Fashion

WHO I AM

Creative and analytical thinker with fifteen years design experience focusing on youth
movements and street wear. I tap into the zeitgeist, identify emerging trends and
articulate brand right themes and successful product lines.

WHAT I’M ABOUT

My philosophy is to draw inspiration from fashion, art, music, and extensive international
travel. Strong leadership and management skills with a reputation as a strategic thinker
and proven problem solver.
My key strengths include color and trend direction, creative collaboration, understanding
the end consumer, balancing the creative and the business side of design.

• Responsible for implementing and coordinating the design strategy from
conception to final product for the women's division with a focus on Women’s Denim.
• Created a new sourcing strategy for the Women’s denim business.
Moving 50% of the collection out of China to Mexico and U.S. to ensure a more
balanced business while achieving a better quality product.
• Partnering with sales team, analyzing feedback and productivity across all
product categories to ensure designs are carefully targeted to market for current
and future seasons.
• Identify trends, color, and themes for
the season as well as print and fabrication development.

Senior Designer

Senior Designer for Roxy and Quiksilver Women’s including fleece, tees, woven’s, 
	outerwear, casual bottoms with primary focus on denim.
•	Created concepts and direction for Roxy and Quik Women’s denim division on a
	global calendar.
•	Present trends, fabric and wash direction per season to Design, Sales, Merchandising, 
	Product Development and Division President.
•	Maintained denim business as the number two top grossing category for Roxy,
	while decreasing SKU count and increasing productivity in outerwear.
•	Day to day activities included: hardware and trim development, fashion and flat
	sketching, technical packages and wash development and attend fittings and 
	make appropriate fit adjustments.

Abbe Allen is a Senior Designer at VOLCOM in Costa Mesa, CA. View their experience, skills and work history on Malakye — the professional network for…

Abbe Allen — Senior Designer at VOLCOM — Costa Mesa, CA

Abbe Allen

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The Illinois Institute of Art