Work history
Designer
Range planning and design (including hand drawn sketches and computer-generated designs
using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.)
Continuous market research, shop reports and online research Trend research
Print Design/fabric selection
Trade show attendance
Pattern cutting and construction of initial samples
Organizing photo shoots and still shots for the collection
Designing and executing seasonal Look Books
Liaising with UK and Indian factories
Preparing tech packs where necessary
Web design – using Dream Weaver
PR – Contacting magazines, bloggers Contacting buyers and Implementing Marketing
strategies
Designer
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In August 2007 Rudolf Stein launched a fair trade brand of underwear/loungewear
called ‘Life’s not Fair but my Knickers are’ . I was taken on from the begining of the project
to create the brand identity. The range was sold all throughout the UK in boutiques and
department stores including The House of Fraser and John Lewis.
Role:
Design of all of the ranges including prints, graphics and logos
Client presentations and attendance at customer meetings
Attendance at photo shoots
Preparation of all tech packs to send out to the factory in India.
Skills
- Fashion
- Print Design
- Design
- Dreamweaver
- Illustrator
- Word
- Womenswear
- Pattern Cutting
- Garment Construction
- Photoshop Illustator
- Pattern Cutting and Drafting
- Sleepwear
- Girlswear
- Colourations
Education
Textiles
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BA Hons Constructive Textiles for Fashion