Student Fashion Designer
Final Year Fashion Design Degree Student, currently based in Leeds and looking for a graduate job to gain further practical / real world experience and progress as a designer. I would also be interested to discuss possible opportunities to work on the social media team.
Professional Experience
Placement / Work Experience (part-time)
Mary Benson, York (March 2022 - June 2022 )
Supporting the final completion & presentation of finished garments for issue.
Preparation & packing of completed garments to be sent out to customers.
Assist with logistics & delivery of orders.
Graduate Fashion Week digital take-over
GFW - Instagram. (April 24th 2023)
Alongside 3 students we represented for Leeds Arts University Fashion Design as part of an instagram take-over.
Rag Fashion Show
Leeds University Union. (January 2023)
Three of my garments showed in Leeds Rag Fashion Show, alongside this I assisted as a dresser backstage.
Student BA Hons Fashion Design
Leeds Arts University (Sept 2020 - June 2023)
Drawing & sketching clothing, accessories, shoes, bags, for potential consumers
Working as part of a Team to realise fashion ideas, assembly, presentation & photography
Understanding the importance of collaborating with the wider design team to develop product
Forecast trends & themes which may be popular in coming months & years
Professional Qualifications
BA HONS Fashion Design
Leeds Arts University
Grade Pending (due to Graduate 2023) Latest grade: 1st (80%)
BTEC in Art + Design (majoring in fashion)
York College
Achieving Distinction+(2020)
Skills Summary
Customer Profiling & Branding
Colour, Print & Fabric Research
Creative Thinking & Concept Design Sketching, Hand Drawing and digital drawing Conscious design
Digital Graphic Production & Editing Illustration & Presentation Material Pattern Cutting & Garment Construction Draping/moulage/ embellishment
CAD Design & Panel Flats Web Design & Social Media
Projects
'In Everlasting memory' (2023)
Graduate collection womenswear may 2023
'Kingsman' (2023)
clothsurgeon live brief menswear 2023
'creative pattern cutting' (2022)
Creative pattern cutting womenswear
'King of Hollywood' (2022)
Mens tailoring/ suiting
'Apo-the-ke' (2022)
Paul smith womenswear brief
'Grene-Infra-strucha' (2021)
Sustainability, accessories design
Adidas brief - 'Sportswear' (2020) 'shirt project' (2020)