About me

"BEING EXPRESSIVE IN FASHION DESIGN ” A final year Fashion Design student at De Montfort University, Leicester. I am aspiring for a career within the fashion industry and have a passion for art, design, pattern cutting, sewing, styling and creative directing. In 2018, between June and August, I studied in Shanghai at a creation camp. I studied the culture, the traditional Chinese Arts and also had the pleasure of making three outfits. My further education includes a placement at OneBC, an independent clothing company based in Nottingham. I worked within a very fast paced environment which developed my abilities to think fast on my feet. I enjoyed taken on new challenges and tasks to enhance my experience in the fashion industry. Email: nblairr@gmail.com Insta: @_icreatevisuals_ Website: https://nblairr.wixsite.com/i-create-visuals

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Projects

• NO MANS LANDNO MANS LAND AIMS TO CELEBRATE SELF EXPRESSION THROUGH THE CONCEPT OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY. THE COLLECTION IS AIMED AT MENSWEAR WITH A UNISEX TWIST SHOWCASING A RANGE OF GRAPHICAL PRINTS. THE COLLECTION STRIVES TOWARDS OUTWEAR SPORTS CHIC GARMENTS CREATING AN OVERALL AESTHETIC OF URBAN OUTWEAR. TO SHOWCASE THE IMPACT TOWARDS THE IDEA OF THE CLASH OF CULTURES WHICH EMBRACES THE CONNOTATION OF INTERNATIONAL LOVE. THE CONCEPT EMBARKS UPON; TOGETHERNESS, CELEBRATION OF LIFE, IDENTITY AND CULTURE, THE
• ISLAND BOYTHIS PROJECT WAS INSPIRED BY A TRANSITIONAL AESTHETIC THROUGH THE BACKGROUND CONTEXTS OF CULTURAL IDEAS.
• THE POWER OF BELIEFSTHIS WAS A COLLABORATION PROJECT THAT WAS BASED IN SHANGHAI AT A CREATION CAMP. THE AIM OF THE PROJECT WAS TO CREATE THREE OUTFITS AND TO COMBINE AN ELEMENT FROM THE WESTERN AND EASTERN CULTURES. THE GOAL WAS TO SHOWCASE A BOLD, COLOURFUL, FUN COLLECTION WITH A YOUTHFUL AESTHETIC

Work history

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Design and Technical AssistantOne BC
Feb 2018 - Jul 2019Nottingham, United KingdomInternship
One year placement at an independent bespoke clothing company. I worked within a very fast paced environment which developed by abilities to think fast on my feet. Was alwaysopen to being involved in new tasks to enhance my experience in the fashion industry. Key responsibilites: •Organisation in maintenance of the work space and in planning workload as well as completing tasks •Problem solving within technical aspects •Collaboration with photographers and models •Numeracy within measuring fabric and pattern cutting •Time management meeting the client deadlines and in-house projects individually and as a team. •Fabric handling and use of industrial machinery •Knowledge on pattern cutting and sewing skills •Creative director and styling •Adapting and tracing patterns to help the development of their final collection
Fashion AmbassadorDe Montfort University
Oct 2016 - Feb 2020Leicester, United KingdomPart Time
Key responsibilities : •Team player in assisting with interviews and open days •Engaging and building a rapport with Candidates •Supporting peers and staff members

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Skills

• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Demonstrates Initiative
• Organisation
• Teamworking
• Menswear Design
• Print Design
• Creativity
• Microsoft
• Customer Interaction
• Problem Solving
• Reliable

Education

BA Fashion DesignDe Montfort University
Sep 2016 - May 2020Leicester, United Kingdom
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Level 3 Fashion Extended Diploma (1st year)Distinction+ (2nd year)DistinctionNew College Nottingham
Sep 2014 - Jun 2016Nottingham, United Kingdom

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Awards

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Creative TextilesSaint Benedict Catholic Voluntary Academy