Projects
- ‘La Jonque des Plaisirs’I worked on a project called ‘La Jonque des Plaisirs’ for Past Pleasures. My role was to produce a bespoke Chinese opera inspired masquerade hat and boots to client’s specification, using my sewing and making skills as well as creatively painting a Chinese print onto the leather boots.
Work history
Milliner
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Daily tasks included general millinery, including hand and machine sewing, blocking straws/felts/buckram/sinamay, wiring brims, edging brims, stitching in headlines, linings and labels, trimming with feathers and flowers, dying materials for orders. Copying designs for private clients and wholesale orders in good time and high quality.
Additional task were customer service for clients coming in for studio appointments and phone and online services for both customers and suppliers.
Freelance Costume Maker
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I worked on a project called ‘La Jonque des Plaisirs’ for Past Pleasures. My role was to produce a bespoke Chinese opera inspired masquerade hat and boots to client’s specification, using my sewing and making skills as well as creatively painting a Chinese print onto the leather boots.
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Skills
- Millinery
- Pattern Making
- Sample Cutting
- Styling
- Fashion Design
- Wardrobe Assistant
- Fashion History
- Surface Design
- Adobe MS Office Suites
- Costume Making
- Hand and Machine Sewing
- Corsetry
- Machine and Hand Sewing
- Printing and Dyeing
- Wardrobe `supervising
Education
Costume Interpretation
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Specialising in the realisation and construction of costumes for theatre, film and television.
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Level 4
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Specialising in Fashion Print Design
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Awards
Past Pleasures 2012 Costume Interpretation Award First Prize
Theatre Industry Night prize competition for best Costume Interpretation.
http://blogs.arts.ac.uk/wimbledon/2012/06/21/wimbledon-theatre-industry-night-prizes/