Runway
PLITZS NYFW
Sep '16
Designed and constructed a 25 look collection of garments
Omaha Fashion Week
Aug & Mar of '15, '16, & '17
Designed and constructed three 10 piece collections of garments
Flyover Fahion Festival
May '16
Design and constructed a 5 look collection opening for NY Bridal Designers
Education
Bachelors of Fine Arts | Studio Fashion Design
'20 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Master of Arts | V&A/RCA History of Design
'23 | Royal College of Art
Publications & Acknowledgments
MALVIE Magazine Designer Edition
Jun '20
Puffer Corset
Michael Jordan X Dior Student Workshop
Feb '20
One of two chosen undergrad students for a workshop led by Virgil Abloh and Kim Jones for the Michael Jordan and Dior collaboration.
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Setting the Stage exhibition at the Chicago Design Museum
Jul '19 - Jan '20
Work chosen as one of 56 garments from the history of Chicago theater
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Annual School of the Art Institute of Chicago Fashion Magazine
May '19
Bone Masks and Hand Suit
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Omaha Fashion Magazine
AW'16 SS'17 & AW'17
Experience
Archives, Cataloguing, & Museum
Jul '23 - Present | Front of House for Victoria & Albert Museum
Nov '22 - Present | Volunteer at Victoria & Albert Museum for Fashioning Masculinity, Africa Fashions, Made in Code, & Fashion in Motion Symposiums, Minju Kim Fashion in Motion, & V&A Performance Festival
May - Aug '22 | Archivist for Mallory Talty
Jan - Mar '20 | SAIC Fashion Resource Center
May '15 - Aug '19 | Douglas County Clerks & Marriage Licensing Offices
Installation & Curation
Jun '22 | Skin + Mask curated by Vic Mensa Kavi Gupta Gallery
— Garments by Franc Fernandez
Dec '18 - May '19 | Sullivan Center Window Display
Installation, Curation, Gallery Assistant, & Studio Mentee
Aug '14 - Jul '17 | Kent Bellows Mentoring Program
Customer Service
Server, Bartender & Dishwasher
Jan '23 - Present | Jazz Cafe
May - Aug '22 | The Berghoff
Oct '21 - Apr '22 | Lola's
Apr '13 - Aug '19 | German American Society
HR, Phone Support
May '15 - Aug '19 | Douglas County Board of Equalization