About me
Highly driven and versatile Designer with experience at both retail houses and suppliers - designing for some of the biggest high street brands. My product focus is across Soft Separates, Dresses and Jersey with experience managing a range of client accounts across these areas. Having a strong passion for trend I am constantly thinking about how to innovate. Using fabric development, trims, colour and print I create diverse ranges with both fashion forward pieces and garments with more longevity ensuring profitability across the range. Highly trained in creating detailed technical specifications for quality garment production and fluent in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and lndesign CC. Currently working as a Designer at a high street supplier.
Work history
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DesignerDennis Day Ltd
London, United KingdomFull Time
• Main Designer for Simply Be across Soft Separates, Dresses and Jersey and Very across Curve and Main Range on Soft Separates, Dresses and Jersey. Creating new and innovative ideas across product design, print, fabric development and trims. Working closely with both designers and buyers to develop the range adhering to new trends with commerciality.
• Managing all my account development through the factory, sourcing of new trims and fabrics - working closely with mills and suppliers on this.
• Creating full technical specification packs for quality garment production and reviewing garments in fits to ensure they meet this specification be fore going to the customer.
• Presenting new ideas on fabric, print, trend and design in regular meet ings with all clients.
• Creating in house trends for Dennis Day Ltd. to be shown to all customer and managing showroom sample production through the factory.
• Designing on other accounts in the business when needed including: JD Williams, Oasis, Debenhams and Sosander.
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Junior DesignerDennis Day Ltd
- London, United KingdomFull Time
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Skills
- Abobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Hand Drawing
- CAD
- Creating Moodboards
- Fashion Design
- Styling
- Trend Research
- Presenting
- Indesign
Education
Bachelor of Arts (BA) London College of Fashion, UAL
- London, United Kingdom
Graduated with a 1st Class Hons in Fashion Design and Development