Derin Karaman Portfolio
A selected fashion design portfolio with garments, sketches, visual research, and project development.
Fashion Design Student Portfolio
Derin Karaman
Form, fabric, and movement explored through refined silhouettes, tactile surfaces, and quietly expressive collections.
A curated archive of garments, sketchbooks, material explorations, and visual research documenting an ongoing practice shaped by storytelling, craftsmanship, and material curiosity.
Selected Work
Portfolio
Adorn: King Midas
A focused project exploring adornment, silhouette, surface detail, and fashion storytelling.
Identity of Turkish Coffee
A final presentation document for a fashion design project, ready to view as a full PDF.
Process
From Narrative to Garment
01
Research & Narrative
Historical references, cultural research, personal memories, and material observations become the foundation of each project.
02
Material Exploration
Draping, textile manipulation, surface development, and construction experiments transform concepts into physical form.
03
Translation & Refinement
Ideas are refined through fittings, styling, photography, and presentation, shaping a final narrative through garment and image.
About
A practice shaped between cultural memory and contemporary expression.
Born in Istanbul in 2005, I was educated at Lycée Français Pierre Loti, where I developed within a multicultural environment that shaped my perspective from an early age.
Relocating to New York to study Fashion Design at Parsons School of Design became a defining moment in my creative journey. While growing up between cultures often left me feeling distanced from my own identity, living abroad encouraged a deeper reconnection with my heritage.
Today, my work is rooted in this ongoing dialogue between cultural memory and contemporary expression, exploring how fashion can transform personal narratives into material form.
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Curriculum Vitae
Trilingual womenswear designer focused on experimental textiles, cultural narrative, and production management.
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Expected May 2027
Parsons School of Design, New York
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design, minor in Fashion Business.
Dean's Merit Scholar. Area of specialty: collection.
September 2020 - June 2023
Lycée Français Pierre Loti, Istanbul
French Baccalauréat, summa cum laude, 4.0 GPA.
Areas of specialty: English literature and math.
Design Intensive Workshops
July 2022 - August 2022
Parsons School of Design
Summer intensive short course: fashion illustration.
June 2022 - July 2022
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Summer intensive short course: fashion design.
2018 - 2022
Central Saint Martins & Pratt Institute
Fashion design, portfolio preparation, and portfolio development intensives.
Skills & Interests
Draping
Pattern Making
Garment Construction
Trend Forecasting
Branding
Storytelling
Adobe Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign
Premiere
Procreate
Excel
Turkish
English
French
Spanish
Portuguese
Professional Experience
August 2025 - Current
Spotlight X Magazine, New York
Fashion media and editorial internship supporting event hosting and coverage for NYFW, Milan Fashion Week, and other fashion and lifestyle events.
March 2024 - May 2025
Olah Inc. / Material Exchange, New York
Inventory and trend forecasting intern managing sample inventory, trend research, archive boards, and forecasting presentations for denim mills.
June 2025
Ozlem Suer, Istanbul
Fashion design and bridal intern assisting with lace placement, fabric draping, fittings, and couture bridal development.
November 2024 - August 2025
Sizzle, New York
Social media management and content intern creating short-form video content and developing platform-native digital storytelling.
April 2025
Printing Festival, Paris
Explored experimental printing techniques, fabric manipulation, and sustainable color processes at an international textile event.
January 2024
Kingpins, New York
Worked on innovative denim concepts with Ereks, Blue Matters, ORTA, and ENDRIME, supporting design ideation and sample development.
July 2023
The Blue Matters, Istanbul
Factory and headquarters assistance intern supporting material sourcing, quality control, production logistics, and factory coordination.
August 2023
Istanbul Fashion Connection
Production assistant providing backstage support for runway presentation, garment preparation, steaming, and designer coordination.
August 2021
Cigdem Akin, Istanbul
Fashion design intern assisting with fabric selection, pattern adjustments, fittings, and the creative-to-production workflow.
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