Name: Amanda Albus Date of Birth: May 19 th, 1988 Phone: (714) 321-0749 College/University:...

Name: Amanda Albus

Date of Birth: May 19th, 1988

Phone: (714) 321-0749

E-mail: ajalbus@hotmail.com

College/University: California State University, LA

Current Major: Fashion Design

GPA Last semester: 3.5

Career Objective: I hope to be designing costumes for stage performances as well as have a studio for creating art piece with textiles as my medium.

Future Plan: My 5-6 year plan is to gain experience with a job as an assistant costume designer at the Orange County Performing Arts Center and in 10 years I will be working as the head costume designer.

Personal Profile and Extracurricular Activities:I started sewing in the 6th grade and loved it so much I continued taking sewing classes through college. In 12th grade a worked on costumes for an Alice in Wonderland play for my high school drama department. This year for a class assignment I created sock designs for the Wigwam sock company.

Amanda Albus California State University, Los Angeles

Origami Project

Amanda Albus California State University, Los Angeles

Market Category

Women’s contemporary wear

Details of Design Item

Textile: Linen hand dyed with eucalyptus bark

Trimmings: none

Findings: 24 in zipper

Retail Distribution Objective

Specialty Store

Define your customer for this design:

A women from an upper class background between the ages of 25-35 who is a fashion leader. It can be worn to an event where the women wants to show the power she has as a female.

Origami Project

Amanda Albus California State University, Los Angeles

Sustainability Project

Amanda Albus California State University, Los Angeles

Market Category

Women’s Casual

Details of Design Item

Textile: Hemp/Linen hand dyed with mud

Trimmings: none

Findings: none

Retail Distribution Objective

Department Store, E-tailing

Define your customer for this design:

A women from any background between the ages of 25-40 who care about sustainability. She is someone who cares more about being eco-friendly then being flashy. She is all about the natural beauty of the world.

Sustainability Project

Amanda Albus California State University, Los Angeles

Radical Rectangles Project

Amanda Albus California State University, Los Angeles

Market Category

Women’s Causal wear

Details of Design Item

Textile: Acrylic/Nylon Yarn crochet with Tunisian stitches

Trimmings: none

Findings: none

Retail Distribution Objective

Dept. Store, E-tailing

Define your customer for this design:

A women from a middle class background between the ages 18-25. The garment is designed for spring and summer seasons. It can be worn during the day to work or school as well as a night on the town.

Radical Rectangles Project