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Megan Stewart [email protected] 2420 N Crescent Lane Aurora, Illinois 60504 P: 630 788 1193 F: 630 898 5602

Megan [email protected] N Crescent LaneAurora, Illinois 60504P: 630 788 1193F: 630 898 5602

Midnight graceAs my collection was influenced by the classic, Tchaikovsky ballet, Swan Lake, my main goal was to create a look and feeling of fluidity and grace. The wearer will feel as though she can glide instead of walk as ballerinas do. Through dance and music, Swan Lake conveys love, wanting, searching and vengeance. Midnight Grace portrays these strong emotions through textiles, color and design.

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Midnight Grace Flats

Pyrite

Most of my inspiration from this piece came from the colors of these beautiful rocks and crystals. In addition to that, the structures of these rocks were amazing. In all of the shapes that they formed, I found myself being mostly drawn to the sharp and ridged outlines.

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Bottoms up

This was a conceptual piece where the goal was to take a men's 2 piece suit and design women's wear out of it. I found the inner structure of the waistband on this suit interesting, so I just went from there. I only utilized the pants from the suit to drape my piece. I used the pin-stripes on the material and the folds of the drape to inspire my design.

Fame

I was trying to imagine what the love child of glam rock and the golden age of Hollywood would look like (fashion wise) and this is what I came up with. With using a combination of darker color and shiny fabrics I tried to create glamour with and edge

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2420 North Crescent Lane Aurora, Illinois 60504630 788 1193 [email protected] StewarT ObjectiveTo obtain a fashion designer position with a dynamic fashion-forward company where I can contribute my education and talent in design, and retail market knowledge to meet a companys goals

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Columbia College of Chicago Chicago, Illinois May 2010Major: Fashion DesignBachelor of Fine ArtsGPA 3.5Honors StudentMember of the National Collegiate Scholar SocietySalvatore Ferragamo Aurora, Illinois 2007-PresentSales AssociateYear over year personal sales increase of 5%Member of 2007 Company Team of the Year Requirements included making overall highest revenue in company, UPT and productivityBuild new clientele and maintain an excellent relationship with 50 frequent customersEnsured outstanding customer service in all areasSet / create floor displays every two weeksRoot Studios (Photography)Naperville, Illinois 2005-2009ReceptionistResponsible for receiving, answering and directing inquiresServed as liaison between photographers and clients for scheduling appointmentsMaintain an active and positive relationship with photographersOrigins (Beauty Retail)Aurora, Illinois 2005-2007Key HolderResponsible for training of multiple team members on product Consistently met monthly sales goalsConducted product demonstrations and customer product trainingDesignWomens tailored constructionMens ConstructionFlat Pattern / Draping Fashion Illustration Training / EducationTextile ScienceKnitwear MachineProduction and PlanningCreated complete merchandising plan for specific product lineComputer SkillsCAD for Fashion Presentation and Textile DevelopmentAdobe LightroomMicrosoft OfficeFacebook savvy