About me
With over 10 years of fashion retail experience, I have the understanding, knowledge, skills and commercial awareness of products from high end to high street.
In addition to these skills, I have gained a BA (Hons) Fashion. During the degree I learnt pattern-cutting skills for men and women. Visited Premier Vision, created concepts mood boards. I now have both transferable skills and am a valuable asset to any company.
Work history
Garment TechnologistRiver Island
Full Time
• Working within the HP Production department and building key relationships with Designers, Pattern cutters, QC’s and buying departments for UK and off shore factories.
• Approving and measuring PP samples, production samples across 8 Womenswear departments for tailoring; Skirts, Trousers, Jackets, Coats, Jumpsuits, Plus Size, Petite and Studio. Liasing with factories from Europe to ensure that garments are to River Island standards. Ensuring that garments are fitted and sealed within PIM dates. Chasing PP and Production deliveries. Answering any factory inquires.
• Checking all Production samples has the correct care label and Kimball stickers. Requesting addition samples for different departments
• Collating sample packs to send to UK factories for plus, petite and Studio. Collating all trims, patterns and linings. Liaising with Q.C’s in regards to samples taking full responsibility, as well as meeting critical deadlines. Sending sealer parcels to off shore factories, calling up cloth from MK distribution for Buyers to action sampling.
• Working to the critical path Production and Buyers schedules to prioritise sample requirements. Maintaining sample and pattern request log, requesting paper patterns and grades from Gerber.
• Measuring all fit samples.
• Writing clear and concise fit notes, liaising with Designers, pattern cutters in fit sessions. Creating new amendments for new styles. Writing sealer notes.
• Attending weekly HP schedule meeting to discuss Production dates and issues with Buyers, Merchandisers, Production Manager, Senior Garment Technologist and Allocators. Communicating any issues.
• Liaising with Garment tech’s on test reports for cloth issues. Dry clean, washing, steam testing on cloth. Reporting issues to team. Attending fit squad meeting and returns with Buying Management
Sample AssistantRiver Island
- Full Time
• Collating sample packs for various areas of the River Island tailoring business
• Maintaining and updating Sample log book/ Pattern log and updating Buyers when samples are due to come back for fit meetings. Calling up cloth from the warehouse for sampling.
• Requesting patterns from Gerber/ Pattern room. Working to critical path deadlines and PIM'd lead times to prioritise sample requirements.
• Order and maintain stock of basic trims for samples and UK factories.
• Measuring all fit samples. Sending parcels to off shore factories
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Skills
- Basic Styling
- Fashion
- Garment Construction
Education
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BA (Hons) Fashion DesignHavering College of Further and Higher Education
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BTEC National Diploma Performing ArtsLeyton sixth form college
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