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REA SYLVESTER

REA SYLVESTER

Nashville,TN

Summary

Skilled tailor with background in crafting custom garments, alterations, and detailed dressmaking. Experience includes working with diverse fabrics and patterns to meet client specifications and deadlines. Strengths in precision cutting, fitting, and sewing techniques that ensure high-quality finishes. Contributed to increased customer satisfaction through attention to detail and ability to translate design ideas into wearable art.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Full Time Tailor

Indochino
Nashville, TN
08.2022 - Current
  • Perform alterations on ready-to-wear suits to achieve a tailored fit.
  • Provide professional advice on styles, fabrics, and fits that complement the client's body type and occasion.
  • Maintain clear communication to ensure client satisfaction throughout the tailoring process.
  • Ensure the final fit of the garments meets the clients' expectations, and make necessary adjustments.
  • Handle various fabric types such as wool, cotton, linen, and synthetic blends.

Alterations Manager

David’s Bridal
Madison, TN
12.2019 - 12.2021
  • The head leader of the Alterations room. Ensuring customer relationship building, booking appointments, and planning for the business four weeks ahead.
  • Create weekly schedules for alteration staff.
  • Participate in the first fittings with the bridal clients.
  • Communicating with the bridal clients during the sales process to answer any alteration questions or concerns.
  • Ensure our sewing supplies, tools, and materials are stocked on a monthly basis.
  • Managing and growing strong communication relationships with my management staff and sales team to ensure a high-quality customer service experience for each client.
  • Know how to operate an industrial sewing machine.
  • Hand sewing skills.
  • Alter and add customization to the special occasion and bridal gowns.
  • Have fabric knowledge on special occasion garments: sequins, chiffon, tulle, crepe satin etc.

Sales Associate

Buckle Inc.
Nashville, TN
08.2018 - 11.2019
  • Sale and promote Buckle's exclusive luxury denim.
  • More personal retail customer service.
  • Provide knowledge about denim fabric.
  • Educate customers about the different fit silhouettes we offer to our customers.
  • Promote different sales, BOGO deals.
  • Offer styling services to all customers to help build a stylist's wardrobe to fit their personal needs.

Summer Supervisor

Metro Parks: Opportunity Now Cultural Arts
05.2019 - 07.2019
  • Hiring and training college students who join the summer team program.
  • Teambuilding sessions, clocking in members' hours, and also participating in the Big Band Event.
  • Working with Metro Nashville centers/recreations to teach cultural art lessons to 6- to 11-year-old children.
  • Engaging with the youth by teaching activities: arts and crafts, music lessons, and dance.

Sewing instructor Intern

Sewing Training Academy
Nashville, TN
11.2018 - 01.2019
  • Help assist with the morning/evening beginner-level class by helping students understand the basic knowledge of sewing machines, patterns, and using different fabrics.
  • Help assist with the 'Imogene-and-Willie' bag production project for students.
  • Learning different teaching methods, sewing language, and learning more efficient ways to help students build their sewing skill sets.
  • Help prepare before each class by setting up the cutting station, checking all the sewing machines, and laying out all the materials needed for all students.
  • lead the class session about hand sewing skills.

Administrative Intern

Noteably Nashville
Nashville, TN
07.2017 - 10.2017
  • Assisted the owner with the planning and coordination of various fashion, music, visual/performing art events
  • Monitored event activities to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and laws, satisfaction of participants, and resolution of any problems that arise
  • Entered data into computer system concerning the results of each event

Education

Bachelor of Arts And Science - Concentration- Fashion Design

Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN
05.2018

Skills

  • High-profile brand exposure
  • Sewing
  • Garment fittings
  • Fittings
  • Repairs and corrections
  • Garment alterations
  • Tailoring and accessorizing
  • Serger operation
  • Patternmaking

Press

CREAM MAGAZINE TM., 7 page spread for 1st quarter 2019 issue, 01/25/2019, https://camlireignmedia.com/creammagazine/ 

Showcase "Special occasion custom design collection" at Glamour Gala Fashion Show, 09/28/2024, at 21C Museum Hotel Chicago by The International House of Fashion Foundation.

Timeline

Full Time Tailor

Indochino
08.2022 - Current

Alterations Manager

David’s Bridal
12.2019 - 12.2021

Summer Supervisor

Metro Parks: Opportunity Now Cultural Arts
05.2019 - 07.2019

Sewing instructor Intern

Sewing Training Academy
11.2018 - 01.2019

Sales Associate

Buckle Inc.
08.2018 - 11.2019

Administrative Intern

Noteably Nashville
07.2017 - 10.2017

Bachelor of Arts And Science - Concentration- Fashion Design

Tennessee State University

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