and Visulon.

ASSITANT DESIGNER FOR CALVIN KLEIN JEANS GIRLS SETS

CENTRIC BRANDS - New York, NY // June 2019 - present

  • research new trends in person and online and keep track of color forecasting books. 

  • coordinate with designer and creative director to create seasonal mood boards and colorstories for main line as well as for wholesale clients. 

  • attend fittings with senior designer and take fit notes. 

  • maintain trim, pattern, and sample inventory. 

  • create and update catalogs/lookbooks in the showroom. 

  • creates sketche and build tech packs on Illustrator, InDesign, and PLM.

  • Update tech packs with changes from our overseas factories.

FASHION DESIGN INTERN

OF MERCER - New York, NY // January - May 2019

  • gathered inspiration for moodboards and photoshoots

  • did market research in person and online

  • collaborated with assistant designer and creative director in meetings

  • QC'd garments in the factory

FASHION DESIGN INTERN

CYNTHIA ROWLEY - New York, NY // November 2018 - February 2019

  • corrected and drafted patterns

  • gathered inspiration images and swatches for mood boards

  • collaborated in FW19 design process with the design team

  • cut out samples and helped sew

FASHION DESIGN INTERN

IMOGA COLLECTION - Englewood Cliffs, NJ || August 2018 - December 2018

  • researched and gathered inspiration

  • created mood boards, graphics, and digital flats for upcoming collection.

  • collaborated in FW19 design process with the designers and other interns.

Professional Design Skills

 

Digital Skills

  • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign

  • Centric PLM

  • Lotta Browzwear 3D Design

  • CLO 3D Design

  • Visulon virtual presentation board software

  • Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint

  • Print design

Additional Skills

  • leadership experience

  • customer service experience / phone skills

  • punctual / reliable

  • organization / planning skills

  • oil painting and figure drawing

  • Fluent in English and Spanish, conversational French

Garment Skills

  • hand and digital illustration skills

  • draping

  • advanced patternmaking skills

  • machine sewing (Industrial + Bernina)

  • hand-stitching / couture techniques

  • concept and trend research

  • styling

  • advanced hand-knitted skills

Group Exhibitions

 

2022

THE PATRIOT, O’Flaherty’s, New York, NY