About me
20 + years designing with retailers, suppliers and manufacturers .
Design management, critical path & product development.
Enjoys passion projects, start-ups , small business to large scale companies.
Lover of Made in Britain & all things shoe & accessories.
Work history
Consultant
Maidstone, United KingdomFreelance
Footwear and accessories designer, Helen Cresswell , designs OBJECTS OF ...fashion, fun, frivolity, comfort...All tailored to your unique needs . An experienced designer working with suppliers , retailers, brands, factories & trading companies. Some examples; children's footwear with Start-rite, ladies footwear for OPS/Meller Designs, seasonal ladies footwear for New Look, pram & first walkers for Sliders, ladies , mens and children's for Fit Flop, mens with factories in India & ladies sandals with a Greek factory. At OPS clients included Next, LK Bennet, John Lewis, Target & Debenhams.
Design casual, workwear , comfort , non-performance sports, dressy and formals. Expert knowledge of leather, PU, materials, trims and embellishment .
Experienced in overseeing design departments and client presentations.
Includes critical path management,research, design, specs, product development, costings to final product in store.
Personal passion projects; small leather accessories design and making, vintage bag making, basic silversmithing, jewellery design & hand embroidery.
Consultant
- Maidstone, United KingdomFreelance
Freelance Footwear and accessories designer for suppliers, retailers, brands, factories and Trading companies. Clients included Marks & Spencer, Komodo, Punkyfish, Brantano UK & Europe & Wearside Footwear.
I also worked directly with factories in Taiwan & trading companies in China which included managing critical paths, research, design to final product exhibited at Garda .
Trend researcher and content writer www.fashionsnoops.com.
Co-creation participant for Unilever & Face, Brand marketing agency.
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Skills
- Spec Packs
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Freehand Sektching
- Sourcing Suppliers
- Microsoft Word/excel/powerpoint/office
- Trend Forcasting
- Product Management
- Accessories Design
- Footwear Design
Education
DMI Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing
- Dublin, Ireland
Fundamentals of digital marketing ;SEO, PPC, e-mail marketing, google analytics, display advertising ,social media marketing, responsive design, mobile phone marketing, strategy and planning.
BA(Hons) Fashion and Textile Design
- Leicester, United Kingdom
Specialism Footwear Design
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