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Bebe/Imitation of Christ Designer in dire need

This just passed to me from my friend Raymie at QPR + Events regarding Imitation of Christ  and Bebe designer Tara Subkoff.

--Gary Montgomery

Tara Subkoff at Burberry Lights Up NYC Skyline on Burberry Day

EMERGENCY FUNDRAISER
URGENT art benefit for Tara Subkoff

Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Time: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: DEITCH PROJECTS
SILENT AUCTION
COCKTAILS - RACHEL CHANDLER AND PAUL SEVIGNY TO DJ

WHY: We are very sorry to say that our great friend Tara Subkoff has been diagnosed with a form of brain tumor known as an acoustic neuroma. While benign, it will be fatal to her in approximately two years if not operated on. Recuperation from the necessary operation may take as long as a year. During this time it will not be possible for her to work. We are writing in the hope that all of you can help.

The operation should take place in August if Tara is to avoid deterioration in her mobility and hearing, possible facial palsy and other symptoms. The tumor has exceeded three centimeters, which places extreme urgency on removal and rules out radiation and less invasive methods of treatment. There are eleven specialists involved, due to the extremely delicate area around the tumor. All proceeds from the benefit would go towards covering the remainder of the costs of the operation, and possibly to the care that will be needed afterwards.

Jeffery Deitch has kindly offered his Grand Street space for a benefit on July 15th. We want to put together a really terrific array of artworks for a silent auction. Tara is donating her collection of 200 pieces of Imitation of Christ couture, also to be in the auction.

We realize that this is very short notice and that you are all inundated with benefit requests. If you can possibly help by donating a small work, we would be incredibly grateful. If you are not able to donate a work at this time, monetary donations are also most welcome.

Checks can be made payable to: NYFA (New York Foundation for the Arts)

IF YOU ARE RECEIVING THIS EMAIL, WHETHER AN ARTIST OR A NON ARTIST, PLEASE CONSIDER IN AN INVITATION TO JOIN US AT THE EVENT, OR IF NOT ABLE TO COME, TO SEND A SMALL DONATION.

Dear Artists,

If you can help PLEASE LET US KNOW RIGHT AWAY IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DONATE, AS TIME IS VERY SHORT. We can then email you a donation form.

ART DROP OFF: Art Production Fund has generously offered the use of their offices - and interns for pick-ups - if necessary.

ADDRESS: APF, 299 WEST HOUSTON ST, GROUND FLOOR BTWN HUDSON AND GREENWICH STREETS, NY 10014

PHONE: 212-966-0193

EMAIL: staff@artproductionfund.org

MONDAY - THURSDAY 10-4 (PLEASE NOTE NO FRIDAY DROP OFF)

Artists please be aware that Art Production Fund cannot insure these artworks (yet will treat with care!) so ship/handle/storage is at own risk.

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS, WHO ARE TO BE THE FISCAL SPONSORS FOR THE EVENT.

Job ops this week

Buyer, Fashion Apparel

Why TJX?

Are you ready to explore the corporate side of retail? The TJX Companies, Inc. is the world's largest off-price retailer, and is comprised of: T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, and A.J. Wright in the United States, Winners and HomeSense in Canada and T.K. Maxx and HOMESENSE in Europe. We currently have the following opportunity available: 

Buyer- Fashion Apparel
Buyer What makes our Buyers Unique?
Our merchants are in the market every week fostering vendor relationships and buying exciting
merchandise that represent an incredible value to our customer. TJX is not tied to a corporate controlled matrix; we expect and encourage our Buyers to source new vendors and resources to bring in desired goods. Our Buyers have a high level of autonomy; they have the ability to negotiate and make on-the-spot decisions while in the market place. We provide an environment where our Buyers can be creative, free thinkers and encourage risk taking.

TJX is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity.
More information and to apply

 

Fashion Consultants - Nationwide

 

Nina McLemore, Inc.. is a unique women's designer clothing company founded in 2003 that offers an outstanding opportunity to build a business, work with interesting, accomplished women and be part of a fast growing fashion company.

 

The Collection: The Nina McLemore Collection is designer clothing for executive women, community professionals and women who simply want beautiful clothes that fit. These women have limited time to shop and are looking for clothing serving multiple purposes. The collection includes luxurious fabrics that are expertly crafted and designed for meetings, travel, and events.Read about the concept of the company, please visit the website at www.ninamclemore.com

 

The Nina McLemore Collection fills an essential niche for women who want beautiful luxury apparel appropriate for their busy, active and successful lives.  As a Nina McLemore Sales Representative, you can build your own successful business with very little risk. Your motivation and network, together with the expertise and support of this dynamic and fast growing company, creates the energy and teamwork to maximize this exciting opportunity.

