Highly dedicated( British-Italian ) RTW Junior Designer, currently based in Milan (IT). For three years in the field of Fashion Design (Rick Owens - DROMe),I now cover the position of Junior Designer, focused on RTW & VIC custom-made collections, this made me aware of all the design and delivery phases of a collection (from design department to communication and showroom departments). I am an enterprising person full of initiative with the aim of being able to grow within a new working reality capable of expanding my potential in the field. I come from studies in Plastic Arts and BA in fashion design (Polimoda), I have extensive experience in both aesthetic (design) and material research and ability to give shape to given inputs in the field of fashion design, with great ability to work both independently and in a team. Further enquiries : thomasbritmcgovern@gmail.com
(The milk of dreams - Venezia 2022) Working as bridge between DROMe, curators F-U Ragazzi and artist P. Cournier Jardin, on the permanent and communal installation part of the exhibition "Something out of it" opening for the Venice Biennale of arts 2022.
Leatherwear and Outwear design. -Followingthe collection design process from moodboards fashion research, sketches and graphics, up to the production tech packs, including material researching, mock-ups and collection fittings. -Workingclosely with merchandising teams to range products. -Reactingto sales informations and designing commercially relevant fashion forward ranges.
Assistant for Senior designer Gabriel Borjesson. -Designresearch & materials following Rick Owens's concepts and guidelines of the collection. -Workingclosely with leather & fabric suppliers on a global scale, researching trims/accessories & materials for RTW collections. -Followingtesting and mock-ups of materials during collection fittings.
-Designteam assistant -Designresearches & proposals through moodboards and sketches, assisting collection fittings.
-Supportingand following the design team demands -Developingdesign researches & proposals through moodboards, sketching and draping on stand.