Susanne has been meeting the demands of the fashion and entertainment industry establishing a consortium of designers for her and her partners company NewWest Design established in 1999. The design company consults for apparel companies as well as catering to the entertainment industry meeting their design and budgetary needs from concept to completion.
Susanne’s fashion design experience includes working with such well-known apparel companies as Baby Phat, and Ed Hardy and Kellwood. Susanne has also had much success designing and building costumes for the entertainment industry including the independent hit movie “The Waitress” starring Keri Russell and the Discovery Channel, “Smash Lab” reality show.
SUSANNE KLEIN
626-359-2744 home 626-353-6951 cell
newwestdesign@hotmail.com
www.myspace.com/susanne1967
EXPERIENCE:
FEATURES:
Costume Builder:
“Hell Ride” (2008) Six Figure Film Director: Larry Bishop Costume Designer: Ariyela Wahn-Cohen; Cast: Dennis Hopper; Micheal Madsen.
National Lampoons “TV The Movie” Six Figure Film Cast: Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Preston Lacy, Weeman Dian Bachar, Sam Maccarone and Lee Majors
“The Waitress” Waitress Production LLC. Six Figure Film. Director: Adrienne Shelly. Producer: Michael Roiff Cast: Keri Russell, Andy Griffith, Nathan Fillion, Cheryl Hines, Adrienne Shelly
Costumer and/or Alterations
“Serious Moonlight” Six Figure Film. Director: Cheryl Hines Writer: Adrienne Shelly. Cast: Meg Ryan, Timothy Hutton.
“The Waitress” Waitress Production LLC. Six Figure Film. Director: Adrienne Shelly. Producer: Michael Roiff Cast: Keri Russell, Andy Griffith, Nathan Fillion, Cheryl Hines, Adrienne Shelly
“Sexual Life” SL Inc., Productions. Six figure film. Director: Ken Kwapis. Producers: Carol Baum, Ken Aguado. Cast: Eion Bailey, Tom Everette-Scott, Elizabeth Banks, Anne Heche
“The Girl From the Naked Eye” MU-YEE Productions, LLC Director: David Ren Producers: Herny Mu, Jason Yee. Costume Designer: Hazel Yuan
SHORTS:
Costume Builder and Set Costumer:
“Porcelain” Golden Goat Entertainment, LLC. Director: Marcos Efron
Costume Designer: Ariyela Wahn-Cohen
“Parti Avec le Vent Le Petomane” Hero Films. Director: Steven Ochs
Costume Designer: Ariyela Wahn-Cohen
MUSIC VIDEOS:
Costume Designer/Builder and Producer:
Theme song for "Strand Propehecy” by Paul, Britney and Brianna Director: Jeff Weiner
Costume Designer & Costume Builder:
"Believe" by Versailles Director: Constantine Werner
REALITY SHOWS:
Costume Designer:
“SMASH LAB” The Discovery Channel
THEATER:
“SONA TERA ROMAN HESS ” (Costume Designer 2008) Lounge Theatre, Hollywood, CA. Directed by Kiff Scholl, Produced by Racquel Lehrman. “Guys And Dolls ” (Costume Designer 2008) City of Buena Park. Directed by Susane Boulanger, Produced by Imoni Tolliver. “Midsummer Nights Dream” (asst costume designer 2008) Shakespeare by the Sea, San Pedro. Directed by David Graham, Produced by Lisa Coffi. “Anthony and Cleopatra” (asst costume designer 2008) Shakespeare by the Sea, San Pedro. Directed by David Graham, Produced by Lisa Coffi. “Enemy of the People” (costume designer 2008) ARK Theatre, Los Angeles. Directed by Kelly Ann Ford. “Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451” (costume designer 2008) Fremont Theatre, South Pasadena. Written by Ray Bradbury. Directed by Alan Hubbs. “The Violet Hour” (costumer 2008)Theatre Tribe, North Hollywood. Written by Ricard Greenberg. Directed by Stuart Rogers.
“The Lion in the Winter” (costumer 2008) Little Fish Theater, San Pedro. “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” (costume designer 2007) Sacred Fools Theatre, Los Angeles Director: Doug Clayton “Paradise Lost” Shadows and Wings, (costume builder2007) The Theatre @Boston Court, Pasadena. Director: Micheal Michetti. Costume Designer: Soojin Lee “Romeo and Juliet” (assistant costume designer 2004) Bard in the Yard Long Beach Shakespeare co. Costume Designer: Bianca Sovich “Peg & Garrick” (costumer 2003) Little Fish Theater, San Pedro. Director: John Ross “He Who Got Slapped” (costume designer 2002) 1920’s French Circus. Director: Gavin Carlton.
WEBISODES:
Wardrobe: “Moonlight on Ivy” Director: Abraham Lim, Neil J Sehgal
COSTUME HOUSES & OTHER BUSINESSES:
“Strand Prophecy” Built costumes for Book Launching and Comic Com Convention
“Disney Land” Pattern and construct costumes for dancers.
“Bianca’s Divine Costume Center” Builder of period costumes. Reproduce costumes from historical times.
“Elite Designs” Design, Illustrate, and create dance wear for dance competitions.
FASHION HOUSES:
“LFP Apparel” Technical Design Director and Merchandiser.
“BP Clothing D.B.A.: Baby Phat” Technical Design Supervisor for overseas production.
“Copa Cabana” Designed missy clothing line and pre-production.
“Hour Glass” Designer of Junior Sportswear and product development for Wet Seal.
“Wrapper” Designed clothing line for girls 7-16 and 4-6X.
PRODUCTION:
Be in a movie.com/Audience Association
“Dodge Ball”
“Sea Biscut”
“Fat Albert”
“The Longest Yard”
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Designing, building costumes and period costumes, sewing, patterning, draping, embellishing with trims and bead work. Alterations, dying, continuity and on set duties. Proficient in Word, Excel, Photoshop, AIMS, AS400, Corel Designer.
EDUCATION:
Brooks College
Associate of Arts Degree - Fashion Design
MILITARY EXPERIENCE:
United State Marine Corps 1985-1991
ORGANIZATION AND ASSOCIATIONS:
BROOKS COLLEGE – LONG BEACH, CA
Advisory Board 2001-2008
Monticito College - Monrovia
Advisory Board 2008-Present
National Association of Professional Women 2008- Present
