Evelyn Pao
Phone: 917-535-9790 â–ª Email: evelynlpao@gmail.com
Skills
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Designing, pattern making and draping
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Fashion digital flat making and fashion figure illustration
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Gerber Accumark for computerize pattern making
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CAD for fashion design and development
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CLO 3D for fashion design
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Using both industrial and home sewing machine
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Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, OneNote)
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Adobe programs (Photoshop, Illustrator)
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Fluent in Mandarin, Japanese​
Work History
Jason Wu New York, United States
Design intern Feb 2025 – May 2025
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Assisted the design team with fabric manipulation work and hand-stitching appliques for production.
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Assembled and developed sample artwork that served as the foundation for the collection’s prints.
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Constructed accessory prototypes to verify measurements, print placements, and design accuracy.
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Halston New York, United States
Design intern Nov 2024 – Feb 2025
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Assisting the design team with mock-up sewing, hand stitching appliques and checking prototype samples.
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Organizing and maintaining sample archive and fabric library cataloged by season deliveries.
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Creating Digital Color palettes and fabric design for further development.
Aesop New York, United States
Season retail consultant Oct 2022 – Jan 2023
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Engaged and guided customers to products that best suit their needs.
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Welcome customers into the spaces and through intentional interactions deepen customers’ understanding of products, as well as demonstrating the use of the product.
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Santa Fe Apparel New York, United States
Design intern May 2022 – July 2022
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Assisted in checking prototype samples, arranging samples and racks.
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Re-worked and organized fabric library based off of fabric category.
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Cataloged, organized, and took photo of sample binders.
Experience
Jason Wu collection SS26 fashion show New York, United States | Sept 2025
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Constructed gowns and runway pieces using both industrial sewing machines and hand-sewing techniques, including intricate appliqué work.
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Cut and marked patterns for garments were later assembled into final looks.
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Altered runway pieces for precise model fittings.
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Senior thesis New York, United States | Aug 2024 – May 2025
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Developed 30 original designs across three deliveries, focusing on concept development, fabric research, and color story exploration. Selected three designs to construct into final garments.
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Planned and directed a team in photographing seasonal lookbook.
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Selected to showcase in the Future of Fashion runway show.
Education
Fashion Institute of Technology New York, United States
Fashion design major Jan 2021 - Present
International Trade and Business minor Jan 2021 - Present
History of art minor Jan 2021 - Present
Bunka Fashion College Tokyo, Japan
Fashion Design April 2024 – August 2024
American Business School of Paris Paris, France
Bachelor of Business Administration Jan 2023 – May 2023
Awards
FIT FOF 2025 Runway Show May 2025
Work of Art capstone exhibition. Dec 2022