About me

I have a great passion for classically elegant fashion.
Although the majority of my professional experience has been based in
knitwear and womenswear I have a strong knowledge of menswear and
childrenswear trends and design.
I started my career with top Italian cashmere company Zegna Baruffa
in Biella, Piemonte; which is home to so many luxury menswear brands
that I had the opportunity to learn a lot about and really appreciate
classic men's tailoring. I worked as designer in the style office for
the collections Spring/Summer 08 and Autumn Winter 08/09. I also
supported the head of marketing/ press office.
I then moved to Hong Kong following a job offer from South Ocean
Group, one of the largest knit manufacturers. My position was designer
for the European Market. This involved designing my own collections to
both sell to the customers and showcase our products and capabilities
and designing knitwear to compliment customers' individual collections
for brands such as Gant, Tommy Hilfiger and many more. I also
researched and produced bi-annual trend reports which I presented to
customers and our own management team. I enjoyed working directly with
clients to help them reach their comercial and aesthetic goals.
After South Ocean Group I moved to Norintra House of Fashion, part
of Arcandor AG Group where I held the position of Senior Designer and
Head of Trend Report. I was senior designer for a brand with 90 points
of sale in Europe. As head of trend report I managed a team of
designers based both in our Hong Kong office and internationally we
produced regular fashion reports covering all main sectors of fashion
which I presented to both internal and external clients in Europe, Asia
and America.
For the past year I have been living in Florence working as a
freelance designer for projects ranging from men's sportswear to prom
dresses. I am now based in London and eager to begin a new
challenge.

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Availability
Looking for work
Achievements
Contract
Perm, Freelance, Temp-Perm, Part time
Location
Surbiton, Surrey, United Kingdom
Skill Level
Junior, Middleweight, Senior, Director
Languages
Italian English at bilingual level, some French, Spanish, German and Cantonese
Creativepool member since 3 March 2010