Hello! my name is Katharine Hire.  Born and raised in Ohio and currently living in Columbus, Ohio.   I am a highly driven, professional individual, with a focus on women’s ready to wear fashion.  music and dance bring me to life while fashion and visual beauty fuel my creativity.  I have a heart for people and making lives brighter and more beautiful.  I am Hire Collective. 

Education:

Columbus College of Art & Design
Columbus, Ohio (May ‘13)
BFA in Fashion Design, Minor in the History of Design

Work Experience:

Lane Bryant - a plus size women’s company
Columbus,Ohio (May ‘11- Present)
   Design intern for knit tops and sweaters
   -Create Illustrator Flats for garment construction communication
   -Generate and maintain tech packs in Web PLM
   -Research trends and organize department fabrics, CAD’s and trims
   -Develop presentation boards for meetings

Kunmabo - An emerging fashion company
Mali,  Africa (Jan. ‘10 - Jan ’10)
   Research Assistant
   -Textile and production research
   -Met with sewing schools for garment production
   -Visited local cotton gin for future production

Neos Dance Theater
Mansfield, Ohio (June ‘06 - Aug. ’07)
   Costume Assistant/Mistress
   -Designed, sourced fabric and made pattern for
    evening gown costume and executed construction
  -Fitted existing costumes to dancers

Ashland Regional Ballet/ Opus II Dance Studio
Ashland, Ohio (Sep ‘06- Aug. ’07)
   Costume Assistant/Mistress
   -Designed costumes, sourced fabric, created patterns,
    and executed construction for costumes
   -Fitted existing costumes to dancers

Ballet Magnificat!, Jackson, Mississippi (Aug. ‘03 - June ’06)
Costume Assistant/Mistress
    -Fitted existing costumes to dancers

Achievements:

-Outstanding Senior of the Year at CCAD: 2013
​-Four-year scholarship at CCAD
-Fashion illustration clothing design presentations chosen for CCAD Student Exhibition
-The University of Akron Dean’s List: 2007-2008
-Columbus State Community College Dean’s List: 2008
-CCAD President’s List: 2009
-Created women’s fashion line for CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America)
-Scholarship Project.  Project was selected to be sent and reviewed by the CFDA in NYC

Skills:

Technical Flats, Pattern Making, Draping, Fashion Illustration, Trend research, Sewing, Construction, Layout and Concept, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Kaledo, Web PLM, Web PDM