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Seller 252322 - West Yorkshire

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Hourly Rate:£26.67
Available From:Now
Overview:I am a UK based designer who has designed for firms such as Thomas Burberry, Romeo Gigli, H&M, Redest, MaxMara, SportMax, Gen-Y, Bentley, Mercedes, Shell and will soon be collaborating with Selfridges & Co. I have experience in designing menswear, womenswear and graphics to complement each collection.
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EDUCATION

2001-2004 University of Leeds
BA Fashion Design: Classification: 2:1

1999/2001 Leeds College of Art and Design
BTEC Fashion and Clothing Design: Merit+
City & Guilds Menswear, Level 1 and 2 (Credit)
GCE Media Studies (C)

1996-1999 Thornton Grammar School
9 GCSE’s Double Science( A,A), Textiles (A), English language (B), English Literature (B), Art and Design (B), Mathematics (C), History (C), German (C).

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

Jan 2007 Gen-Y Clothing- Ladies & Men’s designer
Present Designing casual wear including jeans wear, knitwear and outer wear. Main responsibilities included designing clothing with heavy emphasis on graphics, branding, embroideries, prints. Grading, tech packs, and trend/colour research also covered. Other design clients included Bentley, Mercedes & Shell.

Nov 2006 Karpelle- Ladies wear designer

July 2006- MAIA of London- Ladies wear Designer
Present Designing evening/smart wear including embroidery and print details.

Jan 2006- Cartwright Hall Art Gallery- Supporting Artist and Ambassador of Connect
Present Working on various art projects and part of the ‘Connect’ project.

Jan 2006- You on Earth- T-shirt Graphic Designer

Oct 2005- Romeo Gigli- Assistant Designer
Present Main responsibilities include researching current trends and designing women’s wear range for Romeo Gigli’s second line ‘Gigli’. Designs for this range include graphics, jeanswear, outerwear and knitwear.




Oct 2005- Franco Francesca- Assistant designer
Present Designing ladies and menswear ranges for brands such as ‘Q-OD’, ‘ZoomorFic’, ‘Redest’, ‘MaxMara’, ‘SportMax’. Designs for this range include graphics, jeans wear, outerwear and knitwear.
Aug2005- Unchaste Ltd- Accessory designer

April 2005- Hayaa Ltd- men’s, women’s and children’s designer
Main responsibilities include designing kaftans, T-shirts, including embroideries, prints.

Jan 2005- H&M- Ladies wear Designer
Main responsibilities included designing a small capsule collection for Spring/Summer 07.

June 2001 Burberry Ladies Wear Department- Assistant Designer

June 2001 Burberry Golf Design Studio- Assistant Designer

WORK PLACEMENT

Nov 2004 Mac Milan Design Studio
Design room assistant. Main responsibilities included working alongside the head designer producing a collection of working patterns and toiles for London and New York fashion week.

June 2001 Thomas Burberry Design Studio
Design room assistant. Main responsibilities included; Working with the designers researching trends
Analysing catalogue sales information, particularly best seller
Day to day design room duties e.g. filing, faxing, photocopying
Designing and sketching for next seasons collection
Producing storyboards, design files, swatch books and sketchbooks Helping the designer’s measure and fit sample garments on models Photography Experience in men’s wear, women’s wear, knitwear and sportswear

March 2000 Gap- Visual Merchandiser

Additional Skills
• Computer Skills: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, E-mail, Internet Explorer. CAD packages include Adobe Corel Painter, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw.
• Experience in designing prints and embroideries.
• Work equally as part of a team or on an individual basis
• Able to visually communicate design ideas to a high standard
• Possess knowledge of business philosophy and the practice of marketing
• Able to think creatively and utilise observational skills

• Future collaboration include designing for Selfridges & Co and Anphibious Clothing.
REFERENCES- Available upon request

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