Teresa M. Becker
Teresa M. Becker is the owner and designer behind the Heart of Haute vintage fashion reproduction line in La Verne, California.
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Teresa M. Becker is the owner and designer behind the Heart of Haute vintage fashion reproduction line in La Verne, California. Since 2005, she has designed, cut, sewn (with Los Angeles sewing contractors), performed quality control, and distributed women’s dresses, tops, and skirts—selling to 300+ stores worldwide and direct to retail customers via her website.
In addition to her freelance design team and samplemaking capabilities, Teresa has extensive fashion education experience as an adjunct faculty member teaching courses including clothing construction, visual merchandising, product development, design aesthetics, textiles, patternmaking, draping, sewing, and apparel production. Her background blends decades of hands-on industry design, manufacturing leadership, and Adobe-supported creative production with a team member certified in Photoshop/Illustrator.
- 21 years' experience
- Joined January 2026
Industry experience
- Education
- Manufacturing
- Retail
- Wholesale & Distribution
- Consumer Goods
Work experience
Teaches Visual Merchandising and Intro to Fashion courses, and later patternmaking, draping, textiles, sewing, and apparel production. Also included earlier years teaching patternmaking and related hands-on apparel instruction.
Adjunct faculty teaching fashion and apparel courses including Clothing Construction, Visual Merchandising, Product Development, Design Aesthetics, and Textiles. Also taught from 2005 onward; earlier (2000-2009) involvement in sewing/patternmaking/studio design and fashion show labs/events assisting student projects.
Designs and produces women’s vintage fashion reproductions (dresses, tops, skirts). Designs and cuts on premises in La Verne, California, with sewing contractors in Los Angeles. Performs quality control and distribution at the La Verne location. Sells to 300+ stores worldwide and via direct retail through the company website; average sales exceeded $1M over a 15-year period. Currently provides freelance samplemaking support, with a two-person freelance team structure where Teresa leads design and fabrication planning and the team member supports Adobe creative production.
Education
Certifications and awards· 5
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