evening dresses, street wear, unique and exclusive

Marina Glazer
fashion designer, consultant
San Francisco, Bay Area
marina@fashiontouch.net

Where To Buy

• Flobell Boutique, Danville, CA
• Flobell Boutique, Saratoga, CA
• R.A.G., San Francisco, CA
• Fashion Passion Boutique, Palo Alto, CA
• Alta, Fine Contemporary Clothing Boutique, San Jose, CA
• Alta, Menlo Park, CA
• Alta, San Carlos, CA
• Duarteau Boutique, San Rafael, CA
• Dolche Vita, San Mateo, CA
• Suna Boutique, Walnut Creek, CA
• Tres Chick Designer Boutique, Alamo, CA

Awards

• Selected in 5 top Bay Area designers to participate in San Francisco Fashion Week (June 2005, Union Square, San Francisco)
• Winner of the "Dress Of The Year" international Fashion Design Competition (Moscow, Russia, 2001)
• Two time winner of the International Fashion Designers Contest "Admiralty Needle"
  (St.-Petersburg, Russia, 1998, 1999)
• Winner of the 2nd Moscow Fashion Illustrators Competition (1998)
• Laureate of artistic skill competition dedicated to 850-year's anniversary of Moscow City foundation. (1997)
• Finalist of the Moscow round of the "Smirnoff" international design competition (1997)
• Prize-winner of the Clothes Design Competition conducted by the "Boutique" magazine (Italy, 1996)

• MS in Fine Arts with Major in Fashion Design, Moscow State Textile Academy (Russia) (1993-1998)
• Associate of Arts with Major in Design and Pattern Making, Moscow Polytechnic College (Russia) (1990-1993)

Experience

• Independent Fashion Designer and Consultant.
• Designer for Flobell Women's Fashion Boutiques (Danville, Saratoga, CA) and Suna Boutique (Walnut Creek, CA) (November 2005 - Present)
• Designer consultant for Gypsy Jeans company gypsyjeans.com . (February 2004 - April 2004)
• Designing dresses for several boutiques in San Francisco. (present)
• Teaching my own techniques at Art Centers of Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill, CA. (Painting over fabrics with beadworks, Manipulating fabrics) (present)
• Costume designer in Theatrical Workshop, Moscow (Russia) (1998-2002).
  Costumes for theatrical performances, ballets, dancing groups, choirs, TV, cabarets.
  Costumes for children, Halloween, Christmas.
• Fashionlook.com analyst.

Professional Skills and Qualities

• Creativity. Ideas, a lot of them. Also easily work with ideas of others.
• Sketches. Different styles and materials (pencil, charcoal, ink, paints, watercolors, Photoshop)
• Pattern making. Patterns for any model from my and other's sketches.
• Modeling. Working with patterns. Many original models from a reference model.
• Working with mannequins. Can create garments pinning fabrics on a mannequin.
• Sewing. Extensive experience working with various materials from chiffon to leather.
• Model presentation. Participating in numerous shows and photographing models. Finishing the photos in Adobe Photoshop and creating presentations.