Andrea Salazar
Fashion Design

Andrea comes to China directly from the New York City fashion scene, where she obtained a bachelors degree from the world-famous Fashion Institute of Technology and also completed a two-year design program at the renowned Parson's School of Design.  In addition to her impressive academic credentials, Andrea has accumulated a broad range of industry experience over the course of the last eight years.  Beginning in New York city in the areas of technical design and production, tech-pack design and coordination, and as assistant to the COO and VP of Textile Design at some of New York's leading fashion houses (Fubu Inc., H. Warshow and Sons, and Elie Tahari LLC), Andrea has acquired first-hand experience in nearly every facet of the industry, including merchandising, trim, technical design, and production, as well as sales, QC, and warehousing, and has mastered a diverse repertoire of skills, including draping, garment construction, sourcing, quality control, trend research, flat- and free-hand sketching, design, styling, and more.

Transitioning to the China market about two years ago, Andrea was contracted by Kunshan Textile Company to design and market garments for brands such as FILA, Reebok, Daniel Hetcher, Adidas, Puma, Mizuno, and Elle, and was directly responsible for forecasting, design, new brand launch, logo and catalogue design, overseeing marketing for the U.S., and for coordinating the R&D, textile, and manufacturing departments on various projects.

Andrea's interest in fashion began when she was a little girl, creating and constructing costumes for her Barbie dolls at age six and her own life-size clothing by age eight.  As a young teen, Andrea followed her calling into the fashion industry by enrolling in New York City's High School of Fashion Industries and attending other fashion-related classes on weekends, including the well-known Cooper Union Saturday Program.  Andrea is a genuine and easy-going person with a true passion for sharing knowledge with others.  She has taught a broad range of fashion courses at Raffles LaSalle Intl. Design College here in Shanghai, including courses in men's wear, women's wear, pattern drafting, and sewing technique.

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