More information and to apply

 

Luxury Sales Professional - Women's Designer Clothing- NYC Showroom

 

Nina McLemore, inc. is a designer women's clothing collection focused on executive and high-net worth women.  We are looking for an experienced sales professional to work out of our NY showroom.  Individual will have a background in luxury retail sales and an extensive client book to high-net worth business and/or philanthropic women is a must. Sales generation is critical through planning in-showroom and outside events particularly with charitable organizations, networking and making regular calls to new and existing clients.   

 

Candidate must be able to maintain long-term relationships to build repeat customers and follow-up on all sales to ensure customer satisfaction and service all while meeting individual sales goals.  Also necessary is an excellent fashion sense and love of designer quality clothing.

 

More information and to apply

 

MULTIPLE OPENINGS:

Couture Staff is seeking Senior Managers, Directors and VP Level Executives for several Major Luxury Fashion & Accessory Brands. The ideal candidates will be currently employed in leadership roles at high caliber Luxury Brands found on Madison Avenue and Rodeo Drive.

More information and to apply Please do not apply unless you have experience from a Major Luxury Brand or High End Fashion House. Preference given to LinkedIn networking members with recommendations.

AVP of Marketing for Jewelry and Watches
East Coast Regional Director of Retail Stores
International Brand Manager for Eyewear and Fragrance
Senior Director of Marketing for Couture
Vice President of Marketing for Bridal
Senior Director of Creative & Art
Senior Director of Design
Rodeo Drive Flagship Store Director
Madison Avenue Flagship Store Director
Senior Buyers for Jewelry and Watches
Senior Buyers for Handbags & Leather Goods

On a more JUNIOR LEVEL, the following positions are available for Luxury Executives under the $150k mark:

CORPORATE Opportunities:
Executive Assistant to the VP of Marketing
Jewelry Buyer for Luxury Online Retailer
Merchandising Manager for Handbags
Personal Executive Assistant to President
CRM Marketing & Database Manager
Senior Manager for E Commerce & Interactive
HR Manager of Talent Acquisition
Senior Level Retail Staff Accountant
Retail Financial Analyst Expense Side
Product Development Manager for Men's Jewelry
CAD Jewelry Designer
Senior Manager of Product Development
Wholesale Account Executive for Caribbean (based in Miami)
Hong Kong Purchasing Director (based in Hong Kong)

RETAIL STORE & MALL:
Flagship Store Sales Manager for Madison Avenue
Flagship Store Sales Manager for Beverly Hills
Retail Store Manager for Dallas
Retail Store Manager for Tysons Corner
Retail Store Manager for Bal Harbour
Retail Store Manager for Houston
Assistant Store Manager for Short Hills
Operations Manager for Westchester
Operations Support for King of Prussia
Operations Support for South Coast Plaza
Sales Professional for South Coast Plaza
Operations Support for Las Vegas
Sales Professional for Las Vegas 

Visit us anytime at www.COUTURESTAFF.com

First Lady Fashions

I was just turned on to Mrs O, a clever interesting site dedicated to the fashions of our new First Lady, Michelle Obama. Below the First Family arrives in Russia today. Watch the tricky url though if you're typing it into a browser, it's mrs-o.org.

--Gary Montgomery

Photo by Stringer / AFP / Getty 

Fashion Job ops 7-2-09

LOS ANGELES, CA

Director of Handbag Design - Senior, Los Angeles, CA

Must be able to satisfy the following requirements:

1. Design school graduate
2. Minimum 5 years experience designing leather handbags
3. Minimum 2 years directing a handbag design department
4. Immaculate vision for great style and taste

More info/apply

ATLANTA, Georgia

Professor of Fashion, Atlanta, GA

Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta Campus. SCAD - Atlanta seeks candidates for part-time
faculty positions in fashion. Qualified candidates should have a terminal degree or its equivalent
in fashion or a related field, as well as a broad knowledge of fashion design. Excellent design
skills and professional recognition is essential in order to join this highly creative, motivated,
and exciting team that is creating the next generation of fashion designers. Strong skills in the
areas of design, concept, innovation, illustration, sketching, and CAD are highly desirable. Areas
of expertise may include design, and illustration sketching for misses/specialty sizes, menswear
and/or children's wear. College-level teaching experience is also desirable. More info/apply

NEW YORK CITY

PR Internship, New York City

With Mantra PR in NYC. More info/apply

Sales Executive - Senior

ACCESSORIES COMPANY - New York City

Women’s Accessories Co. seeks an experienced, highly motivated and energetic sales professional to join our team and manage our account base and build on it. Responsibilities include but are not limited to communication with buyers, creation of sales spreadsheets and reports, and helping with the coordination of packages.

