Brittany Dougherty

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Brittany Dougherty Central Michigan
University Apparel Merchandising and
Design dough1ba_at_cmich.edu 248-302-5031
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Table of Contents

• Philosophy Statements
• Career Goals
• Resume
• Skill Sets
• Internship
• Photoshoots
• Advanced Construction
• Pattern Making
• Fashion Show
• Fashion Illustration
• Advanced Illustration
• Illustrator
• Kaledo
• CAD Prints
• Visual Windows
• Textile Analysis
• Letter of Recommendations
• References

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• Philosophy Statements
• I believe that
• Hard work and determination are the key
  ingredients to success.
• Dedication and intrigue in your career are
  essential components in producing quality work.
• Good design is an integrative process that seeks
  resolution, not compromise.
• Fashion reflects ones personality and state of
  mind.
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• Career Goals
• In two years I hope
• To earn a successful position in fashion styling
  for print or film.
• To work with a team to produce a feature photo
  shoot.

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• Objective
• To obtain job placement in apparel design or
  styling after graduation, (May 2009). Relevant
  experience and course work
• In styling, apparel construction, pattern making,
  fashion illustration and computer aided design
  qualify me to do this.
• Education
• Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant,
  Michigan
• Bachelor of Applied Arts, Graduation May 2009
• Major Apparel Merchandising and Design
  Concentration in Design and Merchandising, Minor
  Marketing
• Major GPA 3.58/4.00
• Deans List Honoree, Michigan Merit Award Scholar
• Computer Skills
• Microsoft Office, Extensive work in Excel,
  Publisher, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop,
  Kaledo Style

Brittany Dougherty Permanent Address 6645
Franklin Road, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
48301 [phone], Dough1ba_at_cmich.edu
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• Skill Sets
• Styling Skills
• Organized showroom to be visibly pleasing to
  perspective customers.
• Styled multiple photo shoots for personal
  portfolio and the benefit of others portfolios.
• Worked in a team to organize the details of a
  photo shoot prior to the shoot.
• Organized models, garments, fittings and meetings
  for the production of photo shoots.
• Learned the ins and outs of fashion styling for
  print and film at the Fashion Institute of
  Technology in New York City.
• Design and Merchandising Skills
• Able to create a pattern of my own design to be
  constructed.
• Styled mannequins for both window and in-store
  merchandise presentation for The Gap.
• Computer Skills
• Microsoft suite, including extensive work with
  Microsoft Excel.
• Used Excel to generate distribution charts and
  buyers receipts for Cinzia Rocca.
• Scanworks (human body scanner system) and
  thermal camera research programs that are now
  used to obtain exact measurements for apparel
  fitting.
• Experience with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
  and Kaledo style for computer aided design in
  apparel.

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Internship

• Cinzia Rocca Showroom, New York City
• During my internship I participated in many
  administrative activities. I assisted the sales
  team during market appointments by keeping track
  of the order style numbers and colors or by being
  a fit model. I paid the bills for the company
  every month and I was in charge of sample
  trafficking while I was there. I also kept a
  scrapbook of all the press that Cinzia Rocca was
  in during 2008. I developed sales reports and
  distribution charts on excel. The opposite page
  is an ad that I manipulated and fixed up in
  Photoshop before we sent in to be in Harpers
  Bazaar Runway Report.

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Cinzia Roccas Spring Showroom that I
merchandised.
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Photoshoots

• New York, New York
• During my time in New York, I took a
  fashion styling course at The Fashion Institute
  of Technology. The course taught me the ins and
  outs of fashion styling for print and film. I
  used these newly acquired skills to partake in
  test photo shoots with a team of skilled
  professionals. I did two separate shoots with
  the same photographer but different models and
  hair and make-up stylists. It was a great
  experience and it gave me an opportunity to work
  hands on with a team to produce a quality
  product. The following slides are pieces of my
  work.

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Advanced Apparel Construction

• In advanced construction I made a tailored
  jacket made of 100 wool. I used my personal
  measurements for the construction of this jacket.
  I used the same wool to create a knee length
  pencil skirt. Because the jacket was a
  complicated pattern, it really helped to improve
  me sewing skills. I now feel like I can make
  anything.

