Work history
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Studio Assistant InternLIBBY LONDON
- Queenstown Rd, Wandsworth, London, UKInternship
I had input into design development of SS14 & AW14, copied patterns, mended garments, conducted fabric manipulation tests, sourced fabric & trimmings and calculated fabric costings. I managed the studio, acted as liaison officer between factories and Graders, dealt with orders and customer service queries, manned the phones, took stock count, organised, prepped and loaded garments for events, organised photoshoots for the company, and archived. I wrote numerous blog entries for their Office Gossip blog on their website and worked on the back end of the site dealing with the layout and organisation of the website.
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Social Media InternGrabble
- London, United KingdomInternship
I curated and populated their social media platforms: Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram according to a pre-planned schedule. Updated the content seen on the Grabble website homepage for both male and female users. Created and built collections under the Editor's profile, based on trends, get the look features, holidays, occasions, workwear, etc. Set up and created retailer pages for specific brands, building up their content until they were shared with the retailer to manage. Wrote trend focused articles and created collections to go alongside them for the Grabble Blog. Researched trends and events in the fashion community as well as attending on behalf of the company.
Skills
- Public Relations
- Communication
- Marketing
- Creative Partnerships
- Fashion Design
Education
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BA (Hons) Fashion & Textile Design University of Southampton
- University of Southampton, Park Ave, Winchester SO23 8DL, UK
My studied specialism is in fashion design, womenswear. The skills I learnt and utilised included: illustration, design and development, working to a brief, teamwork, pattern cutting, construction, CAD, specs, researching, marketing & branding and using social media platforms.
For my final collection I particularly honed the skills of time management, creating my own brief, incorporating feedback and developing personal ideas and construction.
My final collection selected for London Graduate Fashion week 2013 after being featured at the Winchester School of Art BA Fashion Show and the BA Degree Show where I learnt about installation and collection curation.
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International BaccalaureateMarymount International School London
- George Rd, Kingston upon Thames KT2 7PE, UK
Art Higher Level
History Higher Level
English Higher Level
Biology Standard
French
Maths
Theory of Knowledge
High School Diploma
Middle Years Programme Certificate