Pinecone Row

Off-Shoulder or On-Shoulder? 🫦 0 | 30 XS | 5X #PCR #indie

4th and Final Part - Virtual Sample Creation Base Size 2X #PCR #indie #TechnicalDesigner #patternmaker

Asym Flounce Collar Wrap Top Available Soon XS | 5X #PCR #indie

Since 2016. @barkwoodclothing @pineconerow Made in DTLA by @charniecefrank and her team #PCR #Indie

Since 2016. 0 | 30 & XS | 5X #inclusive #makingspaceforothers #community #independent #indie #PCR #blackwomanowned #blackwomanran

The team checking in. The artisans behind the brand PCR. @charniecefrank -> designer, pattern maker, product development, founder, owner @lalo_ariz -> sample and production sewer and sample maker @wanda.calderon88 -> sample and production cutter, quality control and packing Made in DTLA. #PCR #Indie #true

Gathered Bust Bra Top available 03.19 XS | 5X #PCR #indie

Engineered to fit. XS | 5X Made in DTLA by @charniecefrank #PCR #indie

Still detail images of @barkwoodclothing 's Double Breasted Tailored Gown. Slide 1: Front View Slide 2: Front View Slide 3: 3/4 View Slide 4: Close-up Front Waist Welt Pocket with Flap (unpressed) Slide 5: Close-up Front Faux Chest Welt with Bust Dart at Side Panel Edge (no side seams) Slide 6: Close-up Side Panel Where Stripes in Plaid have been Cut to Match (no side seams) Slide 7: Close-up Front Waist Welt Pocket with Flap, Lifted for View Under Flap (unpressed) Slide 8: Unfinished Open Hem Displaying Horsehair Canvasing along the Hem, Inside Front Chest Panel and Front Facing Slide 9: Original Hand Sketch Slide 10: Fabric Swatches and Inspo Tears Slide 11: Original Hand Sketch & Fabric Swatches and Inspo Tears Slide 12: 3/4 View Slide 13: Front View Base size 20 Drape Pictured #Barkwood #is #back

After draping the block, and digitizing it into my computer, I then created the 2D pattern in Gerber Accumark (now @lectraofficial ) software. (Not displayed) Once the pattern has been completed from the block I draped (shown in last reel), I then import the pattern into this 3D software called @browzwear where I am able to virtually mock up prototypes and further continue to compare the proportions and fit integrity of my base size 2X against my approved base size medium. My internal and original development process that I created allows me to more sustainably develop product in that I am able to cut and sew several samples without wasting physical resources, therefore , creating less waste for the environment. For example, for the Base Size Medium, I created NINE virtual prototypes before I physically cut a single sample because I tweaked it that many times before I felt comfortable with the fit enough to go ahead and cut it (where I then edited it one more time before final approval) When I first started in the industry in 2012, virtual pattern making and fitting was newer to the industry and to be honest it really hasn't come that far, however, back then I was not as knowledgeable about it as I am now and I would have had to physically cut and sew each of the nine prototype samples which would have taken soo much more time and soo many more resources.   That is just one of the ways that I incorporate my experience and training into this product to really push the fashion industry forward as an independent brand.  I work to incorporate as much change and progress into my product as I can which I invest a lot of my very own money, time, and energy into so I hope you guys can see this and help me to hold other brands more accountable as well.  I create everything domestically - nothing in China or import, no outsourced vendors/factories - all things are touched and created by me and my team.  Once I approve the fit of the drape and the pattern, that is when I plot the final pattern and my team picks it up from there - @wanda.calderon88 cuts and @lalo_ariz sews a perfected, 'store ready' sample. #handmade #DTLA #Artisan

Gathered Bust Baby Tee - Base Size 2X pictured. Made in DTLA by @charniecefrank and her team. #PCR #indie #original

Draping the base size 2X block for our original Gathered Bust Tee. For @pineconerow styles I drape about 40-50% and then I complete the rest of the style with pattern making. You'll see in the video that I'm draping a block and then I input the block into my pattern making software and complete the style using my expert pattern making skill set : the truing of the pattern, the drawing of the style lines, adjusting the pattern for the style lines, and overall pattern balance and completion. For your reference: When I create for my more high-end contemporary brand @barkwoodclothing , because the styles are a lot more complicated, I complete about 75 to 80% of the drape before translating it into a pattern. I still fit blocks in the software as much as I can to perfect the skeletal infrastructure of a style and compare between my 2 base sizes. A truly unique and engineered product from an experienced Sr. Pattern Maker and Sr. Technical Designer in Los Angeles apparel industry. XS | 5X #PCR #artisanal #craftswoman