Seeking results driven individuals who desire to be challenged and thrive to succeed in a creative and fast-paced environment. Candidates must be detailed oriented, organized, reliable, energetic, and love to sell. Candidate should be able to work creatively and independently and must possess strong oral and written communication skills.

Qualifications: College background required--Bachelor's degree equivalent preferred; Must have a min of 3-5 years exp and be self-motivated with strong contacts. Proficient computer skills in database applications, spreadsheet, and word processing, Microsoft Access, Excel, Power Point, and Word preferred. More info/apply

 

 

ACCESSORIES DESIGNER - Senior, New York City

WOMEN'S ACCESSORIES COMPANY

 

Seeking Designer for Women's Fashion Neckwear and Novelty Trend

Who we are: Women’s Accessories Co. specializing in Scarves, Wraps, Hats & CW Knits. Our work culture thrives on teamwork and collaboration but also recognizes each individual’s role in the process.

What we need: A hands-on, dynamic, results driven individual who seeks to be challenged and thrive to succeed in a creative and fast-paced environment. A young, fun (yet pleasant) designer with 2-4 years of design related work experience to join our design team. Must have a great eye, be highly detailed oriented, motivated, possess excellent communication skills and have the ability to work independently as well as part of a team and delivery in a timely manner. Additional experience in retail or sales a plus.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Support senior designers in textile and knit wear accessories
• Communicate with vendors
• Interact with production and design to advise of problems with production orders and help to determine solutions
More info/apply

 

Administrative assistant - Junior, Mishka NYC - New York City

 

Seeking highly organized, detail oriented, self-starter who is able to multi-task in a quick paced office environment working for a quickly growing clothing company in Brooklyn. This position is full-time, 5 days a week. Duties include but are not limited to the following.

-Be the liaison between fulfillment center and company
-Create invoices for all wholesale shipments and send to vendors
-Keep accurate A/R through Quickbooks and backend software
-Maintain Invoices between company and parent company
-Maintain customer service with wholesale accounts, including processing credit card payments, arranging returns, etc.
-Maintain orders from Sales Rep in back end system. Create POs for factories, vendors and suppliers
-Misc. office tasks, filing items, maintaining A/P, etc
- the candidate must be proficient in word, excel, and quickbooks (even though this is not a requirement to get the position).

More info/apply

 

 

Outerwear Production Fashion Designer’s Assistant.

 

Must have good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Excel, Adobe
Illustrator, garment construction- tasks would include detailing sample requests, proofing production orders, light sketch updating, Ideal candidate will be organized and detail oriented. Part time, in-house freelance position. Hours are 10am-4pm. Mon-Fri. Home office environment .
2-3 YEARS EXPERIENCE OF GARMENT PRODUCTION IN THE FASHION DESIGN INDUSTRY REQUIRED. More info/apply

 

 

MONTREAL, CANADA

Designer – Buying Department

GENERAL DUTIES:
· Create seasonal graphics for use on products,
· Create/visualize an idea by making a computer aided mock-up of new products,
· Color matching of materials or coordination of product group,
· Adapting existing designs for mass production,
· Working closely with buyers to ensure the item complements other products,
· Keep current with market trends, particularly in the areas of graphics and color,
· Participate and work in a talented creative team, by shaping the future of the company’s products.

Requirements:
- DEC or certificate in fashion/graphic design or related programs,
- 1 to 2 years of related experience,
- Expertise with Adobe Creative Suite specifically Illustrator and Photoshop,
- Demonstrate a strong design composition and eye for color,
- Ability to multi-task,
- Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills,
- Bilingual in French and English (verbal and written).

More info/apply

 

Hong Kong, China

 

A Buying Agent with its own and sub contracted factories over the Asia is looking for:

Poly Higher Diploma in fashion design stable working in casual wear/suiting/high fashion/lingerie in EEC/USA/ Local/ China market, strong in Photoshop, illustrator. Past working experience in large scale retail chain stores or famous brand label preferable. More info/apply

Sex & The Armed Forces

This just sent to me from colleague, friend and RR member Gregory Angelo. It's always a good thing to support our Armed Services.

--Gary Montgomery

 

Sex and the City fans, this also sent to me from a friend of mine at BlueFly.com,  Najwa Moses.

 

More info on the series and for casting calls

Expose your inner hidden design talent

 

If you're jonesin to gage your inner design talent then you might want to check out this design contest thingy. As a means to shed light to the recycling of second-hand clothing into something new and eco-chic, Oxfam recently launched Oxfam DIY - a new online fashion resource designed to encourage "redesigning" what's old into something up-to-date and uber-fabulous. Divine British stylist Mrs Jones (aka Fee Doran who has styled The Killers and put Kylie into that white-hooded catsuit for "Can't Get You Out of My Head") styled a photoshoot made up of looks created entirely using garments from Oxfam's recycling facility, Wastesaver.

