Carmine di Sarno
Passionate, self-motivated individual with 30+ years of design, styling, sales, retail, management, and distribution experience within the fashion and luxury goods industry. Have shown/styled at Fashion Week New York (2003-2018); several events in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Miami, and the Caribbean. Worked with prestigious Italian designers including Basile and Eurno. Launched highly acclaimed Raika D., Occhi Neri, and Angel Devil collections in the United States and Europe. Tenacious in building a new business, securing customer loyalty, and forging strong relationships with multicultural clientele. Demo Reel: https://youtu.be/2FOvCthbAv4
Costum-made interior funtiture.
- Designed and implemented a strategic sales plan that expanded the company's customer base and ensured its strong presence. - Successfully increased the company's sales by 10%. - Built and promoted strong, long-lasting customer relationships by partnering with them and understanding their needs. - Identified and maximized sales opportunities, and increased customer retention rates. - Successfully handled visual merchandising, and worked to promote company vision. - Identified emerging markets and market shifts while being fully aware of new products and competition status.
- Managed fashion shows and created the vision of look. - Organized line-ups and technical coordination of the show. - Styled and designed clothing for casting and runways. - Responsible for managing sales and designing collections. - HR resourcing experiences and creation of the personal team. - Trained staff and was responsible for management and scheduling for different teams within the company.
- Owner, operator, and designer for an extremely successful men's and women's luxury apparel business with a gross volume of $10M per year. - Responsible for distributing buys from major department stores and private boutiques' - Exceeded sales expectations by +50% during the first year of business - Lead and developed 5-10 assistant stylists - Collaborated with and styled celebrities and top models for fashion shoots and runway shows i.e. Miss Bahamas for Miss Universe and NY Fashion Week - Recognized and featured within numerous fashion magazines, and was awarded Designer of the Year at the Caribbean Showcase - Achieved an increase in sales from 10% to 25% working for Raika D. and Angel Devil Collections.
Opened and managed a new luxury Italian restaurant downtown of Santo Domingo.
- Led a highly successful start-up custom furniture business with an annual sales volume of $5-6M - Worked with exclusive private clients to help them identify their furnishing needs with custom hand-crafted pieces from Italy. Average customer spend would range from $200k-$500k - Served as a mentor to Jr. sales associates in developing personal clientele` to help boost their sales performance
- Lead and managed back-stage logistics during a runway show. - Organized and coordinated fashion shows from back-stage, including fitting the models and coordinating lineups. - Prepared wardrobe looks and styled models for other fashion designers i.e. Versace, Giorgio Armani, Prada, Valentino, Roberto Cavalli. - Recognized for creating visually appealing looks and extreme attention to detail.