Work history
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Womenswear designerJon Adam LTD
London, United KingdomFull Time
My role as a designer at Jon Adam consists of researching and sketching into customer boards/trends, doing CADS, meeting with buyers on a weekly basis, sourcing new fabrics and trims, following through in-house samples to ensure they meet deadlines and meetings, and working closely with our in-house pattern cutters to achieve the desired samples. Within womenswear I work on both woven and jersey, across tops, dresses, and bottoms.
The accounts I currently work on are Dorothy Perkins, Sainsburys, Evans, Biba and TKMaxx, but have also helped out on the Lipsy and Miss Selfridge accounts. I am currently the sole designer on the TKMaxx and Biba accounts, which I manage with my sales manager, and I work with both the dresses and tops departments on both woven and jersey. This opportunity has allowed me to further my knowledge and grow my confidence in building strong relationships with buyers.
This role has allowed me to extend further my design knowledge on high street fashion, while still keeping up with high fashion and catwalk trends, using design details and touching on silhouettes to apply to a more commercial style for the high street.
Skills I have acquired through this include knowledge of construction techniques, a more indepth knowledge of pattern cutting and design and conceptual skills.
Skills
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Illustrator
- Design
- Textiles
- Illustration
- Fabric
Education
Batchelor (Hons)Kingston School of Art
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
•Year 1 - Introduces the design process covering all 2D aspects of fashion design and design product which covered all 3D aspects including - exploring knitwear, pattern cutting and draping. I also attended sewing technique lessons during this year.
•Year 2 – Using the above knowledge I participated in international live, sponsored projects and competitions.
•Year 3 – Focused on creating our final collection, including a pre-collection project.
•I successfully completed a pattern cutting course lead by Paul Simonson, which looked at working with patterns in more depth, making various alternations and grading.
•Prior to starting at Kingston, I also completed a summer course in Illustration led by Niall Laverty, looking at mark making and various creative ways to illustrate.