Creative, focused and detailed individual, always striving to succeed. All-encompassing interest in art, fashion, design and history. Inventive, inquisitive and experimental. Inspired through life experiences, the juncture of natural and synthetic materials, travelling, research, and visits to museums, exhibitions and art galleries. Through studying the creative subjects I have learnt that there are no limits and that experiments and risks are key to success. I am naturally goal-orientated and possess a strong work ethic.
Expertise and knowledge of:
• Industrial equipment and machinery, including sewing machines, overlockers, buttonholers, coverstitch
• Design and concept development
• Drawing and illustration
• Usage of materials and fabric manipulation
• Garment construction and pattern cutting
• Industry leading technology design packages and tools such as Lectra Modaris, Lectra, Adobe Photoshop, Abode Illustrator, InDesign, Microsoft Office Suite, Wilcom Embroidery Suite
Projects
- Final Major Project: Côte d'Azur-La Vie en Rose Resort 2020French Riviera architecture and coastal glamour are combined with 1950s’ jet-set chic to create a modern, timeless resort collection. Inspiration from shutters, parasols, and curves on iconic buildings inform voluminous silhouette, which is fluid yet structured at once. Large soft folds and layers in luxurious silk fabrics recreate movement of the parasols in a jacket, dress and full-length skirt, whilst shutters inspire pleats and tucks along the centre front and back of a shirt and curving aro
- Coats x The Royal Shakespeare Company x GFW 'From Stage to Catwalk'Using the Royal Shakespeare Company to research iconic costume designs and to re-interpret a classic Shakespearean costume with a creative twist to make a contemporary ready-to-wear look. The Royal Shakespeare Company Archives were used as a form of research, to access images of classic costumes, before selecting a costume worn by the character Lady Macbeth in a production of Macbeth in 2011. From this images were gathered of distinctive features and details. To deepen the research several desig
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Projects credited in
- MEET THE GFF 2020 FASHION ILLUSTRATION AWARD NOMINEESFashion illustration plays a huge part within all aspects of the fashion industry. Graduate Fashion Foundation is proud to support the creative practice of fashion illustration and recognizes the value it holds. We are keen to support graduates communicating their collection design concepts through fashion illustration and celebrate the presence of the ‘illustrated image’ in the contemporary fashion industry. Meet the nominees for the Fashion Illustration Award below!8
- Announcing the GFF 2020 Award NomineesWe’re thrilled to share the nominees for the 2020 Graduate Fashion Foundation Awards, all of whom have overcome challenges to create innovative and exciting final year projects in what has been an unexpected end to their time at university.32
Work history
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Intern (open-ended)Attollo Lingerie
London, United KingdomInternship
Attollo deliver lingerie that is perfectly designed for beautiful, feminine, shapely and flattering for D+ breasts. Carried out various duties for these lovely and innovative ladies, for example, undertaking market research, social media, stock management, creating marketing collateral, helping host a co-design day, and assisting with bra fittings at events. Designed their first suspender, which was launched in June 2019. Check out their blog - https://www.attollolingerie.com/attollo-world/
Internhermione de paula
- London, United KingdomInternship
Couture company producing intricate embroidered bridal and occasional wear. Carried out various duties, including: hand sewing, beading, embroidery, styling, fittings, illustration/drawing, steaming/packaging garments, welcoming/liaising with clients, measurement/fit charts, and admin tasks.
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Skills
- Sewing
- Abobe Illustrator
- Illustration
- Styling
- Hand Sewing
- Digital Embroidery
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Indesign
- Pattern Cutting
- Drawing
- Fashion Design
Education
BA (Hons) Fashion Design, First Class HonoursArts University Bournemouth
- Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Feb-Apr 2019 - Designed a Balenciaga inspired jacket, selected to be remade in Dazzle camouflage for a WW1 centenary exhibition on ‘Dazzle & The Art of Defence’.
1st runner up in Graduate Fashion Week ‘Pudsey’ competition for design of official 2019 Children In Need T-shirt.
Assisted in dressing models for AUB show at GFW 2018.
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Cambridge Pre-U Art and Design, A levels, GCSE'sSt.Leonards Mayfield School
- Mayfield, UK
Cambridge Pre-U Art & Design - Level 3, D2 (Distinction 2)
A Levels - Business Studies B, Classical Civilisation B
9 GCSE's (A*- B including Maths, English and Sciences)
Awards
Children in Need X George X GFW-First Runner UpArts University Bournemouth
A collaboration between George (Asda), Children in Need and Graduate Fashion Week. To design the 2019 Children in Need official charity t-shirt.