I'm a London-based menswear consultant with vast experience designing and developing premium and luxury casualwear and tailoring, international and management experience and expert knowledge in the Asia markets. I love working with different teams and sharing ideas, whether that's mentoring students or helping start-ups, SMEs or global corporates with seasonal direction, business analysis and research. I'm also a freelance fashion illustrator who can draw by hand, watercolour or digitally. See @wearfore_by_ng for more illustrations. Feel free to get in touch.
Projects
- Chester Barrie Savile Row Shop IllustrationsFollowing the made-to-measure illustrations, Chester Barrie commissioned me to illustrate their renovated flagship store on Savile Row for social media and a second booklet. These were mixed media illustrations: pen and ink hand drawings, watercolour and Photoshop.
- Fashion Illustrations for Savile RowCommissioned by Chester Barrie to do a series of illustrations for their website, social media and a booklet on their made-to-measure menswear services. I came up with the compositions and content based on their product offering and branding. Illustrations are a combination of full length, cropped and close-up pen and ink hand drawings with watercolour.
Work history
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Global Head of DesignGieves & Hawkes
- London, United KingdomFull Time
When Li & Fung Trinity acquired Gieves & Hawkes in 2012, I returned to London as Global Head of Design. I recruited a new London design team whilst managing the design team I had built in Hong Kong. The new role enabled me to begin establishing more modern menswear silhouettes and smart-casual styles, bringing the brand up-to-date and catering to younger and international customers.
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Chief DesignerGieves & Hawkes Trinity Li & Fung
- Hong KongFull Time
Hired to introduce more contemporary designs retailed in over 130 stores across China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau, and to bridge the gap between the UK and Hong Kong design teams. Role included recruiting, training, mentoring and managing a new Hong Kong design team, 'special projects' such as developing new fabrics with jade and diamond with the best European mills, and press presentations in Hong Kong and China. +150% sales increase in first season.
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Skills
- Fashion Design
- Menswear Design
- Womenswear Design
- Tailoring
- Illustration
- Watercolour Illustration
- Hand Drawing
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Public Speaking
Education
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BA (Hons) Fashion DesignCentral Saint Martins
- London, United Kingdom
Started as a Womenswear design student and finished as a Menswear graduate. My graduate collection was non-binary casualwear mixed with tailoring.