Curriculum Vitae

Romy McCloskey

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Dedicated, detail-oriented creative designer and hand embroidery artist with cross-functional expertise in couture costume and fashion design, precision patternmaking and couture construction, highlighting a mastery of intricate hand embroidery and beadwork.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Experience

Film

Costume Supervisor
Postman (2019)
Director: Minkyu Kang

Television

Theater

Costume Design
Full Cast
A Christmas Story The Musical (2019)
Director: Keith Brumfield

Costume Design
Mad Hatter, Queen Lillian, King Harold
Shrek The Musical (2019)
Director: Keith Brumfield

Fashion and Costume Design

Owner/Principal Designer
Faden Design Studios • The Woodlands, TX • 2002 – Present

IMDB recognized designer specializing in gender and size inclusive couture design and hand-embroidery for film, stage, television, and private commission.

• Designed and developed over a dozen cut and sew and knit, ready-to-wear womenswear labels for Target Stores.
• Created presentation boards, trend layouts, line sheets, technical flats, factory specs, colorways, printed and embroidered textile options, as well as graphic artwork for other embellished designs.
• Acted as Color manager, responsible for color/lab dip and printed pattern approvals for overseas factory production and maintained color archives.

Assistant Fashion Designer
Nah Nah Collections • New York, NY • 1992 – 1996

• Responsible for production specs, technical flats and post- production lot inspections.
• Assisted head pattern maker during pre-production fitting.
• Aided in product development and design of high end size inclusive evening wear.
• Liaison between head designers, pattern drafters, sample room staff, production and sales staff.

Assistant Designer
Tait Mates • Connecticut • 1988 – 1992

• Aided in product development and design of all garments and textiles produced by the studio and factory.
• Responsible for production specs, technical flats and post- production lot inspections.
• Assisted in sample and production fittings.
• Designated cutter for all sample garments of high end Petite, Missy and Plus size evening and special occasion wear.
• Maintained fabric, trim and embellishment library for the studio.

Education

Savannah College of Art and Design • Savannah, GA

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fashion Design
Minor, Art History