About me
I am an experienced womenswear designer and I have worked for different market levels from designer lifestyle to high street brands.
I approach my work with passion and creativity to create the best product for the customer. I
am curious and sociable and I look for opportunities to grow and learn.
Work history
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Outerwear Designer and DeveloperDishang Group
Barcelona, SpainFull Time
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• In- depth trends and market research, research trips in Europe and Asia
• Fabrics and trims sourcing: visiting mills at fairs in Europe and Asia
• Creating concepts and and colour boards for each project
• Range planning and creating seasonal overviews
• Designing and developing new fabrics and trims
• Designing and developing new, trend driven and customer focused styles
• Artwork design: all over and positional prints/jacquards
• Technical files to completion
• Quarterly development trips to partner factories in Asia
• Checking patterns, samples follow up and quality control
• Client meetings: presenting new ideas and samples
ACHIEVEMENTS:
• October 2020, check overshirt published in Grazia, France. Best seller and influencer favourite, audience of over 17 million instagram users
• Over 2 seasons, 28 styles bought by clients totalling over 815,000 units
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Junior Outerwear Designer and DeveloperDishang Group
- Barcelona, SpainFull Time
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Skills
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Trend Research
- Market Research
- Fabric Sourcing
- Product Development
- Fashion Design
- Quality Control
- Range Planning
- Print Design
Education
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BA (Hons) Fashion Design, First Class HonoursNorthumbria University
- Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Final Collection displayed at London Graduate Fashion Week and showcased at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art.
SKILLS:
• Constructing bodies of research
• Concept, colour and trend creation
• Highly skilled in Adobe Creative Suite
• Fashion illustration and technical flat drawings
• Advanced pattern cutting skills
• Garment construction using industrial sewing machines
• Screen printing
• History and critical fashion studies
• Fabric sourcing
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A Levels, Textiles (A), Fine Art (A*), English (B)William Farr Sixth Form College
- Lincoln, United Kingdom
• Textiles A Level | Grade A
• Fine Art A Level | Grade A*
• English Literature A Level | Grade B
• French AS Level | Grade B