About me
Fashion Design and Business Administration graduate offering variety of services in fashion industry. Worked with many product developers, production managers, pattern cutters and designers in order to meet critical deadlines and ensure high level of quality. Experienced in working for both mainline and
runway collections. Personal interests include learning cultural crafts and utilising raw materials sourced from different parts of the world to acquire new skills.
Projects
- Studio/Product Development Intern & Backstage Dresser: Spring 2019 Ready-to-WearI have interned at Peter Pilotto for six months, which gave me the opportunity to experiment in different roles. Started my position as a studio intern and later on began to assist the product developers for previous collection of Fall 2018 Ready-to-Wear while helping the preparation of upcoming collection Spring 2019 Ready-to-Wear. As a studio intern I have participated in preparing the layout of the patterns regarding the print placements, cutting fabric for production with all the marks, te
- Special Customer Project as Studio Intern: Princess Eugenie’s Bridal Gown at Royal WeddingI have participated in the privately held project by supporting the raw material sourcing for the wedding gown. Held an extensive search for the supporting materials of the wedding gown through various suppliers to bring options for design and production team. All the work demonstrated is copyrighted by Peter Pilotto, I have simply participated in the project as a studio intern.
- Special Customer Project as Studio Intern: Beyonce’s Pink Satin Swarovski Suit at 'On the Run II Tour'The infamous style, designed and made by Peter Pilotto, first appeared on the 'Ape Shit' music video featuring Jay-Z. Later on, pink satin suit has been customised by the lead of Studio Coordinator and team of interns including myself for 'On the Run II Tour' in 2018 summer. Original textile has been developed by the designers and product development team gone through an intensive technical process of Swarovski embellishment, which took a week time to finalise by hand. All the work demonstr
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Work history
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Studio AssistantFabrika
London, United KingdomFreelance
- Supporting the streamline operations & maximise profitability for both the studio & fashion businesses
- Multitasking working with multiple brands at once making sure to meet with deadlines while keeping the studio organised
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Product DeveloperDelos
- London, United KingdomFreelance
- Manage the full product development process & assist raw material sourcing especially specialising in sourcing hand-dyed shibori fabric from India
- Planning sampling & production of e-commerce & retail orders while managing private client orders & running all the fittings with design team
- Sourcing & organising raw materials communicating with national & international vendors who specialise in custom trimmings
- Execution of operational & administrative activities focusing on lead time of fabrics & trims, MoQs, budgets
- Coordinating finances set target budgets with the objective to achieve margins, foster sustainability & ensure competitive price points; creating balance sheets to create financial traceability
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Skills
- Fashion Design
- Product Development
- Production
- Quality Assurance
- Concept Development
- Sourcing Materials
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Indesign
- Microsoft Excel
Education
Bachelor Fashion DesignRavensbourne University London
- London, United Kingdom
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Bachelor Business Administration MarketingBilkent University
- Ankara, Turkey
Awards
Tailoring Project Finalist in Collaboration with Haider AckermannRavensbourne University London
I was awarded as one of the three finalists for ‘Tuxtaposition’ Jacket Brief prepared by/for Haider Ackermann, which exhibited to the senior designers of the brand after working on it throughout April-June 2018 semester.
As a finalist got the opportunity to present my project to them personally and got an internship offer at Haider Ackermann.Denim Project in Collaboration with WranglerRavensbourne University London
We have showcased the project as a group at Transition 2.0 in Bargehouse, London on 8-9 Feb 2018.