FREELANCE FASHION

ELGIE CHEVALIER HAS MANY TALENTS IN THE FIELD OF FASHION AND VISUAL MERCHANDISING,BEFORE HE BECAME A COSTUME DESIGNER HE WORKED AS A FREELANCE FASHION DESIGNER OF SPORTSWEAR WERE HE ILLUSRATATED DESIGNS AND HAND DRAWN FLATS.HE ALSO WORKED IN THE FIELD OF VISUAL MERCHANDISING FOR

FEDRATED/MACYS GROUP,SAKS 5TH AV,STERNS DEPARTMENT STORES ,GAP,LOHMANN'S AND UPTONS DEPARTMENT STORES.

fashion designs

One designer each month showcases their latest collection in store creating a haven for fresh, individual and creative pieces to be purchased.The shop floor for February is dedicated to Tara Zeims and her collection Clothes to Wear Before You Make Love. A collection that was inspired by the year 1969, Zeims looks back on the days with rose coloured glasses and explores life when the average income was six thousand dollars, a loaf of bread cost twenty cents and a ticket to the best concert sold for six dollars. “The forty piece collection is exploding with mind-altering prints, psychedelic tie-dyed colours and styles that are modern and perfectly suited to the Gold Coast Autumn” explained Zeims.“The fabrics used in the collection range from printed cottons to hand dyed chiffon to create the feeling of free spirit and a love for life.”
Individual items include cotton and chiffon dresses, wrap skirts and fringe vests.

garment sketch fashion

"This job is very challenging, but I love it!," says 1996 Fashion Design graduate Carlos Toro who is the General Manager and Head Designer for Your Choice Inc., located in Palm Beach, Florida. He is in charge of designing and production that includes marking, cutting, sewing and final touches of all the garments the company markets. "In this job I really have been able to apply all the skills I learned at The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale." On October 21, 2001, Carlos debuted his own collection of swimwear, activewear, clubwear, sportswear, betterwear, and eveningwear.at the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce's annual fashion show.

a national fashion

Philadelphia’s Kate Spray nabbed the top prize in a national fashion design competition Design a Dress.” Here is Kate’s winning design along with a gallery of finalists’ designs and profiles. Finalists’ dresses will be auctioned on eBay beginning Monday, May 5, and proceeds will go to benefit Dress for Success.