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3D Apparel and Product Developer

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Highly creative and with extensive experience in the kids wear industry.
I have been working as an apparel developer for 9 years. I am a textile lover and with this passion I love being part of the creation process and building amazing products.


•	 Kids’ Apparel&Accessories
•	 roughly 60-75 styles a season from concept stage to production including:	tech pack creation, fit session,  prototype reviews and approvals, fabric and trim sourcing, costing negotiations with factories, print and color approvals.
•	Design all graphics for screen printing, block print-ing and embroidery.
•	Participate in trade shows including: creating sample collections, line sheets, look books, poster print work, order forms, handle pre- and post show communication with buyers, maintaining relationships with distributors and agents for the brand globally (USA, Japan, Middle East, Singapore, Australia, Europe).
•	Manage  websites for retail and wholesale and related social media.

Apparel Designer specialised in kids' wear

Design Services; 3D apparel design and draping using CLO; rendering, fit, size grading, and garment construction.

Translating Walmart's and Under Armour's patterns into virtual samples. 

3D Technical Designer

Give valuable feed back on the fit, feel and construction of Pearl iZUMi's prototypes.

Fit Model

Designing and developing uniforms for hotel staff.
Collection development ensuring all submits matched the client's requirements and brand image.
Technical CAD flats, fits, sourcing and negotiating costing with factory.


Freelance Apparel Designer

Designing Resort styles as well as reworking old silhouetted from previous collections.
Assisting in creating technical CAD flats and creating tech packs and detailed Bill of Materials packages for development and manufacturing.
Coordinating and overseeing their production in India.

Diplomat Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

Chantal Blommerde is a 3D Apparel and Product Developer at Chandamama - New Delhi, India in Boulder, CO.

Chantal Blommerde

Chantal Blommerde

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Parsons School of Design

Schoevers College