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Sebastien Corso

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: FASHION & APPAREL
About

• Seasoned fashion designer, product development, production and business manager with a strong track record of designing, developing and producing successful apparel brands with global manufacturing and distribution • Serial entrepreneur with a history of founding and managing successful businesses in fashion and beauty • Experience with both domestic and international design, development and production of apparels

Previous Brands
PEARLE 88, Inc.
Reflex Garments Company LLC
Oh Waouh LLC
Panfame, Inc. & Thinksi, Inc.
Kinetix Clothing
Colosseum Athletics
Sebastien Corso
Fremont College
Destroyed By Fame
Work Experience
Senior Product Development Manager
Feb ‘21 - Aug ‘21
PEARLE 88, Inc.

• Manage product development and production in house team from 1st sample to production. Maintain communication with customer’s management. • Maintain communication and schedule with customer’s team. • Successfully manage production and development operations with domestic and import factories. • Manage all developments and production with ERP System. • Oversaw factories allocations, garment sourcing, tech pack, fitting, production. Schedule and maintain workflow. • Researched upcoming trends to offer new emerging designs and concepts that speak to both clients’ brand and market demands. • Managed development of samples and production in a wide range of categories, such as sweater knits, cut&sew knits, woven, activewear, tops, bottoms, dresses, swimwear, and intimate lingerie

Senior Product Development Manager
Nov ‘18 - Mar ‘20
PEARLE 88, Inc.

• Manage product development and production in house team from 1st sample to production. Maintain communication with customer’s management. • Maintain communication and schedule with customer’s team. • Successfully manage production and development operations with domestic and import factories. • Manage all developments and production with ERP System. • Oversaw factories allocations, garment sourcing, tech pack, fitting, production. Schedule and maintain workflow. • Researched upcoming trends to offer new emerging designs and concepts that speak to both clients’ brand and market demands. • Managed development of samples and production in a wide range of categories, such as sweater knits, cut&sew knits, woven, activewear, tops, bottoms, dresses, swimwear, and intimate lingerie

Creative & Product Development Director. Business Startup Manager
Jul ‘18 - Nov ‘18
Reflex Garments Company LLC

Business Development Manager Consultant
Jul ‘16 - Mar ‘18
Oh Waouh LLC

V.P of Global Apparel Design, Product Development & Production
Mar ‘13 - Sep ‘16
Panfame, Inc. & Thinksi, Inc.

• Won major wholesale clients including Nasty Gal and SKY Luxury, bringing in $3 million business • Managed a portfolio of wholesale and retail fashion clients worth $15 million in annual revenue including major labels such as Alice + Olivia, A.L.C, BCBG, BEBE, and Forever 21 • Worked on sourcing, tech pack, fitting with customer’s design and production team from 1st sample to production • Successfully manage production and development operations in China and the United States • Oversaw garment production, scheduled and maintained workflow, and facilitated correspondences regarding international distribution and import matters • Researched upcoming trends to create new, emerging designs and concepts that speak to both clients’ brand styles and market demands • Managed development of samples and production in a wide range of categories, such as sweater knits, cut&sew knits, woven, tops, bottoms, dresses, swimwear, and intimate lingerie

Freelance Fashion Designer and Product Development Manager
Oct ‘12 - Mar ‘13
Kinetix Clothing

• Designed and developed Women’s Fall 2013 Collection that received both runway and market success • Responsible for creating original designs, overseeing development of all sample production and line presentation, and managing brand marketing and promotion

Senior Designer & Product Development Manager
Mar ‘12 - Sep ‘12
Colosseum Athletics

• Designed and developed Women’s Fall 2013 Collection, resulting in $30 million in sales • Responsible for conducting market and trend research, creating all new original design concepts, developing market samples and overseeing import development and production, as well as managing budgeting, line presentation, brand promotion, and staff training • Earned recognition for designs’ aesthetics, strong market appeal, innovation, and originality

Freelance Celebrity Wardrobe Designer and Product Development
Oct ‘11 - Feb ‘12
Sebastien Corso

• Created garments for personal and event wardrobe, public appearances, stage performances, commercial advertisements, awards formal attire and music video shootings • Responsible for developing and drafting complete patterns and drapes, sourcing unconventional fabrics and materials, overseeing development of garment production, and budgeting • High profile clients include Andre Young (aka Dr. Dre), Justin Bieber, Curtis Jackson (aka 50 Cent), Avril Lavigne, Will Smith, Rita Ora, and TLC

Professor of Fashion / Fashion Program Curriculum Author
May ‘11 - Oct ‘11
Fremont College

• Developed classroom curriculum for Fremont College’s Fashion Program • Taught Fashion Portfolio, Illustration, Patternmaking, Sewing, Draping, and Fashion Entrepreneurship

Owner, Women Contemporary Designer, Production Manager
Feb ‘06 - Apr ‘11
Destroyed By Fame

• Created and Develop Destroyed by Fame label as a second brand under Black Hearts Brigade corporation. • Designed and managed development of Destroyed by Fame women’s contemporary collection and manage the production team.

Languages
French - Native
English - Fluent
Los Angeles, CA, USA