RUBEN ZAMORA-VARGAS
EDUCATION WORK EXPERIENCE
The New School Parsons Paris (2014-2018) Desigual, Barcelona, Spain Awarded full merit scholarship, Dean’s List Recepient Fashion Designer, Sept. 2018-present Major: Fashion Design BFA • “Young Talents” Capsule Collection. In charge of bringing new silohuettes, prints, fabrics, and style to attract a younger client to the brand. Working Design & Architecture Senior High, Miami, FL, USA (2010-2014) on concept, research, and the brand’s archives to design and produce an Four years of Fine Arts, Fashion Design & Construction exclusive fresh capsule consisting of 20 pieces SVA School of Visual Arts, NYC, New York (July 2013) Marie Claire US, Editorial & RTW Collections, Paris Awaded scholarship for month long Summer Intensive Program Assistant Stylist, 2015-2018 • Classes: Screen Printing, Lithography, Plate Etching, Linoleum Printmaking • Assistant for stylist Enrique Campos on shoot date. Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation,Colorado College, (June 2013) In charge of the garments, ordering and tracking delivery of the looks, dressing the models, helping on set Winner of full ride scholarship for my portfolio • Intensive 2 week Summer program. Masterclasses by reknown artists. The Newschool, Parsons Paris Student Worker, Aug.25, 2015-2018 FASHION SHOWS • Assitant to Program Director BFA Fashion Deisgn, Leyla Neri • Office of Admissions, Office of Student Life, and API Maurizio Galante, Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week • Founder and President of the Parsons Paris Student Senate Dresser, July 2, 2018 Dangerous on-the-way, Palais de Tokyo, Paris • Dressed models backstage at l’Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris Performance Artist, Feb.2- May 8, 2017 Esteban Cortazar, Paris Fashion Week • Performed in Mel O’Callaghan’s solo exhibition which explored ritulistic practices/elevated trance like states of mind, seen by over 200,000 visitors Seasonal Intern, 2014-2017 • Dressed models for fitting, lookbook photoshoots, and backstage Going Over Going Under, Nuit Blanche, Paris • Assisted tailor & seamstresses with pre-show retouches and alterations Performance Artist, Oct.1, 2016 Hussein Chalayan, Paris Fashion Week • Mel O’Callaghan’s work, “Going Over Going Under” for Nuit Blanche. • This performance was activated continuously from 7pm to 1am at Dresser, Sept.30 (Spring RTW),Mar.4, 2016 (Fall RTW) Place Dauphine on Ile de la Cite for over 500,000 visitors Dresser, Oct.2, 2015 (Spring RTW) • Dressed models backstage Grazia Germany, RTW Collections, FW 16-17, Paris Parsons Paris, Graduate Fashion Show Assistant Stylist, April.20, 2016 • Assistant for stylist Bettina Brenn on shoot date. In charge of the garments, Designer, May 16, 2018 show tracking delivery of the looks, dressing the models, helping on set Assistant, May 17, 2017 show, May 20, 2015 show • Presented a 9 look thesis collection “Añoranza” Woe Implores Go, Do Disturb festival, Palais de Tokyo, Paris • VIP escort and public management, Performance Artist, Apr.8-10, 2016 Front of House Team, Backstage Coordinator • Performed in Mel O’Callaghan’s work, “Woe Implores Go” at Palais de Tokyo. 8-Bit Nostalgia, DASH Fashion Show, Miami, USA • This performance was activated continuously from noon to midnight during the three days of the festival and was seen by over 12,000 visitors Designer, May 21, 2014 • Exhibited my senior thesis nine look capsule collection Marie Claire US, Jewelry, FW 16-17, Paris Of Two Minds, DASH Fashion Show, Miami, USA Assistant Stylist, Nov.23, 2015 • Assistant for stylist Enrique Campos on shoot date. In charge of the Designer, May 21, 2013 garments, tracking delivery of the looks, dressing the models, helping on set • Exhibited two looks as a junior “It’s Not What It Is It Is What It’s Not”, Usagi, Paris SKILLS Artist, Apr.22-24, 2015 • Mounted a solo show in the gallery space of the concept store Usagi Languages • Exhibition opening was held April 24th, consisting of an installation and English, Spanish, French performance piece Software RECOGNITION Tech Packs, 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, Vinyl Cutting Adobe Creative Suite Inside LVMH, Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE, Paris • Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro Ambassador, Nov. 2016 Microsoft Office, Mac Applications, Squarespace • Chosen by the LVMH Committee among the 200 best students in Europe Technical for my personal vision of luxury and innovation •Got an inside look and attended masterclasses at some of the world’s Pattern Drafting; Draping; Hand Drafting; Hand & Digital Rendering/ leading fashion brands (Berluti, Celine). Speech by Bernard Arnault Illustrating; Sewing (hand, embroidering, domestic, industrial, serger, leather), Painting, Sculpting, Photography “Reflecting Zadig”, Zadig & Voltaire Member of winning team, Fall 2016 REFERENCES • Designed three window displays for the company’s flagship stores in Paris, New York and other cities around the world; to celebrate the Parisian brand’s Upon Request 20th anniversary
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