Samantha Russ

Samantha Russ is an accomplished professional in the fashion industry, specializing in global packaging and fabric design. Currently serving as the Director of Global Packaging at Tory Burch since May 2022, Samantha has held key roles at various prestigious companies, including freelance positions as Global Labels & Packaging Lead at both J.Crew and Madewell in late 2020. Previous experience includes working as Manager of Global Labels & Packaging at Ralph Lauren from August 2017 to November 2020 and several freelance positions focusing on fabric and design roles at Norma Kamali Inc., Gap, and The Donna Karan Company, LLC. Samantha's early career featured a significant tenure at Michael Kors, starting as a Fabric Design Intern and advancing to Coordinator of Fabric, Print, and Color. Samantha holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Textile/Fabric Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology and an Associate in Applied Science in Textile/Surface Design from the same institution. Additionally, Samantha has pursued studies at the Polimoda International Institute of Fashion Design and Marketing.