Adebayo Omole

Menswear Designer · Fari Hara

Toronto, ON

Work Experience

Menswear Designer

2023 – Present

• Provide design and development expertise for seasonal Menswear collections reporting to CEO. • Working with clients to design custom looks. • Learning Suiting principles and garment construction. • Assisted in the creation and styling of seasonal look books.

Womenswear Product Developer

Hudson North Joseph Mimran + Associates, Inc

2022 – 2023

• Maintain organization by style of all submissions, including lab dips, strike-offs, and trims. • Lab Dip Review Prep o Pulling submission folders for each style o Reviewing submission in comparison to colour Pantone or swatch standard and offering comments prior to review with Design & Product Development o Providing the design team with feedback and/or solutions. § Swatch and document approved/rejected LD’s. § Upload design & PD comments to Centric8. o Strike Off Review Prep § Comparing artwork details to CAD colour, scale, and execution parameters. § Providing design team with feedback and/or solutions. o Trim Review Prep § Pulling submission folders for each style. § Reviewing submission in comparison to trim standard and offering comments prior to review with Design & Product Development on colour, finish, and design. o Technical Sketching & Design Detail Pages § Technical sketching as directed by design team. Product focus on Outerwear and Sweaters. § Developing custom brushes in illustrator for sweater knit stitches. § Developing design detail pages that outline technical and construction components of each garment, inclusive of fit on croquis and initial proto sample BOM. o Aid in the communication and review of items for out-of-office employees through photographs and emails. o Shipping, receiving, and organization of samples

Studio Intern

Sartoria

2022 – 2023

• Sorting color samples for current seasons. • Silk-screening garments. • Cutting and organizing trims. o Reviewing current season trims in comparison to trim standard and offering comments prior to review with Design & Product Development on color, finish, and design. • Social media content creation • Preparation of garments to ensure pieces are retail-ready, for shipments. • Working with design team to assist on in-development pieces and contribute through designing additional knitwear pieces.

Education

Bachelor of Fashion in Fashion Design

Toronto Metropolitan University

2019 – 2023

Bachelor of Fashion in Fashion Design

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

University of Calgary

2013 – 2017

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Interests

Reading: completing at least one book a monthDrawing: digital and physical sketchingPhysical exercise: exercising daily for at least 45 minutes by taking a walk in nature.