About me
Fashion & Textile Designer, passionate about sustainable & ethical fashion.
Currently looking for new opportunities across design and development in the premium & luxury fashion industry. Previous experience includes working as Womenswear Designer at Markus Lupfer and in the design team at Roland Mouret.
Graduated from studying MA Fashion Design Technology Womenswear at London College of Fashion.
Katrina has presented at London Fashion Week and gained a range of experience within the luxury industry focussing on contemporary Womenswear and print.
Projects
- Pre Collection SS17Inspired by the photographic story of my mother’s childhood, looking at family life in 1960-70s Britain. The collection holds a sense of purity and naivety. Key photographers are Martin Parr, Tony Ray-Jones, Euan Duff, John Hinde and Peter Mitchell. The season’s muse possesses a sophisticated confidence, reflected in the use of tailored jackets and shirts. Whilst her style is fresh and fun, there is a classic look, developed from the vintage references and the 1950s influence from my grandmothe
- Pre Collection AW16Inspired by a series of patient portraits from a London Victorian lunatic asylum, the collection has a dark origin. The portraits provide a moving and emotional account of people living through extremely difficult circumstances, capturing key moments in their lives. Families and children who survived The Great Depression in America, 1929, were also a key source of inspiration. A palette of bold pinks and heavy burgundies provide a backdrop for flashes of sharp acid yellows and deep ocean blues
- BA Graduate CollectionInspired by the symbiotic relationship between heaven and hell and the different meanings these words can have. Heaven and hell co-exist together in people's minds and rely on each other, without bad there cannot be good and vice versa. From this theory, I developed a concept which focussed on contrasts and clashes, looking at the relationship between opposites. This interest in opposites influenced my print artwork, clashing linear and geometric patterns against floral designs. Throughout the
Work history
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Design AssistantRoland Mouret
London, United KingdomFull Time
Working across all RTW woven, knitwear (pre and show), retailer exclusives and red carpet collections. Main responsibilities include:
- Experimenting with design ideas and fabrication
- Toiling, with a focus on 3D draping on the stand
- Participating in weekly fittings of toiles and final samples
- Proactively working across the Design, Workroom and Production teams
- CAD developments for design visualisation including print and artwork placements
- Contributing to the colour selection for upcoming seasons
- Inspirational research for trim and textural ideas, design details, concept ideas and brand competitors
- Maintaining records of seasonal developments
- Organising and recording archive files and materials
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Womenswear DesignerMarkus Lupfer
- London, United KingdomFull Time
Working across all RTW wovens & jersey plus exclusive projects
- Experience designing to a commercial merchandise range plan to produce a balanced collection
- Creating seasonal mood boards, colour palettes and fabric/trim sourcing
- Supporting the Creative Director to build a seasonal concept
- Developing new textile embroidery/embellishments each season by briefing & working with oversees factories
- Proactively working with the Print Designer to develop artwork motifs & textile prints
- Working closely with the Product Development team to create CADs and tech packs for all jersey garments, supporting with factory allocation & collection timeline
- Directly liaising with factories to ensure on-time delivery in line with the seasonal critical path
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Skills
- Fashion
- Research and Development
- Digital Printing
- Art and Creative Direction
- Fabric
- Adobe Photoshop/indesign/illustrator
- Illustration
- Textile Design
- Analysing Trends
- Design
Education
MA Fashion Design Technology WomenswearUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
- London, United Kingdom
From studying at Masters level I have gained extensive knowledge about how to produce a high quality, luxurious garment. I understand the important of manufacturing techniques and how this needs to be considered at all stages throughout the design process.
Whilst designing and producing my Masters Collection I approached problems and difficulties in a mature and pragmatic manner. The Collection included many complex draped knotting techniques which I executed to appear effortless through internal constructions and clever pattern cutting.
First Class Honours Bachelor of Arts in Fashion DesignLondon College of Fashion, UAL
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
Awards
MA Collection presented at London Fashion WeekLondon College of Fashion, UAL
Selected as one of ten designers to present their collections as part of LCF MA17 at London Fashion Week, February 2017 .Top Five Designers selected by DazedDazed Media
Selected as one of the Top Five Designers by Dazed in the ‘Bright Young Things of the LCF MA17 Graduate Show’.+ Show more