This time they've teamed up again on a unique fashion design competition. Design and create a customized garment from old clothing or recycled materials, and upload a pic of it to the Flickr stream Flickr.com/groups/OxfamDIY (but run, don't walk, entries close July 15th at Oxfam.org.uk/DIY).  The top five designs chosen by Mrs Jones will be featured on the Oxfam DIY site, and the lucky winner will have a one-of-a-kind item designed for them by Mrs Jones.

 

Watson waves her wand, but in Burberry

Check out this behind-the-scenes video from Emma Watson's recent Burberry photo shoot. For those of you across the pond who are not familiar with Watson's work, just pop in a Harry Potter DVD. She blasted onto our radar in the flicks as Hermione and you just can't miss her stunning good looks. The video below includes anecdotes from Christopher Bailey, Creative Director of Burberry and the tres-chic "muggle" wears a trench coat with a Burberry Snood. The Autumn Winter 2009 campaign images were shot by photographer Mario Testino in London next to Big Ben.

--Gary Montgomery

Watch the video

He may be gone, but his style lives forever

Booth Moore, Fashion Critic for the LA Times waxes poetic about the kingly style of legendary King of Pop, Michael Jackson.

--Gary Montgomery

"Wearing one glove, he influenced an entire generation. Michael Jackson, 1980s style icon, had us copying his military badges, white ankle socks and black loafers as often as his moonwalk."  Read more about Michael Jackson's style

Survival of the Fit-test

 

If any of the following apply to you...

• you own a struggling clothing company in the UK

• you want to be on tv

• you want to make more money

Then read on, because BBC is looking for you.

--Gary Montgomery

"The BBC has approached just-style for help in finding UK clothing companies who want to increase profitability and reduce costs with help from a leading business expert.

The results will be filmed as part of a new BBC2 series currently in the pipeline.

Based on the premise that in the current economic climate firms need to reassess the way they structure their businesses, the BBC has enlisted top academic Dr Paul Thomas to help companies survive and grow through this difficult time."  Read more

Job Hunt

BANGLADESH

Denim Washing Technologist

Job description:
This leading supplier of casual wovens and denim to the high street is looking for a Denim Washing expert to be based at their factory in Bangladesh. With a background specialising in denim production and development you will be involved in writing an improved operating procedures manual for wet and dry processing. You will be able to train employees on wrinkle-free, garment dye and denim washing techniques and develop new washes, working closely with design and merchandising teams. You will also be responsible for improving and increasing production.

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO VOLUME ONLY SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED

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INDIA

Country Manager

Our client is a renowned global fashions group. Due to rapid business expansion, they are currently looking for a seasoned and motivated Operations head to start up and manage the sourcing office in India.

Job Responsibilities:
* Responsible for the overall operations of the sourcing office in India.
* Lead and develop merchandising, quality and production professionals.
* Monitor vendors and factories performance, maintain a high level of
quality and logistics standard as to comply with headquarter
requirements.
* Liaise actively and work closely with headquarter and other regional
countries to enhance the smooth development of India’s. Web: www.eastwoodasia.com

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NEW YORK CITY

PATTERN MAKER

Great Head Pattern Making opportunity!! Must have supervised previously and also be able to create your own patterns. This is for a Contemporary Dress company. Located in the heart of the Fashion District. Must have at least 5 years as a pattern maker. We are a very established company.

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ASSOCIATE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN
BAGS

We are seeking a unique individual with experience, integrity and take charge personality, in the manufacturing process of cosmetic bags, backpacks, tote bags, etc.

We sell to the low priced discount trade, private label, fragrance and cosmetic industry. Must be aware of the fashion bag market trends, through magazines and shopping retail.

Will work directly with China factories to establish the most competitive pricing.

Heavy emailing to factories and speaking directly to factories to get your ideas across.

Must have extensive knowledge of bag construction, different material selections, etc. You should know how to develop product to fit a budget. 

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TORONTO, CANADA

SALES SUPPORT

One of Canada’s largest distributors of hosiery, headwear and fashion accessories. We specialize in the design and production of licensed and generic brand socks, as well as other accessory products such as hats, gloves and winter accessories. Disney, Marvel, Mattel, Nickelodeon and NHL are just a few examples of the licensed brands that we carry.

Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an outgoing and organized individual to assist our sales staff. You will be a liaison between traveling sales representatives and staff based in our home office.

Job Duties:
- Involvement in planning and setting up of tradeshows
- Tracking sales progress
- Troubleshooting minor technical problems

Job Requirements:
- Ability to multitask, manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
- Must be able to work independently, as well as co-operatively in a team environment
- Travel required

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