About me
Fashion trends, concepts, colour, print, fabrics and designs are what I’m passionate about. Creating seasonal and methodically planned ranges, which are quirky, dynamic and commercial to present to a variety of customer standards whilst maintaining a high one for myself. Working with the understanding of the importance of coherent outcomes to meet strict deadlines, internally and externally and processing time standards to meet these whilst balancing a multitude of projects and managing my personal time effectively. I have had the opportunity within my career so far to develop and expand my design aesthetic, which I can translate into customer identities, working closely within a design team to meet customer targets.
Work history
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Junior DesignerReggie Designs LTD
London, United KingdomFull Time
Working closely within a small design team specialising in Womenswear, starting in
Tailoring and Outerwear and developing into Softer Tailoring and Wovens. I liaise personally with customers such as brands within Debenhams; Jasper Conran, Julien McDonald and Principles, Dunne’s Stores, Jacques Vert and Eastex. Creating and developing commercial but still fashionable design, style, colour and print boards following seasonal trend reports from Catwalk responses and customer reports, whilst considering budgets and costs to suit the price ranges provided.
- Liaising with both Far Eastern and European fabric and trim mills to order sampling to be put into action and to keep on top of and to develop new samples and patterns
- Speccing up garment flats for production and design
- Attending customer meetings and following up work put into action to meet strict deadlines
- Sending out and liaising with the sample room to keep garments on track for deadlines, with both our UK and Vietnam sample rooms making sure that when they arrive they are a good quality and look beautifully made
Skills
- Fashion
- Apparel
- Art Direction
- Buying
- Clothing Alteration
- Design
- Fabric
- Pattern Making
- Product Development
- Sewing
- Shows
- Technical Design
- Wardrobe
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
Education
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FashionNorwich University of the arts
Norwich, United Kingdom
- Trend Forecasting + Analysis
- Concept Research and Development
- Fabric + Colour Sourcing + Analysis
- Fashion Design; Womenswear
- Seasonal Range Planning
- Fashion Illustration, Styling + Visual Merchandising
- Producing Professional Design Packages & Detailed Specs
- Textile Print Design + Development
- Embroidery + Embellishments
- Understanding a Brands Identity + Identifying the Customer
- Creative Pattern Cutting + Garment Construction
- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator + InDesign
- IT; Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel
- Excellent Time Management & Organisational Skills