Mara Ellison
- Rédaction
- Editor-in-Chief
- Expertise
- apparel fit analysis, patternmaking, and catalog measurement verification
- 14 ans à couvrir ce domaine
- 14
Mara Ellison is the editor-in-chief of Kakobuy Pants Fitbook. She founded the desk in Portland in 2021 after a decade in apparel fit desks and freelance trade reporting. She oversees the testing schedule, signs off on comparison tables, and writes the desk's fit explainers.
- Pants rise and inseam measurement
- Silhouette comparison
- Size-chart reconciliation
- Agent order timing
- Apparel patternmaking
Références
- Certificate in Apparel Patternmaking
- Portland Fashion Institute 2018
- Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
- University of Oregon 2011
Parcours
- 2011
- Joined a Portland apparel retailer as a fit associate, learning flat measurement and size-chart reconciliation.
- 2015
- Became fit desk lead for a regional workwear brand, standardizing rise and inseam checks.
- 2019
- Started freelance fit reporting for apparel trade newsletters.
- 2021
- Founded Kakobuy Pants Fitbook in Portland, Oregon.
- 2024
- Led the desk's 90-day retest schedule and comparison-table overhaul.