Recorded Live Session
 
Instructor: Andrea Sanderline & Karen Pauls-Christensen
 
Course Description:
Learn confident presentation skills across critical aspects of the industry. Topics include confidently presenting impactful visuals of designs, mood boards, trend reports, and color palettes, effectively presenting fabric selection and strategic brand concepts. Learn about giving and receiving constructive feedback, and articulating iterative design adjustments. Through interactive practical assignments, participants will learn to present their ideas and designs confidently, preparing them to succeed in the competitive field of fashion design.
 
Instructor Bio:
Andrea: With almost 30 years of experience Andrea is a skilled and passionate DVP/Design Director, with great enthusiasm, energy, design intuition, and creative strategy which touch all facets of her craft: trend, color, fabric, silhouette, product design and development, brand launch, brand growth, design from concept through production, fit expert, branding, merchandising, Private Label, management, mentoring, team development.and social media. Andrea has extensive overseas and domestic travel experience, including factory visits, building vendor relationships and Europe shopping. Andrea’s creativity knows no boundaries.  
 
Karen: Karen is an accomplished omni-channel fashion and retail leader with a strong track recording Product Development, Brand Management, New Product Launches, Identifying Trend, Strategic Planning, and Cross Functional Collaboration. As Director of Product Development and MerchandisingBrand Director, Karen showcases her ability collaborating with designers, buyers, planners, quality and sourcing teams, and the creative team. She has a proven knack for curating exceptional collections that resonate with target audiences. She is a seasoned leader in building product, sourcing and cultivating vendor relationships, having traveled to nearly 20 countries for development and production purposes.Karen has mastered the art of launching new brands as well as product extensions; fueled by a deep-rooted passion for market research, competitive analysis, and customer insights. Karen takes pride in managing all aspects of product life-cycle and brand management, drawing upon over 20 years of experience.She understands the importance of building strong assortments that drive success in today’s competitive retail landscape.