About me

Designer and production coordinator specialising in sustainable, luxury activewear, with a background in; multi product, jersey, childrenswear, accessories.

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Work history

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Designer and product coordinatorSILOU
Aug 2019London, United KingdomFull Time
Designer of SILOU London ranges. Womens activewear- Fitness, layering, underwear, seamless. A focus on sustainable fashion and use of eco friendly fabrics. Ranges and sketches designed in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop responsible for: -Creating and presenting creative direction each season. -Creating colour palettes. -Designing and developing multi products across womenswear, with a specialist focus on activewear, from concept through to sampling. -Creating detailed technical packs and specifications -Leading garment fittings -Trend research, commercial awareness and maintaining awareness of competitors -Researching colours for longevity and creating a capsule wardrobe, making palettes and developing this into a clear visible format for key individuals within the business -Dealing directly with International factories. -Constant research into sustainable fabrics and how to improve our practices. -Creating critical paths Additionally: -Image retouching on Adobe photoshop- website image editing and touch-up -Creating original illustrations both hand drawn and digitally for SILOU's social media pages and website/blog -Creating original graphics and web icons for SILOU's website

Skills

• Adobe
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Hand Drawing
• Production Co-ordination
• Production

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA) University of Leeds
Aug 2013Leeds, United Kingdom
BA Hons in Fashion design (industry) 4 year course with one year working in industry.