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JENNY SWANK KRASTEVA IS AMERICAN.
SHE WAS BORN IN A SMALL TOWN IN MONTANA AND EDUCATED IN CALIFORNIA. SHE STUDIED FASHION DESIGN AT THE ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY IN SAN FRANCISCO, GRADUATING IN 2007.
SHE HAS HELD VARIOUS DESIGN POSITIONS IN BOTH NEW YORK CITY AND GERMANY, AND AFTER NEARLY 15 YEARS, BACK TO THE PLACE SHE CALLS HOME.
JENNY CURRENTLY WORKS IN WHITEFISH, MONTANA WHERE SHE LIVES WITH HER HUSBAND AND THREE CHILDREN.
2020-PRESENT
WHITEFISH, MONTANA
FOUNDS MAD LEATHER - A CUSTOM LEATHER APPAREL AND DESIGN SERVICE COMPANY - WITH HER PATTERN DESIGNER HUSBAND, MILEN KRASTEV.
2020
METZINGEN, GERMANY
PRESENTS FW2020 SHOWROOM COLLECTION FOR HUGO WOMENSWEAR, LAUNCHING CLEAN UP YOUR ACT - A GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVE PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE SOURCING AND GARMENT PRODUCTION WITHIN THE BRAND...A SMALL STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
2017
BERLIN, GERMANY
PRESENTS SECOND HUGO RUNWAY COLLECTION INSPIRED BY TECHNO AT BERLIN FASHION WEEK
2017
NEW YORK, NY
TRANSFER TO HUGO BOSS NEW YORK AS VICE PRESIDENT OF DESIGN HUGO WOMENSWEAR
2016
PITTI UOMO, ITALY
PRESENTS FIRST RUNWAY COLLECTION FOR HUGO TOGETHER WITH HUGO MENSWEAR DESIGNER, BART DE BACKER INSPIRED BY VOODOO AND JEAN MICHAEL BASQUIAT.
2015
METZINGEN, GERMANY
APPOINTED SENIOR HEAD OF CREATIVE OF HUGO WOMENSWEAR AT HUGO BOSS
2012
NEW YORK, NY
APPOINTED DESIGN DIRECTOR OF ZAC ZAC POSEN, SPEARHEADING THE RELAUNCH OF HIS CONTEMPORARY LINE FORMERLY KNOWN AS ZSPOKE
2008
NEW YORK, NY
JOINS CAROLINA HERRERA NEW YORK AS DESIGNER FOR READY-TO-WEAR COLLECTION
2007
NEW YORK, NY
HIRED AS ASSISTANT TO ATELIER ZAC POSEN COLLECTION
2007
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
GRADUATED FROM ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY AWARDED INTERNSHIP PRIZE WITH GUEST OF HONOR, ZAC POSEN, AT ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY BFA GRADUATE FASHION SHOW