Fashion Design Mentorship - Polish Your Skills
We are a small design house that produces cocktail and evening wear.
Job descriptionPaul Carroll NY
Incredible hands-on opportunity for design students to get experience working side-by-side with our designer, Paul Carroll. If you are looking to bring your skills up to the next level, this internship will give you the chance.
We have internships available for fashion design majors or people with intermediate sewing and draping skills to assist in preparing our sample collection for presentation and photography.
Please be sure to include a link to your portfolio or samples of your work when you reach out.
ProfileWe are a very small artisanal design house that produces two collections a year. We do everything in-house from sketching, draping, flat patterning, cutting, and sample production.
Our collection consists mostly of cocktail dresses and separates, and evening wear. It is high-end, modern, and sexy. You can see what we do at www.paulcarroll.com
Our workroom is located in Brooklyn Heights, one stop from Manhattan, and is very convenient to many subway lines (4, 5, 2, 3, R, A, C).
Specific needsThe ideal candidate will have intermediate to advanced sewing skills and will have a keen interest in fashion and pay great attention to detail. The position can involve any and all aspects of working with the designer in a (small!) workroom to create the samples. Tasks would include sourcing and pricing of fabrics, notions and trims, organizing and cataloging workroom supplies, cutting out patterns, simple garment construction, and sewing sequins or beads on finished samples.The internship is for academic credit or experience only.The hours are flexible and it is a terrific opportunity to get real hands on experience doing everything involved in putting together a small collection. Chosen candidates will be required to be motivated, responsible, on time and reliable.