About me
I am an innovative designer and product developer with a wealth of experience from owning my own businesses to working with and also managing teams at an established medium size fashion company. Sustainability and trends are at the core of my ambition and values, plus they play a huge part in my design handwriting and future aspiration. Over the last 10 years I have accumulated an enormous amount of relevant experience that has greatly influenced my skill set. Through working with recycled materials, I have become extremely resourceful and creative as a result of the complex nature of not working directly from a roll of fabric but using existing garments and having to overcome the challenges that come with this.
Projects
Work history
Fashion Designer and Product Co-ordinatorBeyond Retro
- London, United KingdomFull Time
This role is extremely hands-on, from independently developing each
seasonal trend forecast, to CAD and spec drawings, to the management of
each fit session, visiting and working directly with our manufacturing
factory in India and working directly with store stakeholders. I have also
been working directly with external retailers. Designing and developing
ranges for Urban Outfitters UK and US, an exclusive homeware range for
Made.com, plus working directly with Converse design teams on the
launch of Beyond Retro and Converse shoe collaboration. As a result of this
I am both able to work within a team following a set brief as well as taking
ownership within my role and working independently.
✄ Lead designer for their highly sustainable womens, mens and
accessories range all re-worked and re-designed using materials which
would have otherwise ended up in landfill.
✄ Driving the product development process from the initial design to final
product across multi-category womens, mens and accessories ranges.
✄ Working alongside the merchandisers seasonal buy plans to ensure that
buy quantities are fulfilled and come within cost, meeting profit margins.
✄ Daily management of overseas factory for both sample product
development and monthly production cycles.
✄ Improved the sell through figures and reported on trade figures.
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Founder, store manager, buyer and designerRetro Trash
- London, United KingdomFull Time
Running my own Vintage Clothing shop in East London. Tasks included
buying, range planning, sales management, bookkeeping, visual
merchandising and staff management. I also designed and made a recycled
clothing and accessory range.
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Skills
- CAD Design
- Product Development
- Critical Path
- Garment Fitting
- Quality Control
- Pattern Cutting
- Garment Construction
- Communication Skills
- Problem Solving
- Trend Forecasting
Education
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BTEC Fashion and ClothingThurrock and Basildon College
- United Kingdom
Final grade: Distinction, Distinction, Merit