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Pattern Making

• In the pattern making class I learned to draft
  and alter patterns to create original designs.
  My first project was to use a standard sloper and
  alter it to create a skirt made in Computer aided
  design by another class. For my final project I
  designed, patterned and created in muslin a
  Edwardian inspired dress. I used a standard
  sloper pattern and altered it to create my
  Edwardian piece.

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Threads Fashion Show 2009

• In 2009, I designed and constructed a line for
  the student-run Threads Fashion Show. My line
  incorporated a United States Navy theme using
  nautical colors, inspired by my grandfathers
  service to The Navy. I designed three dresses,
  one bathing suit and a skirt and top.

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THREADS
2009
INSPIRATION UNITED STATES NAVY
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Central Michigan Life Newspaper- Monday April 6,
2009
Belmont senior Nicole Piirala sits and reads a
novel for English 580 while backstage at Finch
Fieldhouse before the start of the Threads
Fashion Show. Piirala modeled for her Alpha Chi
Omega sorority sister, Bloomfield Hills Senior
Brittany Dougherty.
Waterford Senior, Heather Paluszczak models a
nautical theme for senior Designer, Brittany
Dougherty.
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Fashion Illustration

• For my final project in fashion illustration we
  were to choose a retailer and design a line based
  on their target market and company standards. I
  chose the well-known retailer Ann Taylor. I
  combined there mature style and edgy but classic
  colors for my line. The opposites page is one of
  the outfits that I created. Included are sample
  swatches of fabric that would be used in
  producing this outfit.

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Advanced Fashion Illustration

• Over the summer in 2007 I took an optional
  advanced illustration class. I wanted to improve
  my newly acquired drawing skills. The class
  really extended my knowledge in fashion
  illustration. I improved my basic fashion figure
  and also learned to draw men, children and plus
  size figures. I developed trend boards and color
  ways in order to create my lines. The opposite
  page is a womens outfit I created from a trend
  board. On the inside of the tri-fold there is a
  mens outfit that I designed for the fashion
  retailer Ruehl. I also created a fall 2007 color
  way for this line.

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Computer Aided Design Using Adobe Illustrator

• The line on the opposite page was one of the
  first assignments I completed in Illustrator. We
  were to design an interchangeable line using a
  color way. I created a cardigan, camisole and a
  pair of pants for my line. The color palette was
  fall inspired.

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Computer Aided Design Prints

• These prints were designed using shapes and
  motifs from greeting cards. Each print is
  corresponded with the card that was used to
  create it. The cards were scanned into Photoshop
  then exported as a jpeg and imported into
  Illustrator. I used the lasso tool to outline
  pieces of the card that I like and then arranged
  these shapes into the final prints.

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Visual Merchandising Windows

• In the visual class, I was assigned a partner for
  the semester. My partner and I were responsible
  for creating three windows throughout the
  semester and one in-store visual display. The
  windows went as follows
• Window 1 A display for a non-profit
  organization Dress for Success. The
  organization was assigned to us and we researched
  it to create a window that increased awareness.
• Window 2 A large window display that advertised
  TJ. MAXX. We used furniture, dishes and clothes
  from the store to decorate the window, based on a
  café theme.
• Window 3 A display for a local Tuxedo Shop. We
  used Ties, a dress shirt and a pair of pants to
  show that kind of merchandise that the store
  carries.

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Textile Analysis

• The fabric swatches on the opposite page were a
  part of a 130 swatch book. Throughout the
  semester the fabric swatches were analyzed and
  approved or denied based on a series of
  experiments and fabric qualities.

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Marketing

• In my personal selling class, I spent the
  semester working through the Carew international
  course to become certified in the dimensions of
  professional selling. Students that successfully
  completed the course were rewarded with a
  certification card. The opposite page is an
  example of a planning sheet that we used
  throughout the semester and my Carew
  International Certification card.

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Letters of Recommendation

• -Amy Vanauken
• -Usha Chowdrey
• -Wendy Honey

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References

• Donna Polvi
• Office Manager
• Star Track Enterprise
• Southfield, Mi
• [phone]
• wrda_at_sbcglobal.net
• Amy Vanauken
• Assistant Professor
• Central Michigan University
• Apparel Merchandising and Design
• Vanau1aj_at_cmich.edu
• Dr. Maureen MacGillivray
• Professor
• Central Michigan University
• Apparel Merchandising and Design
• [phone]
• Macgi1ms_at_cmich.edu