| Email: beyza-ylmaz@hotmail.com | Mobile: +16462704513 | LinkedIn
FASHION DESIGNER | PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | STYLING
Fashion Design graduate with dual BFA degrees from Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and Istanbul Technical University, with hands-on experience across fashion design, product development, denim, styling, textile development, and technical design. Experienced in developing collections, preparing tech packs, conducting trend and fabric research, coordinating samples and fittings, and collaborating across creative and production teams.
EDUCATION
BFA in Fashion Apparel Design | Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, GPA: 3.83 | Dean’s List
BFA in Fashion Apparel Design | Istanbul Technical University, Ranked #1 in the Department Istanbul, GPA: 3.6 |
WORK EXPERIENCE
Product Developer – Men’s & Women’s Denim | Atlas Imports & Exports Inc | October 2025 - Current| New York, USA
- Product development for men’s and women’s denim collections. Sample follow-ups.
Textile & Design support | Stylla Textile| December 2025- Current | New York, USA
- Supported the design and textile development process.
Freelance Styling | 2025-2026| New York, USA
- Assisted styling for major productions: CNN, Paramount, The Colbert Show, and supported Times Square New Year Show for Robyn Konichiwa with Halley Wollens.
- Styled and assisted professional agency test shoots for Elite Model Management and Q Models, collaborating with leading industry stylists such as Petros Koy, Fani Polychonio, and Kyle Sheehan.
- Met gala 2026, assistant styling for Justin Jefferson.
Freelance Fashion Designer | Suit + Knit | September 2024 - Present |Remote | New York, USA
- Created custom suit illustrations for actor Dexter Darden’s Fight Night premiere; 100% delivered on time.
- Created hotel uniform designs for Park Lane Hotel NYC .
- Assistant Fashion Designer | Saúde | May 2025- June 2025| Istanbul, Turkey
- Assisted in SS25 Swimwear and FW26-27 collections; completed 100% of assigned looks on time.
- Researched fabrics and trends, reducing unsuitable material usage..
- Prepared tech packs and joined fittings, cutting revisions.
Fashion Intern | Ozlem Suer Couture | Jan 2025- Feb 2025| Istanbul, Turkey
- Assisted couture garment construction and fittings, improving final fit by 25%.
- Supported the atelier team, raising output quality.
Fashion Intern | Seleksiyion Textil A.S. | Nov 2024- Jan 2025| Istanbul, Turkey
- Helped design 100+ styles for brands like Zara, Shein, Mango; 80% moved to sampling.
Fashion Print Designer | a|b Project | Jan 2023- Dec 2023| Istanbul, Turkey
- Designed original prints for the basic group, streamlining team revisions, supported full-year collections.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Selected Designer | Threads of Unity: Belt and Road Fashion Gala 2025 | Hong Kong | PolyU & ITU
- Selected among the top 30 designers worldwide. Represented Turkey with “Two Cultures, One Root” collections. Show at PolyU Runway Chinese Culture Festival.
Winner | Colin’s “Denim Fikrim” Competition - Won 1st place with a sustainable denim concept, upcycled materials
Designer | ITU 3D Runway Show - created original womenswear- menswear design featured in the digital runway, selected from among top students.. | FIT selected for thesis graduation exabition.
Languages: English (advanced), Turkish (native), Spanish (novice) | Skills: Adobe, Procreate, CLO 3D, Gerber Acumark, CAD, PLM