Projects
- ALEXACHUNG X MET GALA 2019With only a vintage garment to start, I was tasked as an intern to create a lay plan for the print that Alexa Chung would be wearing to the Met Gala in 2019. The lay plan was completely redrawn by myself and recoloured as per the help and collaboration of fashion designers and senior members of staff.
Work history
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Junior Print Designer and ColouristMCD Textiles
London, United KingdomFull Time
MCD Textiles supplies base cloths and prints to
high street retailers. Some of my responsibilites include:
- Identifying key trends for SS and AW, using this
information to create print collections for Premiere Vision, Paris
- Liasing with the mill directly to ensure smooth
production
- Liasing with clients directly, keeping a good working
relationship through regular emails.
- Designing prints for clients as per their request, either by
interpreting a brief or reworking vintage garments
- Colouring up prints to a colour palette for clients, or by being
entrusted with identifying key colours for a specific season / trend / brief.
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InternALEXACHUNG
- London, United KingdomFull Time
At Alexa Chung I quickly became a valuable asset to the team and got the chance to hone my skills in print design. One of the ways in which I successfully managed this was by being tasked with redesigning a print from vintage for Alexa Chung’s dress which was worn at the event.
Although this was a huge challenge it gave me the chance to really prove myself in a short space of time. Alongside this job I was also expected to carry out daily tasks that ensured a smooth running of the studio. Some of what I achieved at Alexa Chung was:
- Redeveloping the artwork for the dress Alexa wore at the Met Gala along side working closely with the pattern cutter and design team to ensure that the print was distributed on the dress the way we saw fit and creating an appropriate lay plan from the existing garment used as inspiration.
- Reworking and modifying bought and vintage artwork ready for production using CAD.
- Creating spec packs for factories to reference.
- Provided assistance at London Fashion Week behind the scenes, dressing models and making sure I was on hand to assist the stylist at any given moment.
- Updating design boards as required.
- Creating CADs of garment and footwear sketches, and also completing colour ups of these.
- General admin, filing away of fabrics, working with the production team to create swatch packs for fabrics.
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Skills
- Fashion Styling
- Trend Forecasting
- Photography
- Microsoft Office
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Print Design
- Colour Balance
- Screen Printing
- Graphic Design
- Creative Concepting
Education
Printed Textiles and Surface Pattern DesignLeeds Arts University
- Leeds, United Kingdom
Awards
Creative Conscious Award - BronzeCreative Conscience
For the Fashion and Textiles Category, I pitched a collection of naturally dyed lingerie and loungewear that catered to Black and South Asian women for the high street.