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Hi, My name is Christina Zifcak, a Senior Fashion Designer based in Providence, Rhode Island. I earned my BFA degree at the Rhode Island School of Design with a major in Fine Art Painting. I pursued a career designing apparel in the Apparel Industry post graduation from RISD. I have over 25 years of experience and I design across Denim Sportswear, Streetwear, Contemporary and Luxury markets, with a specialty in Wovens/Denim and Non-Denim and outerwear garments, and fashion embellishment artwork for Womens, Missy & Juniors, with additional experience in Mens, Young Mens & Kidswear. I lead end-to-end design processes—from seasonal trend research to proto/sample development and production, collaborating with sourcing, marketing and sales to deliver cohesive lines. I value fabric and garment quality, refined fits and attention to detail. I enjoy and excel at leading and mentoring teams to translate seasonal inspiration into market-ready apparel collections.…Hi, My name is Christina Zifcak, a Senior Fashion Designer based in Providence, Rhode Island. I earned my BFA degree at the Rhode Island School of Design with a major in Fine Art Painting. I pursued a career designing apparel in the Apparel Industry post graduation from RISD. I have over 25 years of experience and I design across Denim Sportswear, Streetwear, Contemporary and Luxury markets, with a specialty in Wovens/Denim and Non-Denim and outerwear garments, and fashion embellishment artwork for Womens, Missy & Juniors, with additional experience in Mens, Young Mens & Kidswear. I lead end-to-end design processes—from seasonal trend research to proto/sample development and production, collaborating with sourcing, marketing and sales to deliver cohesive lines. I value fabric and garment quality, refined fits and attention to detail. I enjoy and excel at leading and mentoring teams to translate seasonal inspiration into market-ready apparel collections.

Christina Zifcak

Designer, Illustrator, Graphic Designer, +2

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Hi, My name is Christina Zifcak, a Senior Fashion Designer based in Providence, Rhode Island. I earned my BFA degree at the Rhode Island School of Design with a major in Fine Art Painting. I pursued a career designing apparel in the Apparel Industry post graduation from RISD. I have over 25 years of experience and I design across Denim Sportswear, Streetwear, Contemporary and Luxury markets, with a specialty in Wovens/Denim and Non-Denim and outerwear garments, and fashion embellishment artwork for Womens, Missy & Juniors, with additional experience in Mens, Young Mens & Kidswear. I lead end-to-end design processes—from seasonal trend research to proto/sample development and production, collaborating with sourcing, marketing and sales to deliver cohesive lines. I value fabric and garment quality, refined fits and attention to detail. I enjoy and excel at leading and mentoring teams to translate seasonal inspiration into market-ready apparel collections.…Hi, My name is Christina Zifcak, a Senior Fashion Designer based in Providence, Rhode Island. I earned my BFA degree at the Rhode Island School of Design with a major in Fine Art Painting. I pursued a career designing apparel in the Apparel Industry post graduation from RISD. I have over 25 years of experience and I design across Denim Sportswear, Streetwear, Contemporary and Luxury markets, with a specialty in Wovens/Denim and Non-Denim and outerwear garments, and fashion embellishment artwork for Womens, Missy & Juniors, with additional experience in Mens, Young Mens & Kidswear. I lead end-to-end design processes—from seasonal trend research to proto/sample development and production, collaborating with sourcing, marketing and sales to deliver cohesive lines. I value fabric and garment quality, refined fits and attention to detail. I enjoy and excel at leading and mentoring teams to translate seasonal inspiration into market-ready apparel collections.

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Hi, My name is Christina Zifcak, a Senior Fashion Designer based in Providence, Rhode Island. I earned my BFA degree at the Rhode Island School of Design with a major in Fine Art Painting. I pursued a career designing apparel in the Apparel Industry post graduation from RISD. I have over 25 years of experience and I design across Denim Sportswear, Streetwear, Contemporary and Luxury markets, with a specialty in Wovens/Denim and Non-Denim and outerwear garments, and fashion embellishment artwork for Womens, Missy & Juniors, with additional experience in Mens, Young Mens & Kidswear.

I lead end-to-end design processes—from seasonal trend research to proto/sample development and production, collaborating with sourcing, marketing and sales to deliver cohesive lines. I value fabric and garment quality, refined fits and attention to detail. I enjoy and excel at leading and mentoring teams to translate seasonal inspiration into market-ready apparel collections.

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Senior Fashion Designer at Habitat Clothing Brand

January 1, 2023 - Present

Senior Fashion Designer for Habitat Womens clothing brand; responsible for all woven & outerwear categories; leads design processes including seasonal trend research, color & fabric development, textile print design, trim development, silhouette and sketching, tech pack creation, linesheets for salesman samples, and fitting proto and production samples; manages 100-130 style SKUs per development season.

Associate Designer at Sunrise Brands, Inc.

January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2023

Designer for Private Label for multiple brands: Lane Bryant (Plus Denim), INC-Macy’s (Missy Denim), NY&Co. (Missy Denim), Gabrielle Union- NY&Co. (Celebrity Line - Missy Denim), Orchard Brands (Missy Denim & Non-Denim). Designer of fashion silhouettes, sketching & developing trend, fabric and seasonal concepts in Denim & Non-Denim garments, line sheets, trim sourcing and development with sourcing team, creation of all technical packages for Proto & Production samples, embellishments artwork; involved in some Marketing, Branding & Packaging for NY&CO. & others.

Freelance Designer at Ocean State Job Lot - Corporate

January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2018

Graphic Package Designer for company branded products; designed branded and non-branded package designs for multiple brands for fashion & home.

Freelance Fashion Designer at Ariat International

January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2016

Designer of womens & juniors fashion apparel; artwork for embellished fashion knits and woven garments.

Design Director - Designer, Stylist & Manager at The Kerson Gallery

January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2015

Design Director for all store branding, signage, visual display/merchandising, marketing and promotional materials, online store & website, blog & social media; stylist and director of promotional shoots and fashion events.

Senior Designer - Leather Apparel at Ed Hardy / Robbins Jeans / American Leather, Inc.

January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2009

Senior Designer for leather outerwear & separates for Ed Hardy and Robbins Jeans licensed lines; led design development, trims, hardware, artwork embellishments, and proto-to-production; managed junior designers and produced final line sheets.

Associate Fashion Designer at Da-Nang Indochine / R&D Surplus, Inc.

January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2008

Associate Fashion Designer for womens & childrens US & EU lines; knit & woven silhouettes; developed tech packs through production; artwork for embellished styles and trims.

Associate Designer at Hippie Jeans / CYGNE Design, Inc.

January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2007

Associate Designer for Juniors Boutique Denim Apparel; designed artwork from concept to final packages; artwork for all-over & placement prints, embroidery, trims, labels, packaging & sales tools.

Designer & Illustrator at Guess Jeans / Mamiye Sales, Inc.

January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2004

Graphic designer of artwork for embellishment of knits & wovens for girls' size categories; trims, packaging, and sales tools; textile designer for repeat all-over & placement prints with final tech files.

Graphic Designer & Illustrator at XoXo / Brooks Brothers Golf / Aris Industries, Inc.

January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2001

Graphic Designer & Illustrator for licensed childrens, mens & womens apparel; artwork for embellishment, pattern & print; trims, packaging, sales tools & tech packs.

Assistant Designer (CK Mens & CK Juniors Jeans) at Calvin Klein, Inc.

January 1, 1998 - December 31, 1999

Assistant Designer; color palettes, flat sketches and fashion illustrations; concept boards; technical design packages; trim development in coordination with trim sourcing & product development teams.