Che-An Lin
Apparel/Fashion Designer
Che-An Lin
Apparel/Fashion Designer
Based in
Taipei, Taiwan
Seniority
5 - 10 years experience
About

Che-An Lin was born and raised in Taiwan and later moved to New York City to attend Parsons School of Design in 2014.

In 2016, his work was featured in a global competition called Shape The Invisible by ZARA, he was one of those 60 selected designers around the world for performing extraordinary sk

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ills in deconstruction and pattern making. He was also nominated as one of the finalists in Joe's Black Book which aims to discover the young talents in the U.S. as its calling.

In 2018, Che-An Lin has received the awards in accessory competitions such as Politecnico Calzaturiero, Safilo Co., and Joseph C. Moore. He currently has his work displayed on Eye on Talents which is a Paris based online platform that showcases portfolios of individually selected designers scouted throughout the world.

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Assistant Designer
HELMUT LANG Jan. 10, 2019 - Oct. 2019
New York, United States

- Trend research and create mood boards for design inspiration.
- Create flats and detail sketches for fabric, trim sourcing and update in PLM system for production team to meet the design requirements.
- Coordinate and communicate with pattern makers and sample makers on garment construction and sam

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ple details.
- Attend model fitting such as sample preparation, make appointment with fitting models and take notes during fittings for design alteration and pattern correction.
- Spec samples and send feedbacks to factories for quality control and production improvement.
- Organize samples by seasons and categories for future reference.
- Assist denim design team to help meet the deadline if needed.

* https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2020-ready-to-wear/helmut-lang
* https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2019-ready-to-wear/helmut-lang

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Production Intern
Jill Stuart Sep. 2018 - Dec. 2018
New York, United States

- Maintain and update all technical files.
- Schedule and communicate internal fittings based on sample flow.
- Prepare for daily fittings: measure fit samples, analyze construction prior to fitting, take fit notes during fittings.
- Track and ship samples; receives and logs all incoming/outgoing sam

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ples.

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Finalist
CFDA+ 2018
2018
New York, United States
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SOCIAL-WORK STUDIO PRESENTATION SS2019
Social-Work Jul. 2018 - Jul. 2018
New York, United States

- Assist with design development and mood board research
- Toile and prototype making
- Coordinate and attend showcase exhibition

* https://www.vogue.com/article/social-work-spring-2019-collection-debut

Winner
Safilo x Parsons 2017-2018
2018
Italy

Eyewear Competition by Safilo Group

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Winner
Shoe Polytechnic x Parsons 2017-2018
2018
Italy

Footwear Competition by Politecnico Calzaturiero

Honoured
Samsung Fashion Design Scholarship 2017 - 2018
2018
New York, United States
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Finalist
JOSEPH C. MOORE FOOTWEAR SCHOLARSHIP
2018
Milan, Italy

Footwear Competition by Arsutoria School

Fashion Design, BFA
Parsons The New School for Design (New York) 2014 - 2018
New York, United States
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Finalist
Uniqlo External Project x Parsons 2017
2017
Tokyo, Japan
Winner
Shape The Invisible Award by ZARA
2017
Spain
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Design Intern
Philip Lim Sep. 2016 - Dec. 2016
New York, United States

- Develop seasonal color palettes and pull inspirational imagery, design details, innovative fabric applications & modeling details.
- Produce CADs as an aid to design (for design presentations) and for the Merchandising team.
- Communicate model set-up to product development team and provide garment

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sketches as needed by production & tech design.
- Assist with pattern making, mood board research, and textile explorations.

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Design Intern
M. Martin Feb. 2016 - May. 2016
New York, United States

- Assist designer with both technical sketches and hand sketches.
- Assist with sketches, specs, presentation boards, meet preparation, sample management and administrative tasks.
- Assist with pattern making, mood board research, and textile explorations.
- Update tech packs.

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Finalist
CFDA Scholarship Award
2016
New York, United States
Finalist
Joe's Black Book
2016
New York, United States
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Design Intern
Nicholas K. Sep. 2015 - Dec. 2015
New York, United States

- Assist with pattern making, mood board research, and textile explorations.
- Build out seasonal design packages which include color, pattern, program and finishing details.
- Create clean and professional boards of seasonal programs/create additional boards as requested by sales.
- Assist with trac

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king and shipping samples, and help keep the place organized for sample sale.

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Design Intern
Bibhu Mohaptra Feb. 2015 - May. 2015
New York, United States

- Provide supports to the design director on a daily basis by helping with sample construction, handle administrative tasks such as creating tech packs and art sheets.
- Responsible for locally fabric and trims sourcing, sample tracking, communication with sample makers, and attend fittings.
- Create

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detail sheets with flat sketches and style numbers for each garment and assist the design team with urgent projects.
- Assist with pattern making, mood board research, and textile explorations.

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Honoured
Parsons Dean’s List 2014 - 2017
2014
New York, United States
Honoured
Parsons BFA Dean's Scholarship 2014-2018
2014
New York, United States
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Public Health, BS
Taipei Medical University 2012 - 2008
Taipei, Taiwan
Industry sectors

Fashion

Lifestyle

Luxury

Skills

Fashion Design / Sketch / Mood Board

Technical Design / Tech Pack / SPEC

Pattern Making / Draping / Sewing

Knitwear / Machine Knitting / Full Fashion / Cut & Sew

Textiles / Fabric Manipulation

Tailoring / Couture Techniques

Accessory Design / Footwear / Eyewear / Millinery

Software skills

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Gerber Accumark

PLM

Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel...)

Languages

English

Fluent

Japanese

Fluent

Chinese

Fluent

French

Basic knowledge

Types of contracts
Freelance / Missions
Full Time
Collaboration
Personal details

Potentially open to relocate