Lorena V. Lyerly
Fashion Design Intern, Womenswear
Providence, RI · (401) 555 0148 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/lorenavlyerly
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Two design internships totaling eleven months in womenswear knits
INDUSTRIES
Womenswear, knitwear, small batch domestic production
SPECIALTIES
Flat sketching, tech packs, colorway development, fit session support
SYSTEMS
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Browzwear, Microsoft Excel
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts in apparel design in progress, Rhode Island School of Design
Executive Summary
Apparel design student in her final year at Rhode Island School of Design, with two studio internships in knitwear behind her. Draws clean flats, builds accurate tech packs, and knows what a technical designer needs written down after a fit session.
Signature Achievements
- Built 34 tech packs across two seasons that went to the factory without a single callback for missing information.
- Developed nine colorways for a fall knit capsule, three of which were adopted into the final line.
- Cut sample yardage waste roughly 15 percent by renesting marker layouts on a striped rib fabric.
- Received a return offer from the studio after her second summer.
Professional Experience
Fashion Design Intern
Narragansett Knit Studio, Providence, RI Summer 2026
Supported a two person design team on a womenswear knit collection produced in New England.
- Drew front and back flats in Adobe Illustrator and kept the seasonal style sheet current.
- Wrote tech packs with graded points of measure, stitch details and trim call outs.
- Took notes in fit sessions and turned corrections into revised specifications the same day.
Design Studio Intern
Bristol Point Apparel, Bristol, RI Summer 2025
Assisted the design assistant of a small resort wear label during market preparation.
- Organized the trim and fabric library and logged every swatch against its supplier and cost.
- Prepared mood boards and color palettes for two seasonal concept meetings.
Licensure and Certification
Student member, American Apparel and Footwear Association
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in apparel design in progress, Rhode Island School of Design, expected 2027
Core Skills
Flat sketching · Tech pack writing · Adobe Illustrator · Adobe Photoshop · Knitwear development · Colorway development · Fit session notes · Fabric sourcing support