About me

Since graduating with a Fashion BA(hons) from UCA Epsom, Shannen has immersed herself into the world of fashion with varied roles for upcoming brands as well as releasing her own collections - giving her a diverse set of technical skills and knowledge. Shannen is now however looking for more growth and input as a designer within an established brand.

QuestionsProjectsExperienceTeam

• Collaboration for exciting circular fashion initiative
• Web Designer for creative project
• Looking to skills swap / collaborate with a web designer / digital artist (of any level) for a creative revamp of a website!

Projects

• 6

  RACER COLLECTION

Projects credited in

• 2

  Ralph & Russo A/W 2014 - Paris Haute CoutureCoverage of Ralph & Russo Haute Couture show in Paris. Images used for promotional and commercial use. Fashion in Motion: Ralph & Russo at the V&A promotional material.
• 7

  Ebonics: Grace Wales Bonner at V&A's Fashion In MotionGrace Wales Bonner’s FW15 collection, as shown during V&A’s Fashion In Motion, focused on western interpretation of African and black culture.
• 4

  V&A Fashion in Motion

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Work history

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Design & Production ManagerLUXE 22
Aug 2017London, United KingdomFreelance
Design & Production Manager 01/08/17 - Present: Assisting brand CEO with production and design process, advising on sampling, contacting manufacturers, creating concept packages including in-depth research, fabric and material sourcing/advising, organisation and spreadsheets for several areas of the brand (manufacturers, photographers), attending regular meeting and fashion shows / trade shows.
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Operations ExecutiveAma Bonsu
Dec 2016 - Mar 2018London, United KingdomFreelance
In my position as Operations Executive my role and responsibilities range from a wide set of areas from admin to creative. Some of my administrative tasks include liaising via email to clients, manufacturers, professionals, suppliers, photographers as well as creating spreadsheets and procedure notes in order to keep the brand in operation. I am also responsible for arranging meetings and photoshoots. The creative aspects of my role consists of creating concept boards and documents for collection representation and photoshoots, creating full technical packs and running the social media.

Skills

• Fashion Design
• Technical Illustration
• Fashion Production
• Advanced Sewing
• Hand Sewing
• Trend Analysis
• Trend Forecasting
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Indesign
• Abobe Illustrator
• Technical Design
• Technical Drawing
• Pattern Cutting
• Pattern Development
• Pattern Design
• Sewing
• Embellishment Techniques
• Curating
• Runway
• Art Exhibition
• Exhibit Design
• Exhibiting

Education

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BA (Hons) Fashion DesignUCA Epsom
Sep 2013 - May 2016Epsom, United Kingdom
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Fashion BA (Hons)University for the Creative Arts
Sep 2013 - May 2016London, United Kingdom

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