A creative designer with strong commercial background working in design, product development and production roles within the luxury industry. Currently working as a freelance brand developer.
Was invited to help with the first show and assist the in-house team of the brand. • Assitant to Katy England (Show Stylist and Director) and Marios Schwab (Brand Creative Director) to bring together the brand’s first Fashion Show • Assisted in runway castings, creating lineups, and show fittings.
• Moodboard Research and Range Planning • Sketching silhouettes and foreseeing the development from initial toiles to final fittings. • Website development and Photoshoot Casting & Directing • Financial planning for future collections
Joined the team for Sales Showroom Experience and because of my proficiency with computer programs: • NuOrder system inputting and uploading, data managing, analyzing, and Excel formatting. • Visual merchandising and managing the layout and appearance of the showroom. • Communicating between brands and sales teams and assisting in day-to-day showroom activities during the selling campaign.
• Working under Sue Whiteley (CEO) and head designer as design and commercial assistant. • Coordinating the sampling of PS20 and SS20 collections, attending fittings, and relaying fit notes to the pattern cutters and seamstresses. • Liaising with and visiting factories to discuss production issues • Financial merchandising - creating sampling budgets, compiling and inputting commercial orders into the Zedonk software system.
• Working for An Vandevorst as part of her design team. • Mood board and archival research and documentation to develop design ideas further. • Developing prints and digital designs for the new collection. • Hand drawing ideas and concepts for ready-to-wear and footwear. • Setting up and assisting in the showroom during Paris Fashion Week. • Assisting Filip Vandevorst with campaign shoots and content creation for social media.