Projects
- SLiNK magazineSLiNK magazine is a self published publication that I launched in 2011. SLiNK began life as an online magazine aimed at women size 14+. As the discussion around plus size fashion has grown, SLiNK magazine has gone from a digital only publication to a print plus size fashion magazine distributed globally. SLiNK magazine requires me to manage freelancers, direct editorial content and liaise with brands and other journalists. SLiNK receives a lot of press attention and I often work with other media outlets to both promote upcoming SLiNK features and stories and to help with comment and opinion on related stories, such as plus size fashion, body image and obesity. Through this I have done quotes for national and international newspapers, both print and online and contributed to radio and television broadcasts, including: BBC Radio, BBC World News, ITV Daybreak, ITV Lorraine, BBC London News, Channel 5 News and many more. SLiNK has also allowed me the opportunities to blog for both The Huffington Post and The Guardian.
- DRAFTED magazineResponsible for the launch and editorial direction of free distribution, print publication, DRAFTED magazine that was released across London. Drafted was a fashion and lifestyle publication for both men and women covering celebrity, lifestyle and human interest content, as well as beauty, travel and fashion. Drafted worked with augmented reality app BLIPPAR to create new and exciting interactive content that combined print and online media taking the reader on a journey from the printed page to video and interactive platforms. As one of the founding partners I headed up creative direction for both print content and for exciting ways of integrating the use of technology to the magazine. My creative content piece, The Pembridge Files, which was an on going mini fashion film that spread between print and digital content was recognised by Marketing Week as part of their media predictions for 2015 for innovative ideas.
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Work history
Editor In Chief
SLiNK magazine is my own self published print title, a quarterly publication focused on the emerging, but significantly growing, plus size fashion sector.
Editor
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Launching and creatively directing content for DRAFTED magazine, a free distribution, unisex publication in London covering fashion, beauty, arts, culture and lifestyle.
Skills
- Fashion
- Marketing PR
- Radio
- TV
- Lifestyle
- Blogs
- Online
- Design
- Media
- Social
- Indesign
- Photoshop
- Word
Education
Pattern Cutting and Design
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I studied Pattern Cutting and Design at the London College of Fashion. This taught me both the process of design and the ability to realise my 2D drawings into 3D items. The process of learning to design from inspiration to final execution allowed me to have a much greater understanding of the process and I have always felt able to reflect this in my fashion writing, especially when discussing runway shows. It has given me a good understanding of the industry from costing, to technology and fashions future. We were also given the opportunity to take units on publishing, social relationships to dress and the meaning of fashion, it was in these classes that I developed my love of writing and combining fashion with social commentary.
Awards
Best Magazine
My self published magazine, SLiNK won Best Magazine at the British Plus Size Awards in 2015
http://www.britishplussizeawards.co.ukWOW
I won a Women in Business Award, run weekly by Jacqueline Gold CBE for innovative business ideas run by women.
http://www.jacquelinegold.com/wow/