# Dedra Britt

> Designer / Creative Consultant / Facilitator

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/dedra

35+ years in ART / DESIGN / SUSTAINABILITY / WELLNESS
Always ready for new opportunities to apply my unique blend of skills & knowledge ~ 
"LOVE conquers ALL" is my GOLDEN RULE

## Work Experience
### PARTNER-IN-SUBLIME @ One Golden Thread
Jan 2020 – Present | LA / MIAMI
https://onegoldenthread.com/pages/ethos

### DESIGNER / IDEA FOUNTAIN @ Self
Jan 1991 – Present

### Costume Designer / Mentor @ YMTC - Youth Musical Theater Company
Jan 2017 – Present | Berkeley, California
Concept Development, Original Designs, & Costume Construction. Co-ordinate with directors, choreographers, and performers to design + construct costumes for music based theater and dance productions.
Primary mentor to train/educate/advise TAAP (Theatre Arts Apprenticeship) students during each production https://ymtcbayarea.org/classes-workshops/apprenticeships/

### Creative Consultant / Facilitator @ Self-employed
Jan 1991 – Present | Hawai’i / NYC / SF Bay Area

### Certified Holistic Health Counselor, Raw Food Chef, and Therapist @ Self-employed
Jan 2009 – Present | NYC / SF Bay Area

### Accessory Designer / Studio Manager @ URBAN ZEN by DONNA KARAN
Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 | NYC West Village
Design Research, Concept Development, Accessory Design, & Studio Management.
The Urban Zen Foundation creates, connects and collaborates to raise awareness and inspire change in the areas of preservation of culture, well-being, and education.
Creating a New Pardigm for Retail and Philanthropy.

### Accessory Designer @ Rod Keenan New York
Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 | NYC Harlem
Concept Development, Original Designs, Accessory Production, 
& Studio Coordinator. Developed "R2" secondary line.
http://rodkeenannewyork.com/about

### Proprietress @ PoshShop LLC
Jan 1998 – Jan 2005 | (original owner of) PoshShop.com
Independently Owned Internet Retail Business
Specializing in Designer Merchandise for Gift / Home / Fashion Categories
Solely responsible for Designing, Buying, Merchandising, Operating, & Marketing.
retired 2005
Current PoshShop.com in no way affiliated

### Instructor Pattern Drafting & Pattern Draping @ FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Jan 1999 – Jan 2001

### Fabric / Ordering / Production @ Michael Casey Couture Inc
Jan 1999 – Jan 1999

### Merchandiser @ George Georgiou Studio
Jan 1997 – Jan 1999 | San Francisco Bay Area
Merchandiser for 20 Stores in Southern California, Hawaii, Washington, Nevada, Arizona. 
Worked with Designers to assure appropriate Merchandise available, while working with stores daily to monitor Inventory / Sales.

### Buyer / Mens Designer Sportswear @ BARNEYS New York
Jan 1996 – Jan 1997 | NYC
$27 Million Open-To-Buy for 14 Locations. Monitoring Trends & Sales.
Worked directly with General Manager in buying Major Designer Collections in Europe & America for Barney's New York locations. 
Managed Purchasing / Monitored Sales / Receipts / Mark Downs / Inventory / Delivery Schedules / Purchase Orders / Letters of Credit / Following Status of Merchandise from Order to Delivery thru Sales.

### Production Assistant @ Donnkenny Apparel Inc
Jan 1992 – Jan 1993 | NYC
Responsible for Fit Samples / Fittings / Meetings / 
Coordinating with Factories / Specs /Sample Sheets / Trim / Fabric Orders / Details for Screen Prints/ Appliques, etc.

### Sales Representative @ COMME des GARÇONS
Jan 1992 – Jan 1992 | SoHo, NYC Flagship

### Freelance Product Designer @ DISNEY
Jan 1991 – Jan 1992 | New York, New York, United States

### Freelance Commercial Fashion Stylist @ Bergdorf Goodman, Henri Bendel, Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Ralph Lauren, Brooks Brothers
Jan 1989 – Jan 1992 | NYC
Assistant to Kemper Johnson & Paul Sadowski

### Artists Assistant @ James Rizzi
Jan 1987 – Jan 1991 | https://g.co/kgs/JdGy7a

### Archivist @ Andrews McMeel Universal
Jan 1986 – Jan 1987 | Kansas City, Missouri Area
Research & Development Archivist
Assisted Creative Director of OZ Division


## Education
### BFA in DESIGN
Parsons School of Design - The New School

### Institute for Integrative Nutrition 2007


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dedra-britt-2020

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Last updated: 2026-04-08