About me

An innovative Womenswear Design Graduate and 2020 Graduate Fashion Foundation award nominee with skills in a multitude of fashion disciplines. Fashion designer, fashion illustrator, fashion technical/working drawings, print designer, presentation and layout designer. Also happy to help students with their portfolio's! SKILLS • Outstanding sketching skills with the ability to transfer my ideas and concepts onto paper • Excellent fundamental understanding of key design elements such as colour, texture and fabric • Able to experiment in textiles and successfully design and produce my own print • Impressive and innovative visual presentation skills, mood boards and range boards • Exceptional understanding of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign • Outstanding, detailed working drawings executed on illustrator and by hand EDUCATION BA (HONS) FASHION DESIGN DEGREE University for the Creative Arts • First Class Honours - Portfolio - A** / Collection - A** / Thesis A FOUNDATION DIPLOMA IN ART AND DESIGN University for the Creative Arts • Distinction A2 & AS LEVEL (including Art & Photography) • 3 A2 Level B-C • 3 AS Level A-C GCSE (including Maths & English) • 11 GCSE A-C WORK EXPERIENCE STUDIO INTERNSHIP Julien Macdonald (January 2019 - March 2019) • Hand sewing, beading and embellishing • Creating mood boards • Pattern cutting • Toiling • Sourcing fabrics • Communicating with stylists • Styling celebrities • Researcher • Working with CAD FREELANCE PROJECTS FREELANCE FASHION ILLUSTRATOR AND DESIGNER Working w/ stylists Michael Hennegan & Cher Coulter on a Netflix ‘Rebecca’ Capsule Collection, to be sold in Selfridges. (July 2020 - August 2020) • Convert descriptions and rough sketches into 16 detailed, hand-painted, menswear and womenswear illustrations • Detailed tech packs that include, technical drawings, materials, colourways, costing, seams, garment details, measurements and grading • Complete successfully in a short time frame FREELANCE LOGO DESIGNER ‘Tracey’ - Startup Fashion Brand (July 2020) • Create a professional and imaginative logo FREELANCE FASHION ILLUSTRATOR AND DESIGNER Startup Fashion Brand (June 2020) • Transform basic ideas into precise and competent fashion drawings • Accurate technical drawings and tech packs FREELANCE ACCESSORIES TECHNICAL DESIGNER ‘Mulla Zone’ - Startup Fashion Brand (June 2020) • Professional and precise bum-bag tech pack ACHIEVEMENTS •University collection chosen to be shown at the 2020 GFF Catwalk Show and Portfolio Showcase •Shortlisted for the 2020 GFF Digital Fashion Portfolio Award •University collection to be published in the Feroce Magazine October edition •Portfolio featured on the 2020 British Fashion Council Graduate Preview •Runner up for the 2020 Guardian Fashion Editorial - Collection featured on the official instagram account for The Guardian and The Observer fashion team •Hand-painted, floral print featured on the official Alexander Mcqueen Instagram Email: chloenewman98@outlook.com Instagram: chloenu_designs

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• Innovative Womenswear Design Graduate. Looking for a graduate job or paid internship within a fashion house. Preferably in a design role.

Projects

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  Graduate Fashion Foundation: The CatwalkMy collection, 'The Exclusion Zone' was featured at the GFF Class of 2020 Catwalk show. The show was made up of a curated group of the very best graduates from across the 38 Uk university members.
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  'The Exclusion Zone' - Collection ShootFinal Major Project completed at The University for the Creative Arts (Rochester) for my Fashion Design (BA) Hons Degree. Achieved a First Class Honours. Photographed by Sahid Bashir Hair and makeup by Yong-chin Marika Breslin Modelled by Miriam Oneill
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  'The Exclusion Zone' - PortfolioFinal Major Project completed at The University for the Creative Arts (Rochester) for my Fashion Design (BA) Hons Degree. Achieved a First Class Honours.

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Projects credited in

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  Meet the GFF 2020 Digital Fashion Portfolio Award NomineesThe Digital Fashion Portfolio Award will be given to a well-executed, contemporary and professionally presented digital fashion portfolio that demonstrates an individual and creative identity, whilst communicating a thinking process from the concept ideas, through their development to the final presentation and layout. Meet the nominees!

Work history

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Atelier AssistantJulien Macdonald
Jan 2019London, United KingdomInternship
• Hand sewing, beading and embellishing • Pattern cutting • Toiling • Sourcing fabrics • Communicating with stylists • Styling celebrities • Researcher • Working with CAD
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Sales AssistantKurt Geiger,
Jul 2017 - Jan 2018Bluewater Pkwy, Dartford, Greenhithe DA9 9ST, UKPart Time
• Greet and give customers advice • Maintain the shop floor and stockroom tidiness • Visual merchandising • Operate the till and cash up at the end of the day • Customer support • Support the team and manager to increase profit targets

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Skills

• Print Design
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Sewing
• Fashion Design
• Illustration
• Pattern Cutting
• Drawing
• Fashion Drawing

Education

Fashion Design BA (Hons)University for the Creative Arts
Sep 2017 - Jun 2020Rochester, United Kingdom
First Class Portfolio - A++ (95%) Collection - A++ (95%) Thesis - A (70%)
Foundation Diploma in Art and DesignUniversity for the Creative Arts
Sep 2016 - Jun 2017Rochester, United Kingdom
Distinction

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