Anthony Manfredonia Creative Director Fashion Designer
Anthony Manfredonia Creative Director Fashion Designer

ANTHONY J. MANFREDONIA
23 Lincoln Street
Ramsey, NJ 07446
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EXPERIENCE:

02/07-12/18 Manfredonia LLC., CEO & Creative Director

04/08-07/08 Kasper, Freelance Designer

11/06-02/07 Peter Soronen, Producer/Casting/Director/Co-Designer
� Responsible for production, casting, and coordination of all aspects of Fall 2007 fashion show
� Co-Designed collection for Fall 2007
� Editorial credits on S------------ and on Hilary Swank for Los Angeles
�The Reaping� Premiere

11/04-11/06 Isaac Mizrahi Haute Couture, Design Director
� Responsible for all aspects of design and coordination of Haute Couture, Shearling and Fur Diffusion lines
� Company representative responsible for client and celebrity fittings
� Doubled sales from one million to two million dollars in first year with company
� Manage day to day business for fabrics, embroidery, sample room and client orders
� Involved as design representative for all associated projects related to the high- end couture business
� Created Meryl Streep�s custom Golden Globes gown
� Editorial coverage in Vogue, WWD, In Style, Paper, Glamour, NY Times, Associated Press and Golden Globes

04/04-11/04 Freelance Designer
� Wash
� J Crew

11/02-04/04 The Limited, Associate Designer
� Design and develop ready-to-wear, leather, suede, and outerwear
� Editorial coverage on designs in Marie Claire, Vogue, and Lucky
� Manage local and foreign vendors from concept through production
� Responsible for design/technical packages on Web PDM system

06/02-11/02 Randolph Duke, Freelance Assistant Designer
� Design and develop ready-to-wear
� Managed all manufacturers for collection


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05/01-05/02 Chaiken, Assistant Designer/ Fabric Allocater
� Design and develop ready-to-wear for line
� Responsible for resourcing and coordinating fabrics from international textile companies
� Core team member in preparation for Fashion Show



08/99-05/01 Stan Herman Studio, Assistant to Designer
� Design and develop loungewear line and uniform projects
� Liaison to manufacturers for new concepts, trends, and design of products


07/97-08/99 Donna Karan Collection Women�s Division, Assistant to Design Director
� Involved with all aspects of line, fittings and fashion show
� Responsible for draping select evening wear for Fall/Holiday collection
� Initiated, coordinated and customized set up of computer system for collection team

04/96-07/97 DKNY / D Women�s Division, Assistant to Design Team
� Designed group for Resort 1997
� Involved with all aspects of line, fittings and fashion show

05/95-04/98 Tracy Reese/ Plenty Womenswear, Design Assistant
� Responsible for embroidery, hand-beading, print, and pattern development

EDUCATION: Parsons School of Design
� Bachelor of Fine Arts, May 1999
� Winner of prestigious Golden Thimble Award for Senior project

AFFILIATIONS: Parsons School of Design Guest Critic, Fall 2003 to Present

SPECIAL SKILLS: Proficient in pattern making, sewing, embroidery/print developments, factory coordination, computer proficient photoshop/excel/word/web pdm/etc.

References Available Upon Request