Letizia Palchetti Tosi

Fashion Designer & Product Developer @Shaft

Firenze, IT

As fashion designer and product developer I have been involved in a number of highprofile projects. Designing the new collection, Selection of denim, cotton fabrics and accessories, visiting industrial laundries all around Italy to follow up the collection and the production. I\'m used to keep me updated visiting twice per semester the most important tradeshow for textile and special treatment such as Premiere Vision in Paris and Milano Unica in Milan.To sum up- Strong background in design research and analysis - Proven ability to create concepts and moodboards- excellent expertise of cotton and denim fabric, in his ounces, cast, shades and constructions- development of samples and bulk- Strong background in denim washes and laundry processes (sandblasting, abrasion, stone wash, bleach, enzyme wash, whiskers, spots, color, resins, darn, sandblasting, dyeing and chemical effects.)- Strong background in all the process of printing(screen printing, digital prints, sublimated printings)- Strong background in embroideries on cut pieces, in roll and on garment. Knowledge of the most popular embroidery stitches: straight stitch, satin stitch, fill Stitch, manual stitch. needlepunching(agugliatura), Cornely(applicazione di fettuccie), Coiling(cordonetti), terry-stitch(punto spugna), Paillettes, quilt machine(trapuntifici). I am acquainted with studs, griffe and thermoadesive applications- I am acquainted with cold dye, garment mailer, garment dye, yarn dye and roll dye- Proven ability to collaborate and work with group- Proven ability to use photoshop, illustrator and indesign - Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint- Proficient in Wordpress and Indexhibit