Kate Meadows
Owner/Designer
Denver | United States
Skills
No information
Industries
Fashion
Lifestyle
Outdoor
Yoga
Health & Fitness
In my own words
— KateExcited to move the industry forward through implementation of environmentally sustainable production, fair trade labor practices, and plus-inclusive sizing.
Trajectory
Jun 2017 — Now
Owner/Designer · Meadows Botanica
Building a small upcycled home goods label focused on hand-dyed textiles, using sustainable materials and natural dyes. www.meadowsbotanica.com
Aug 2019 — Apr 2020
Technical Designer · Fresh Produce Sportswear
Apr 2019 — Jul 2019
Technical Designer, Freelance · Fresh Produce Sportswear
Oct 2016 — Jul 2017
Designer · Sears Holdings
Own design and development, all categories (excluding denim), for Women's Kmart Basic Editions brand. Manage one Assistant Designer. Travel overseas to work directly with vendors on fabric and style development. Manage development of color, print/pattern & graphic direction.
Jul 2016 — Oct 2016
Associate Designer · Sears Holdings
Owned design and development for Girls' Activewear (Sears & Kmart), as well as development of color, print/pattern & graphic direction. Supported design and development of Women's Activewear (Sears & Kmart) under Senior Designer.
Feb 2015 — Jul 2016
Product Development, Assistant · Levi Strauss & Company
Managed training of new team members after less than 6 months on the team.
Introduced a visual method of communicating to overseas vendors, reducing sample iterations.
Oct 2011 — Feb 2015
Freelance Designer · Levi Strauss, Gaiam, Gap, Banana Republic, EcoCentric, ThirdLove, Soybu, Active Fashion Group
Illustrated CAD sketches used on Gaiam product hang-tags.
Created design and development calendar for EcoCentric brands.
Feb 2010 — Oct 2011
Product Manager · Active Fashion Group
Owned design and development of active, outerwear and lounge styles, including SMU/Private Label. Men's, Women's, Girls'.
Products sold at national retailers Sports Authority, and Core Power Yoga.
Co-created calendar, and defined key deliverables.
Activity
Education history
Otis College of Art and Design - Los Angeles
BFA | 2005 - 2009
