Creative and confident fashion designer delivering a unique point of view, artistic excellence, and a vision for efficient execution. My entrepreneurial spirit has helped me make meaningful contributions to brands with global exposure. I am a highly motivated, fast-working professional known for perseverance and a pleasant, collaborative nature.…

Russell A. Peguero

Creative and confident fashion designer delivering a unique point of view, artistic excellence, and a vision for efficient execution. My entrepreneurial spirit has helped me make meaningful contributions to brands with global exposure. I am a highly motivated, fast-working professional known for perseverance and a pleasant, collaborative nature.…

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Creative and confident fashion designer delivering a unique point of view, artistic excellence, and a vision for efficient execution.

My entrepreneurial spirit has helped me make meaningful contributions to brands with global exposure. I am a highly motivated, fast-working professional known for perseverance and a pleasant, collaborative nature.

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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
Italian
Intermediate
French
Intermediate

Work Experience

Fashion Designer at LLESSUR
January 1, 2020 - Present
Conceptualized and led the full realization of yearly collections, translating market trends and original inspiration into cohesive fashion sketches and unique textile prints. Drove the design-to-production pipeline, leading pattern making, prototyping, and product costing to ensure creative vision aligned with manufacturing efficiency and profitability targets. Strategically managed collection timelines, aligning design output with marketing and production schedules for successful market entry.
Product Development Coordinator at EssilorLuxottica
January 1, 2019 - Present
Served as the key creative liaison between designers, product development teams, and overseas vendors, ensuring precise execution of material developments and design specifications. Managed color and fabrication execution, clearly communicating technical directions to factories and performing detailed prototype inspections to maintain high brand standards. Coordinated critical market sample alignment and secured final brand approvals across multiple product categories.
Assistant Sourcing Manager at FULLBEAUTY Brands
January 1, 2018 - October 19, 2025
Accelerated the design approval process, managing and tracking color dips, print CADs, prototypes, and market samples between brands and overseas manufacturing partners. Maintained quality control and efficiency by diligently tracking physical and digital sample/lab-dip trackers. Facilitated critical communication to ensure technical design specifications were clearly relayed and executed by factories.
Product Development & Design Intern at Marc Jacobs
January 1, 2017 - October 19, 2025
Supported the seasonal collection development, organizing trims, fabrics, and design boards directly corresponding to runway looks. Inspected pre-production samples at local factories, gaining hands-on knowledge of garment construction and quality control standards. Monitored and tracked garment construction elements and overall development progress using the PLM system.

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS) at Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2023
Associate of Arts (AA) at Katherine Gibbs NY
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2009

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Retail, Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Professional Services