About me
Over 15 years experience in Womenswear fashion and over 6 years experience working as part of leadership teams for a variety of premium contemporary and accessible brands. Multi Product design expertise in Denim ,Leather, Soft Wovens, structured wovens, Tailoring & Outerwear.
Most recent appointments being Senior Designer and then Head of Design at ALIGNE
Strengths are in creating and motivating innovative directional and original Womenswear clothing designs with commercial appeal. Aware of trends having strong early intuition for what's next with an interest in merging these with unique inspiration and more timeless unique and long lasting ideas
- Managing design process from concept to final sample
- Seasonal Concept, colour palette, and Mood research and Creation
- Trend Forcasting
- Maintaining strong Design/ Brand Identity within design
- Range Planning cohesive collections
- Adobe Illustrator for Sketches, Range planning and Tech Packs
- Tech Packs
- Sustainable Fabric Knowledge & Sourcing
- Sample Management
- Fitting Garments
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS INCLUDE
-Photoshoot planning
-Womenswear Styling for Brands Lookbooks and Ecommerce