Bonita Weir-Williams
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Bonita Weir-Williams

CreativeLondon, United Kingdom
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Bonita Weir-Williams
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Bonita Weir-Williams

CreativeLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Fashion and Textiles graduate currently working within millinery, skilled in Creative Concept Design, Mixed Media Art, Sewing / Fabric Manipulation, Fashion Illustration and Adobe Suite. Strong Brand awareness, Visual Merchandising and motivational attitude. Ambitious and incredibly eager to gain as much experience within the creative industry to learn and grow as a person and use this to further my work to places beyond my reach.
Work history
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    Creative MillineryVV Rouleaux
    Bath, United KingdomFull Time
    Working with customers like Dior, Alexander McQueen, Manolo Blahnik, Vogue, Burberry, Jo Malone and many more. Working as a senior shopfloor assistant, helping serve customers, aid in shopfloor merchandising, design with full luxury product knowledge. VV Rouleaux is the hip haberdashery, supplying; bespoke feathers, braids and trims whilst providing an input within fashion and interior design. Millenary creative and designer. Creating the brands visual merchandising, management of stock, full staff training and sewing techniques used to produce couture hats and fascinators. Coming up with innovative workshop events, teaching creative luxury workshops.
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    Tom Ford Womenswear Sales CampaignTom Ford
     - London, United KingdomInternship
    · Assisting the showroom manager during the sales campaign · Assisting models during the sales campaign by dressing and ensuring they are presented in the highest standards · Supporting the visual merchandiser with the showroom set up · Organising the inbound and outbound samples · Ensuring the showroom is ready for guests · General Office/Receptionist Duties
Skills
  • Colour Matching
  • Fashion Design
  • Illustration
  • Millinery
  • Visual Arts
  • Textile Design
  • Textile Development
  • Textile Dyeing
  • Embriodery
  • Design Development
Education
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    Level 3 Extended Diploma in Fashion and ClothingCity of Bath College
     - Bath, United Kingdom
    Art & Fashion foundation
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    Fashion & textile designUniversity of east London
     - East London, UK
    Creating and amending textile designs using Photoshop and Illustrator Producing initial sketches on the computer using CAD software Brainstorming ideas with managers, marketers and fellow designers on forthcoming season selections and design collections Discussing with other colleagues, especially Textile Operatives, regarding the feasibility and practicality of designs Meeting regularly with clients and based on feedback modifying preliminary designs until they meet the user requirements Embroidery by hand and machine Sewing, knitting, dying and weaving different fabrics and materials Carrying out market research to discover new retail and wholesale opportunities Presenting new design concepts, mood boards and fabric qualities to clients Creating design concepts for upholstery, wallpaper and bedding Creating multiple colourways for all textile prints