NATHANIEL SAMUEL
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PROFILE
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“Here, Sister, it can be said
that good-by means hello,
day night, far near, here
where the rivers run uphill
and the clouds lie still
and your shadow, ghost sister,
emits an incendiary light.
Sister, we have ridden the mute centaurs
and firebirds round and round in the dark
and slowly learned to spell
without words, gauge the ebbs and swells
of the untellable tale. Praise the infinite,
nameless tellers of tales
swaying from the poplar’s limbs.
The wind belongs to them.
To us the breath,
the frayed thread, the turn
and return of the juggler’s stolen song.
Nothing to know, nothing to tell
of the now and the then after all.
I see the world is mad, sings Kabir,
who knew neither ink nor pen
as he wandered the islands of this earth
where up is ever down
and song has no sound.”
Michael Palmer
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Education
Fashion Institute of Technology
BFA Fashion Design
2025
Fashion Institute of Technology
AAS Fashion Design
2023
ExperienceTEMILY | DESIGN & PR
NEW YORK CITY
Collaborated on the launch of Temily’s debut collection, contributing to both design development and brand promotion.
Created detailed fashion illustrations and technical briefs for garment makers; attended fittings to support design refinements.
Supported press initiatives by drafting briefings, coordinating outreach, and engaging with media contacts.
Represented the brand during VIP meetings, introducing key figures to the collection and strengthening industry relationships.
Highlighted Contribution: Selected illustrations featured on the collection’s cover menu.
DENNIS BASSO | FASHION DESIGN INTERN
NEW YORK CITY
In my internship at Dennis Basso, I contributed to the design and production processes by cutting and laying patterns and fabric. I collaborated directly with the head designer to assist in the creation of new outfits, supporting both the creative and technical aspects of design. Additionally, I managed communications with factories, overseeing the progress of garment production to ensure timely completion and adherence to quality standards
Skills
Fashion Illustration
Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator
Adobe Suite
CLO 3D
CADs
POM
Line Sheets
PLM
Knowledge of Photography &
Styling on Set
Production
AwardsFeatured in Class of 2025 FOF Fashion Show
Press
Featured in Vogue Runway for Thesis Collection, Homage to New York
Last Updated 24.10.31
NATHANIEL SAMUEL
INTRODUCTION
In the quiet folds of fabric and shadow, silhouettes take shape—soft, structured, and aching with intent.
Drawn to the undone and the eternal, each garment becomes a study in tension: restraint and release, beauty and decay.
Trained in the language of construction but fluent in instinct, the work slips between disciplines—design, styling, visual narrative—held together by detail, obsession, and silence.
These are not just clothes.
They are relics of a feeling not yet named.
Thesis
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COLLECTION, 2025
NATHANIEL SAMUEL
LIZ WOOD
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Industry and automation consume us—work must stay vital to survive. This idea, paraphrasing Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely’s words, feels more relevant than ever in a world where profit suffocates creativity. We’ve lost sight of making art for discovery, not just what sells. With his kinetic sculpture Homage to New York, Tinguely embraced chaos. My thesis does the same—handcrafted, imperfect, alive. It rejects hollow trends and influencer clout. New York’s edge has dulled, but this is a rebellion—a love letter to the city’s grit, soul, and raw humanity.
HOMAGE TO NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY, 2024
NATHANIEL SAMUEL
Each frame offers more than a subject; it holds a presence, a tension, a trace of the unseen. The work is not about documentation, but communion—with movement, stillness, and the creative force that flickers just beneath the surface of the city.
Together, these images form a portrait not of place, but of pulse. A whispered archive of those who make, disrupt, and remain.
TEMILY LAUNCH EVENT W/ MODA OPERANDI
Exhibition
TEMILY
I had the wonderful opportunity to help produce the launch event for a startup brand called Temily, which launched exclusively with Moda Operandi. While working on the event, I also contributed to the design of the pieces that were showcased.
THE DOVER MENU IllUSTRATION FOR TEMILY
MORE ILLUSTRATIONSOIL ON WOOD, 2025
NATHANIEL SAMUEL
With the launch of TEMILY in New York in collaboration with Moda Operandi, TEMILY later hosted a dinner in London—highlighting and showcasing work that speaks deeper than any sea.
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MURAL FOR PAULA VARSALONA
OIL , 2025
NATHANIEL SAMUEL
Paula Varsalona, a wonderful professor and designer, commissioned me to create a painted illustration of one of her dresses for display at the entrance of her atelier—welcoming guests as they arrive for their fittings.
INDULGENCE
COLLECTION/PHOTOGRAPHY
2024
NATHANIEL SAMUEL
RYAN MURPHY
AARON KASSMAN
LIZ WOOD
This collection aims to show the works of several artists ( mainly photographers)
VENETIAN BRIDE
COLLECTION, 2023
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