Megan Taylor

Assisted designer with running errands for supplies and fabrics to support the atelier, supported with the cutting of fabrics, engaged in patternmaking, sewing, embellishment, draping, fittings, alterations and overall garment construction, as well as collaborated with fellow patternmakers and sewers, assisted with sketching, assisted with organizing swatches, ordering materials, and conducting research, helped prepare and organize materials for fittings and presentations, maintained the design studio by keeping tools and materials organized as well as accessible, collaborated on special projects and collections, worked closely with the designer on company errands and tasks, managed and scheduled assisting interns, as well as assisted with photoshoot and runway show prep.

Responsible for administrative operations of e-commerce shops through stocking and listing products, managing and processing orders/tracking of packages, returning messages from customers, advertising of sales, social networking, accounting, price regulating, and trend forecasting in market.

Assisted models in dressing into garments, facilitated quick changes, checked in and reviewed garments prior to each dress rehearsal and runway, assisted with rehearsals and stand-in modeling, assisted in direct client appointments, checked out and retrieved garments after each dress rehearsal and runway, organized design racks and dressing rooms, assisted with garment steaming/hand-sewing and fashion show prep, advised and reported to creative/design director, wardrobe head/hair and makeup team, as well as photographers for the following various shows over the years and seasons for designers: Oscar de la Renta, Reem Acra Bridal, Selkie, Nardos Couture, Ulla Johnson, Marc Jacobs, KITH, Coach, Coolibar, Mott50, Ebay, Nicole and Felicia Couture, Senstudio, Ines Di Santo, House of Savin, Idan Cohen, Monse, Trapstar London, TWP Clothing, Cinq à Sept, Esé Azénabor, Chiara Boni, Altuzarra, Badgley Mischka, Vivienne Tam, LoveShackFancy, Lionne Clothing, Nobis, Naeem Khan Bridal, Son Jung Wan, Carolina Herrera, Markarian, Bibhu Mohapatra, Prabal Gurung, The Blonds, Peter Do, Naeem Khan, Cynthia Rowley, Jonathan Simkhai, Christopher John Rogers, Cucculelli Shaheen, Romona Keveza, Sabyasachi, Connor Ives, Julie Vino, and Victor Glemaud.

Assisted designer with running errands for supplies and fabrics to support the atelier, supported with the cutting of fabrics, engaged in patternmaking, sewing, embellishment, draping, fittings, alterations and overall garment construction, as well as collaborated with fellow patternmakers, assisted with ordering materials, helped prepare and organize materials, maintained the design studio by keeping tools and materials organized as well as accessible, collaborated on special projects and collections, worked closely with the designer on company errands and tasks, as well as assisted with photoshoot prep.

Created and instructed syllabus to international college-prep students for core level course FASD0908 "Intro to a New Fashion Art," taught a working knowledge of draping, patternmaking, and sewing to students; took attendance, graded assignments both in-class and for student homework.

Responsible for creating articles that contribute to fashion and beauty content or editorials on the RGNN News Network. Responsible for photoshoots and writing reviews on various products or garments.

Created and shared custom graphic designs for upcoming music album covers for artist: Niko Fitz, as well as edited and co-designed an 'Excitement Rating' image suitable for a digital app by: Thuuz Sports, through utilization of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

Set-up dining room tables, created floral arrangements, monuments, and pieces, in charge of seating placements for celebrities and notable fashion designers, set-up event spaces and decor, as well as directed and oversaw set-up and clean-up.

Assisted designers with running errands for supplies and fabrics to support the ateliers, entered data into Excel to track expenses and document the creative processes, supported with the cutting of fabrics, engaged in patternmaking, sewing, embellishment, draping, fittings, alterations and overall garment construction, as well as collaborated with fellow patternmakers and sewers, assisted with the creation of tech packs and sketching, assisted with organizing swatches, ordering materials, and conducting research, helped prepare and organize materials for fittings and presentations, maintained the design studio by keeping tools and materials organized as well as accessible, collaborated on special projects and collections, provided administrative support to the design teams as needed, worked closely with the designer and key stylists on company errands and tasks, managed and scheduled assisting interns, as well as assisted with photoshoot and runway show prep.

Assisted designer with running errands for supplies and fabrics to support the atelier, entered data into Excel to track expenses and document the creative process, supported with the cutting of fabrics, engaged in patternmaking, sewing, embellishment, draping, fittings, alterations and overall garment construction, as well as collaborated with fellow patternmakers and sewers, assisted with organizing swatches, ordering materials, and conducting research, helped prepare and organize materials for fittings and presentations, maintained the design studio by keeping tools and materials organized as well as accessible, worked closely with the designer on company errands and tasks, managed and scheduled assisting interns, as well as assisted with photoshoot and runway show prep.

Administered keys and codes for lockouts, documented and submitted forms, managed phone calls and emails, sorted and signed mail/packages, ran errands, created Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, as well as Microsoft Word and Adobe Creative Suite documents, entered data, made flyers for announcements/events, gave hourly open house tours, as well as worked cross functionally between RAs and other OAs/security desk.