Danielle Nabozny

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Danielle Nabozny

• Bachelor of Applied Arts
• Central Michigan University
• Major Apparel Merchandising
• Minor Marketing
• naboz1dg_at_cmich.edu

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Table of Contents

• Philosophy Statement
• Career Goals
• Resume
• Skills Sets
• Apparel Evaluation
• Introduction to Textiles
• Textile Analysis
• Apparel Design Analysis
• Fashion Buying
• Textiles Apparel in the Global Economy
• Computer Aided Apparel Design
• Advanced C.A.D. for Apparel
• Visual Merchandising
• Fashion Advertising and Promotion
• Internship
• Threads Fashion Show
• Letters of Recommendation
• Awards and Certificates
• References

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Philosophy Statement Career Goals

• I believe
• Responsibility is essential in the improvement
  and production of new product types
• Family values are of utmost importance in life
• Communication is an important key to success
• It is as essential to know how to work in a team,
  as it is individually
• Constructive criticism can help you better
  yourself, as well as the world around you
• In five years, I see myself
• Promoted within a company from an entry-level
  position to a leadership position
• Applying my creativity to the development of new
  products
• With a better understanding of the industry and
  what goes into developing a product
• Creating strong ties with co-workers and other
  people in the industry

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Danielle G. Naboznynaboz1dg_at_cmich.edu

• Objective To obtain a product development
  position in a fashion-forward company.
• Education Bachelor of Applied Arts, December
  2008
• Central Michigan University, Mount
  Pleasant, Michigan
• Major Apparel Merchandising
  Minor Marketing
• Computer Windows XP, Vista Adobe
  Illustrator Adobe Photoshop
• Skills Microsoft Word
  Kaledo Style Print Microsoft Excel
• Experience Bivouac, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Womens Fashion Summer Intern, Summer 2008
• Provided customer service
• Assisted visual merchandiser with displays
• Planned the Autumn denim promotional event
• Straightened womens fashion sales floor
• Affairs to Remember, Commerce Township,
  Michigan
• Assistant Events Coordinator, Summer 2007
• Prepped linens for deliveries, client pick-ups,
  and event set ups

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Skill Sets

• Product Development Skills
• Knowledge of the importance of costing sheets
• Understand trend forecasting
• Have developed spec sheets
• Familiar with textile testing and analysis
• Internship Skills
• Responsible for denim event planning
• Provide excellent customer service
• Contacting our company representatives
• Team up with co-workers to merchandise the sales
  floor windows
• Teamwork Skills
• Dependable
• Contribution of ideas
• Able to multi-task help four positions within my
  sorority
• Listening to suggestions of others
• Personal Skills

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Apparel Evaluation
Cost sheets are used to effectively price out
costs for product development purposes. They help
to estimate expenses for potential products. In
Apparel Evaluation a team of students assembled a
mock apparel collection. They type of costing
sheet used to assist in the development of the
mock collection is shown above.
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Introduction to Textiles
The picture above portrays an assignment in which
several different samples of material were
chosen, and then compared by their care
instructions and fabric type to see which one
would work best for the end-use of a skirt. For
this project, the end fabric was 65 Polyester,
35 Rayon.
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Textile Analysis
A permanent marker staining test was performed on
an 8x8 piece of muslin. The stain sat for a
week, and was treated using the instructions on a
bottle of Shout. This was carefully followed by
the instructions for the use of coldwater
detergent. The significance was to gain a better
understanding of treating stains.
A technical data sheet was constructed to show
the structural attributes versus performance
attributes. The fabric specimen chosen was 100
cotton. Multiple tests were performed on the
fabric, which helped generate the results
provided. The tests were performed on a fashion
fabric, along with a lining.
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Apparel Design Analysis
Short sleeve
¾ sleeve
Long sleeve
V-Neck
Square Neckline
Crew Neck
Houndstooth
Argyle
Paisley
Multiple steps in the apparel design process are
studied in this class. A design analysis notebook
is assembled to display different styles of
collars, necklines, sleeves, patterns,
waistlines, tops, and bottoms. The page shows a
few different types of garment sleeves,
necklines, and patterns.
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Fashion Buying
After learning the basics of the Fashion Buying
industry, we were required to complete a
six-month plan with the above information. Some
of the things we were required to find included
the planned costs for beginning-of-month,
end-of-month, retail reductions, and maintained
markup.
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Textiles and Apparel in the Global Economy
A project was done on UNIQLO, which is a
well-known Japanese apparel company, competing
with GAP, Inc. in the U.S. The purpose of this
assignment was to take a closer look at a foreign
market and see how they run their business
compared to U.S. retailers.
For another project, we were required to create a
brand inspired by religious elements and
traditions of Indias culture. We chose to focus
on women ages 18-35, but not excluding older
women. The name we chose is Bala meaning
Young in Hindu.
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Computer-Aided Design
Computer-Aided Design provides a better
understanding of what goes into the design
process. Knowledge of pattern making and garment
design are gained through the use of Adobe
Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. Above is a
photograph used as the inspiration for a new
pattern design.
A theme was developed from a childrens book, and
garments were created to focus on the chosen
theme. The garments were made for an upper-middle
class working mother. All garment designs were
created using Adobe Illustrator.
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Advanced C.A.D. for Apparel
During the course, prints were created using the
Kaledo Print program. This print was taken from
an online source, which was then cleaned up using
the Clean Image Studio, Color Reduction Studio,
and finally colored using the Colorways Studio.
The sample on the top left is the original
photograph, followed by the three color ways
selected for the color palette.
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Visual Merchandising
After deciding upon a theme, lighting and
available merchandise were taken into
consideration to create the above display. This
Christmas Wonderland theme was displayed in a
downtown boutique.
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Fashion Advertising and Promotion
This course taught how to utilize strategies to
help establish a strong fashion brand, to analyze
the contemporary practices of fashion
advertising, to analyze the purposes, procedures,
methods, and techniques used in various fashion
promotional activities, how to evaluate various
media, how to cultivate an editorial eye to
inform, persuade, or entertain a targeted
audience, and apply communication and consumer
behavior theories in the creating of a successful
fashion advertisement.
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InternshipEvaluation
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Internship Evaluation
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InternshipLearning Objectives
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Threads Fashion Show
In the Spring of 2008, I assisted backstage at
the annual student-run fashion show, Threads.
This years theme was Inspired. Thirty-two
designers were featured in the show. I was in
charge of sending the designers and their models
to the runway, as well as making sure everyone
was dressed and ready to walk at their appointed
time.
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Letters of Recommendation
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Letters of Recommendation
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Awards and Certificates
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Awards and Certificates
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References

• Sara Johnson
• Manager/Assistant Buyer
• Bivouac
• 336 South State Street
• Ann Arbor, MI 48104
• A2Biv_at_aol.com
• [phone]
• Lisa Weiss
• Buyer
• Bivouac
• 336 South State Street
• Ann Arbor, MI 48104
• A2Biv_at_aol.com
• [phone]
• Usha Chowdhary
• Professor of Merchandising and Design
• 126 Wightman