About me

Gained international design industry experience , design expertise and specialty in Menswear and Womenswear, streetwear and cutting edge collections. Experimental with style, materials and color palettes. Huge eye for detailing and transferring Menswear cutting edge into Womenswear and the other way around.

QuestionsProjectsExperienceTeam

• How do you find your theme for your next mini collection/portfolio work?
• Hi Guys! Any advice for portfolios to apply for fashion design jobs? Been a bit rusty but trying to jump back on the track again. thanks :)
• Anyone know good tips for relocating to and into the creative scene in London??

Projects

• Barcelona 2024 - Nayf and Wavey x DAIZYQuick photoshoot in Barcelona in collaboration with DAIZY.
• SS24 - Parachute ProjectThis editorial captures a unique collaboration between a group of New York based friends consisting of artists, designers, and skaters to showcase the latest mini-collection, NAYF AND WAVEY x DAIZY, through the lens of photographer Thophles Williams. The designers, Joanna Fongern and Natalie Thomas, who met a few years back through mutual connections while skating in the city, wanted the visual direction behind this catalog to reflect a normal day downtown with the homies. The beauty of New Yo
• Exploring the stars with Bronx Girls SkateNayf and Wavey is a one-woman operation featuring hand-crafted, cutting-edge, unisex streetwear clothing that's built to last. Nayf and Wavey is derived from skateboarding culture, creating pieces that are functional and one-of-a-kind.  In this latest editorial, Nayf and Wavey showcases the latest mini collection through the lens of Bronx Girls Skate; a non-profit organization that empowers young women through skateboarding, by featuring founders Kava and Mel, as the muse and models of this sh

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Work history

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Founder and DesignerNayf and Wavey
Apr 2022New York, United StatesFreelance
- designing, draping, and sampling - RND and material sourcing - marketing for website and social media - grading and pattern making by hand - in-house garment construction - on time production and quality control - international and domestic shipping logistics - interpersonal communication with vendors and customers - photoshop, illustrator, excel and word - creating techpacks - fitting
StylistZalando
Apr 2019Berlin, GermanyFreelance
- working independently - styling customers - interpersonal communication

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Skills

• Pattern Cutting
• Womenswear Design
• Sketching
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Technical Design
• Illustration
• Advanced Sewing
• Sourcing
• Menswear Design
• Fashion Styling

Education

Master of ArtUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
Sep 2015 - Dec 2016London, United Kingdom
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Diploma Modelism and StylismESMOD (École Supérieure des Arts et Techniques de la Mode)
Sep 2011 - May 2014Munich, Germany