Edie Rose Flanagan
Luxury womenswear fashion designer with a BA in Womenswear from UAL London College of Fashion. Specialising in design development and draped pattern cutting. Adept at generating and communicating concepts. Technical abilities include garment construction, sewing, and Adobe Suite. Diligent and organized team player with broader experience in image design, logistics, textiles, and quality assurance.
Creating Patterns and sampling complex evening gowns based on designers sketches. Advising on technical construction.
Temporary role
Supported the London Fashion Week show by assisting in fittings and casting models, as well as preparing and presenting goody bags.
Supported the founder in developing designs and aesthetics for the AW24 collection and show. Collaborated across design, art, social, sustainability, and business departments as needed. Design: Developed designs primarily through draping and fittings. Worked with the founder to research and select fabrics. Art: Worked as art director with founder as part of creative team to in both design and art, For AW24 lookbook, show and campaign. Social: Attended meetings with press and wholesale agency, wrote press release for AW24 collection. Coordinated timeline and imagery alongside the social media team. Sustainability: Researched and helped source sustainable mills. Worked with the business team to explore opportunities for increasing sustainability. Business: Attended and participated in wholesale and strategy team meetings.
A design internship at the luxury womenswear and menswear brand Aaron Esh provided experience working with RTW men's and women's tailoring. Responsibilities included assisting the Head Designer in fittings with models, cutting and sewing garments for fittings, and subsequently altering patterns, draping designs for review, and developing design details.
Signed with Named Models during my education. The experience has given a broader underrating of image creation and production in a range of contexts. Work includes walking in London fashion week, editorials, lookbook and Beauty/Hair work.