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Peichen Zhou

Summary

Accomplished Designer adept at executing innovative trend, theme and fabric inspirations. Delivered polished design concepts to well-regarded design houses and received accolades for quality of work. Superb technical and creative skills leading to impressive results.

Seasoned Costume Designer skilled at creating entire production looks. Technically proficient in sewing, fitting and modifying costumes. Excellent budget administrator and project manager.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience

Work History

runway dresser

New York Fashion Week Online Drifted Echoes & Pop
02.2025 - 02.2025
  • Adjusted clothing once model was dressed, making sure all garments fit properly and looked perfect.
  • Collaborated with hair and makeup departments to align looks with specific image plans during events.
  • Determined proper shoes, jewelry, head wear, and other accessories to complement designer outfits.
  • Maintained positive, professional attitude during long shoots and when dealing with difficult people.

Costume Designer

Brown university Uphill Chinese Theatre Group
  • Responsible for costume design and procurement management

Volunteer

Mass General Hospital
  • 53 hours Volunteer Work

Apparel Design Sophmore Studio

  • Through the research and attention to vision, the upper and lower skirts with indentation and different materials are produced

Apparel Design Sophmore Studio

  • Inspired by your worst fears, all three outfits are made from recycled clothing with zero waste
  • The top layer has a spray-painted circular acrylic 'mirror'
  • By artistically changing different shapes of specific objects

Apparel Design Junior Studio

  • Inspired by the structure of the human body, two sets of clothing are created that echo each other, red, blue and white pure knitted dress, pure white fabric and plaster upper and lower
  • Study the trend of blood vessels, ribs and spine, and choose wool, fabrics, fish bones, and plaster with different slight color differences, handles, and materials

Apparel Design Junior Studio

  • The unique decoration of ancient Chinese women's clothing is combined with the Rococo style of the 18th century, and the maximalist style is the main style
  • Inspired by cultural relics, fabrics and large areas of copper ornaments are hand-joined with zero stitching

Postgraduate application works

  • Shapes with different structures are then put together
  • Use your own experience as a theme to show the diversity of intimate relationships

Fashion Designer

Fashion Design Studio
  • By appreciating Ralph Lauren's costume making in the Great Gatsby, the combination of 1920s fashion and Ralph Lauren's own style

Apparel Design Senior Studio

  • Use ancient Chinese patterns and tailoring elements to integrate modern style fashion
  • Inspired by cultural relics, choose fabrics and decorative beads, and create digital effects

Postgraduate application works

  • Use wool of different widths, colors and materials to knit
  • Inspired by human blood vessels, it creates the impression that the blood vessel network is intricate and orderly under the skin

Postgraduate application works

  • Use different fabrics of the same color: Egyptian cotton and acetic acid and use different ironing techniques to create different textures
  • Inspired by the Lanting preface, the character of the literati is reflected word for word

Education

Master of Arts - Fashion Design

Fashion Institute of Technology
06.2025

Bachelor of Arts - Apparel Design

Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island
06.2023

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Lasell University
Newton, Massachusetts
01.2020

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Penn State University
01.2019

High School Diploma - undefined

Newton South High School
Newton, Massachusetts
06.2018

High School Diploma - undefined

Pope John XXIII High School
Everett, Massachusetts
11.2015

Skills

  • Microsoft
  • Clo3D
  • Unity
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Concept Development
  • 2D Development
  • 3D Development
  • Hand Sketch
  • Color theory
  • Pattern designs
  • Patternmaking

Awards

CFDA Scholarship Fund, 2024, Finalist

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional

Timeline

runway dresser

New York Fashion Week Online Drifted Echoes & Pop
02.2025 - 02.2025

Costume Designer

Brown university Uphill Chinese Theatre Group

Volunteer

Mass General Hospital

Apparel Design Sophmore Studio

Apparel Design Sophmore Studio

Apparel Design Junior Studio

Apparel Design Junior Studio

Fashion Designer

Fashion Design Studio

Apparel Design Senior Studio

Postgraduate application works

Postgraduate application works

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Lasell University

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Penn State University

High School Diploma - undefined

Newton South High School

High School Diploma - undefined

Pope John XXIII High School

Postgraduate application works

Master of Arts - Fashion Design

Fashion Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Arts - Apparel Design

Rhode Island School of Design
Peichen Zhou