Projects
- Climate Change Awareness Collection- Up-cycling DenimIn my final year at University, my final innovation project was developed by having the global warming crisis and sustainability in mind. With research I found that denim was the main fabric in the fashion industry that created the most damage to the environment from the water and dyes used during production and also the amount of water used during consumption. From this information I decided to create a collection using unwanted denim and upcycling it. This collection was designed to create awa
Work history
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Studio InternJenny Packham
- London, United KingdomInternship
Within this internship I worked closely with the sample room manager helping with cutting out of fabric for toiles and real garments. This internship developed my accuracy skills and attention to detail due to the types of fabrics that I worked with such as silks and chiffons. I also helped with hand embellishing and fixing garments such as wedding dresses for the collection and VIPs as well as helping finalise Dita Von Teese’s dress.
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Studio InternFirst base
- Sydney, AustraliaInternship
Whilst working at First Base I was able to work within all of the areas of the business including, production- working on specification drawings and measurements, design (creating CADs for the new collection), media and graphics (editing images for the website and Instagram) which expanded my skills and knowledge across the board. I also was in charge of the company blog where I had to channel the brands style and vision through the blogs I was writing
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Skills
- Advanced Sewing
- Pattern Drafting
- Proactive
- Hand Embroidery
- Design
- Creative
- Reliable
- Enthusiastic
Education
Fashion DesignUniversity of Leeds
- Leeds, United Kingdom
I attended the University of Leeds, studying Fashion design, with a year in industry for my 3rd year. During my year in industry I worked in the UK and Australia in Internship roles