tevin keobouala
Fashion and textiles management at NC State, product development focus. I draft patterns, build tech packs, and sew samples. I research fashion archives for tshirts.archives and write on music and subculture for Punch Buggy, Platform, and Reframe.
tevinbkeo@gmail.com
about
i'm tevin keobouala, fashion and textile management student at NC State, concentrating in product development. started in computer science at UNC Charlotte before switching to apparel. the overlap was always there: both are just systems, and i've always been more interested in how things are built than what they look like on the surface.
on the technical side, i draft tech packs, build patterns from scratch, cut and sew samples, and work directly with industrial equipment. outside the studio, i write about music, fashion archiving, and subculture for Punch Buggy, Platform Magazine, and Reframe Magazine.
looking for product development and design ops roles after graduation. somewhere that takes the making as seriously as the concept.
Textiles & Product Development
Fashion and Textile Management senior at NC State with experience developing garments from concept to costed sample. Skilled in patternmaking, technical specifications, physical and virtual fittings, and assortment planning.
Selected Projects
Desert Tower at Dusk
Developed three Konseal FW27 colourways for an independent concept. Documented component-level colour specifications, proposed Pantone TCX references, and a 60/30/10 concept assortment.
Liminal Space
Built a 14-page textile design portfolio in NedGraphics, developing ten print, knit, and woven designs with colour boards, garment texture mapping, and technical specifications.
Saddles Patched Jacket
Authored an 18-page tech pack for a four-person team, specifying nine colourways, graded measurements from XL to 5X, and construction details.
Astra Line Sheet
Built a costed line sheet and planned a 300-unit buy across two colourways and five sizes. Ruled out a third colourway after modeling quantities below the 12-unit minimum per size and colourway.
Experience
tshirts.archives
Research and pitch archival fashion stories for a 168K-follower publication. Produce designer interviews and verify sources for editorial features.
Reframe Magazine
Lead a five-person editorial team and coordinate contributors and deadlines across two issues. Coordinated digital launch content that reached 40,000+ impressions.
Education & Tools
NC State University, Wilson College of Textiles
B.S. Fashion and Textile Management, Fashion Development and Product Management concentration
Tools · Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, NedGraphics, CLO 3D, Gerber AccuMark, Excel