Sample Maker/Pattern Maker/tailor (New Jersey)
http://oichen.wix.com/alteration-by-peony
Oi Chen call or text (732) 882-2722 or call or text (862) 686-1170

Objective Sample Maker or Assistant Pattern Maker
Formally & traditionally trained in dressmaking since childhood with my mother, continuing a generation of excellence.
Versed in

European Old World Tailoring
Asian Style Tailoring Methods
Innovative Design
Cost effective dressmaking
Automatic & Manual Sewing
Custom & Mass Patternmaking
Bead, Button & Stitch Work
Needle & Thread Alterations
Complex fasteners/closure work
On site repair
Vintage Fashion Repair
Dramatic Re-sizing

With various types of garments and objects such as

Tuxedos & Men Suits
Bridal & Evening Gowns
Winter Coats & Jackets
Draperies & Curtains
Vintage Fashions

Multilingual: Fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese, English: Able to sell, instruct and relate to customers' needs fluently

Formal Education
Major: Patternmaking, Draping & Tailoring for men and women suits: Fashion Institute of Technology: NY, NY
Major: Fashion: focusing in Patternmaking, Design & Production: Kwun Tong Vocational Training Center: Hong Kong

Professional Experience
Freelance-on call dressmaking and alterations
Professionally creating stylish, affordable and easy to care & clean dresses at customers' homes and in shop
Assisted customers with complex issues such as hard to find fabrics, difficult color, reworking& replacing fasteners
Skillfully dressing and fitting customers.

Alterations Clerk: Nordstrom's: Freehold Alterations, Freehold NJ
Altered and reworked customized wedding gowns and ladies evening wear.
Tailored men's and women's suits in both emergency and appointment situations
Consulted customers regarding various phases of alteration costs calculations before starting custom work

Bridal Patternmaker: Project Solvers Agency, New York NY
Designed and fabricated specialized one of a kind bridal gowns for high end customers in both regular and misses sizes
Created and fabricated stylish Maid of Honor wear for all seasonal weddings
Incorporated customer's ideas into customized wedding wear.

Sample maker: Bridals by Roma, Clifton NJ
Fashioned high end bridal wear copies from celebrity wedding photos.
Devised ways to assemble high end dresses with similar more cost effective materials.
Improvised last minute fixes for anxiety ridden brides and family members

Alterations Clerk: Men's Wearhouse, Princeton NJ
Tailored and reworked low end men's suits to reflect a more polished look.
Answered inquisitive customer's questions about the type and scope of alternations being made. Advised customer about the proper care of custom garments including storage & care issues

Other relevant employment

Alterations: Jeffrey Clothing, NY, NY

Macy's Bridal Salon, Edison NJ
Alterations & Sales: Macy's Woodbridge NJ

Sample maker: Maidenform, Iselin NJ

Temporary Substitute Position: Sample maker Jones Apparel Group: NYC

Introcaso Cleaners, Avenel, NJ
Part time position: Alterations

Mirella, New York
design, first pattern, production pattern
represent company to China many times

Christian Dior, New York
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Howard Fashion, New York
I was sent to Taiwan as Production woman

Leslie Fay, New York
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Kiki Fashion, Hong Kong
Design, pattern, cutting, sewing. Employee and partner