My Work at Tommy Bahama
Print & Pattern for Tommy Bahama
What I bring from Tommy Bahama: Active & Performance Knitwear Core Skills
Performace Textiles & Activewear Construction
While working with performance textiles I have learned to identify quality yarns, stitches and finishes that allow me to find the best a mill has to offer. Whether I am choosing from an available selection or concepting entirely new textiles, I can deliver a collection made from innovative fabrics and trims.
Print & Pattern Concepting & Development
Collaborating with world class painters and textile artists has sharpened my ability to deliver powerful art concepts and communicate direction for hand, layout and color sensibility.
Stacking Seasons in a Corporate Setting
With my corporate experience, I can manage my time and proirities to land key deadlines for multiple seasons simultaneously. I can deliver high quality results for time sensitive calendars while remaining organized and punctual.
My Work at Chasing-Fireflies
Print & Pattern for Chasing-Fireflies
What I bring from Chasing-Fireflies: Traditional Methods & Big Picture Design
Hand Sketching & Designing
I am expertly capable of utilizing traditional methods to develop an impactful collection. Beginning from pencil sketches and following up in the sewing room if needed, I ensure garments are designed and realized with finesse and care. When a vendor fails to execute a patternmaking or sewing details, I can demonstrate
the correct method on paper, at a sewing matchine or digitally.
Not Selling to the End User
The majority of products that Chasing-Fireflies sells are for children. However, children were not the ones paying for the garments. Learning to straddle the balance of what the customer and separate end-user want is why I was able to succeed in this specialty market.
Designing with the Big Picture in Mind
I have designed many all-catergory collections. While doing so, I can take merchant wholesale purchases into account to deliver a balanced and powerful assortment. I can carefully measure manufacturing costs and overall margin to ensure the customer shops within the ideal price range and that target earnings are met.
Do The Extraordinary -Menswear Capsule -EXOSKLTN -2018
About Me
I am a fashion enthusiast and skilled apparel craftsman. Outside of office work hours, I am experimenting with new designs and apparel construction techniques on projects for myself, friends, and clients. I am also a fervent student
of design and digital art beyond clothing.
There is nothing I enjoy more than delighting customers with exceptional product. I excel in adoptoing the target audience’s mindset and anticipating what products they will bring to
checkout.
Outside of my apparel skills, I aim to be the
person you never mind bumping into in the
hallway. A place of work is where we spend
half of our time, and I do my part to make it
feel pleasant and condusive to productivity.
I love a laugh almost as much as a job well done.
contact me:
Phone
208-390-9802
etheam@gmail.com
- I Graduated from Seattle Central with an AAS in Apparel Design & Development in 2014 (2012-2014)
- As I began college, I also worked for Chasing-Fireflies as an Assistant Sample Sewer and Patternmaker (2012). Once I graduated I was promoted to Special Projects Designer & Product Developer (2014). In 2016 I was promoted to Lead Designer in due to my high performing product and capabilities. I continued to work there until 2018 when the company was sold to an offshore conglomerate after being made profitable again.
- In 2018 I was hired by Tommy Bahama as the Men’s SMU Associate Designer. This was a step back in seniority, but I wanted to pursue my passion for menswear and gain corporate experience. In 2021 I was promoted to Collection Knits Designer and I have managed the majority of their performance knitwear since.