Sara V.

I am a fashion designer and apparel technical specialist with 15+ years of experience across the full production pipeline — from first sketch to finished garment. My core expertise is pattern making and grading: I develop precise, production-ready patterns and size sets that go straight to the factory floor without rework. Over 13 years of continuous collaboration with more than 10 high-profile brands and designers, I helped scale production from 300 to 2,000+ units per style and supported their entry into international markets including the United States, France, and Panama. The categories I have developed for include luxury modest swimwear, resort wear for men and women, contemporary menswear, and casual collections for babies and children. I specialize in lingerie and swimwear — the most technically demanding categories in apparel. My foundation comes from five years as a lingerie designer at an export-focused brand, where I developed deep expertise in bra construction, underwire fitting, internal structural support, elastomer and fabric selection, and lace and embroidery development. I understand garment construction at an industrial level: seam allowances, stitch types, fabric behavior, shrinkage, and finish quality — because I have led production teams and supervised sampling firsthand. What sets my work apart is that I do not only deliver digital files. I own a fully equipped private workshop with a professional dressmaker's form, which allows me to build and test physical prototypes, validate fit directly on the form, and identify construction issues before they reach the factory. You get pattern files and a specialist who has actually sewn and tested the design. My technical deliverables include complete tech packs with flat sketches, BOM, materials and trims specifications, construction details, and size spec sheets — all in production-ready formats compatible with any manufacturer. I also develop graded pattern sets in DXF and PDF, ready for cutting. I work with independent designers, emerging brands, and established labels that need a specialist who bridges creative vision and industrial execution. If you need patterns, grading, tech packs, or physical samples — let's talk.