Saddle Up: Toddler Shirt

For this project, a group of four other students and I were challenged to create a western-inspired shirt for the toddler boys demographic. Throughout the course, we brainstormed and created five physical garments, made virtual avatars and pattern pieces to digitally test the garment, and then used a Lectra cutter to cut the digitally designed patterns to ensure the shirts fit each size exactly right. Our group decided to make a Paso Fino button-down shirt that ran in sizes 2T–5T, and I served as our group’s Assistant Apparel Designer. Each group member had a designated section of our “company” to run, and it truly showed us how businesses are cross-functional and work together to produce a product. I am so proud of the product my team members and I created.