Evren Alexander Nelson

28/09/2001

Wiesbaden, Germany

Germany, Turkey, United States of America

Currently in New York City.

  • 2021 -2024 -Parsons School of Design - The New School - Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Fashion/Apparel Design - New York, New York

    Junior Year:

    Semester 6: GPA: 4.0 - Dean’s List

    Semester 5: GPA: 3.90

    Sophomore Year:

    Semester 3 GPA: 3.85 - Dean‘s List, Semester 4 GPA: 3.80 - Dean's List

    2020 - 2021 - Parsons Paris - The New School - Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Parsons Foundation Year - Paris, France

    Semester 1 GPA: 3.62, Semester 2 GPA: 3.82 - Dean's List

    2012 - 2020 - Frankfurt International School (FIS) - International Baccalaureate (IB), High School Diploma - Frankfurt, Germany

    IB courses: Art IB HL, Business and Management HL, German B HL, Design Technology, English A Language and Literature, Math Studies, Theory of Knowledge.

    2011 - 2012 - Frankfurt International School Wiesbaden (FISW) - Primary Years Program - Wiesbaden, Germany

    2010 - 2011 - Istanbul International Community School (IICS) - Primary Years Program - Istanbul, Turkey

  • 2023 - Mentorship -Swarovski Foundation - Online

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    2020 - Online Short Course at Central Saint-Martins - Online

    Certificate for completion of the Fashion Manufacturing course, instructed by Jennifer Williams-Bafoe

    2019 - Parsons Summer Intensive Studies - Summer Student - New York, New York

    Completion of Visual Presentation Course, instructed by fashion illustrator and Professor Glenn Tunstull.

    2018 - Columbia University - Summer Student - New York, New York

    Fashion Design and photography course in New York, on Columbia University campus. (Oxbridge Summer Programs) Award winner for best fashion student from Fashion Institute of Technology professor Christine Stragazzi.

  • 2023 - MMK Michael Kors - Womenswear Structured Wovens Design Internship - New York, New York

    2023 - Rag & Bone - Menswear Design Internship - New York, New York

    Assisting the Rag & Bone Menswear Design team.

    2021 -Frankfurt Fashion Week - Styling Assistant - Frankfurt Germany

    Assistance in styling and coordinating runway models for Frankfurt Fashion Lounge.

    2019 - Jil Sander - Inernship - Frankfurt, Germany

    Activities in retail at the Frankfurt branch in Frankfurt. Working in stock and customer service.

    2018 - Allied Works - Internship - Portland, Oregon

    Activities in architectural office. Design of three desk variants. Introductory to Photoshop and Rhino.

    2017 - Siyah Studio - Founder - Wiesbaden,Germany

    Founding of own fashion label "Siyah Studio". Design of own garment and manufacturing with textile agency. . E-Commerce sale of t-shirts via https://www.bamin.de/designers/siyah-studio/ .

  • 2023 - Council Of Fashion Designers Of America (CFDA) X Swarovski Re: Generation + Innovation Scholarship -Recipient

    2023 - Council Of Fashion Designers Of American (CFDA) Design Scholar Awards Scholarship - Finalist

    2022 - Inside Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey Certificate - Online

    Completion of LVMH’s course on the fundamentals of the luxury industry and its key challenges. Specializing on Creation and branding, aswell as Operation and Supply Chain.

  • Manual Skills:

    Sewing, Patternmaking, Illustration

    Digital Skills:

    Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, CLO3D, Lectra Modaris, Fusion360

  • English: Native

    German: Native

    Turkish: Limited Work Proficiency

    French: Elementary Proficiency