WWW.CHARLES-LU.COM• Designed and produced designs for numerous clientele including bridal• Addressed clients needs immediately with concepts• Proposed numerous concepts based on needs of clientele

WWW.ARUSHICOUTURE.COM• Responsible for custom client work, producing collections, sourcing materials, and team management• Produced moodboards, sketches, technicals, costing charts, and graphics• Introduced RTW line, sourcing affordable yet luxurious materials and finishings• Dealt with demanding clientele, primarily from the GCC region, while working under strict deadlines• Designed 3 ready-made-couture collections for brand under eponymous collaboration label• Managed design team departments including: embroidery/beading, pattern making, and tailoring• Proposed new brand image concepts along with innovative marketing ideas• Managed graphics, redesigned website and brand identity, and handled/engaged with social media• Introduced new constructions methods and trained staff in embroidery/patternmaking/tailoring• Collaborated with brands like Ruwaya Jewellers, Bentley Motors, and Swarovski

WWW.SHAWISH.CH• Designed luxury accessories, high end jewellery, and various innovative concepts for brand• Exposed to menswear and luxury jewellery market• Developed deep understanding of middle eastern market

WWW.VENIVICICOUTURE.COM• Responsible for designing a couture evening-wear collection of gowns, cocktail dresses, and separates, and custom pieces for clientele• Co-creator of brand identity• Responsible for sketching and draping a couture collection of gowns, cocktails, and separates for a middle eastern private clientele• Constructed numerous toiles and parts of finished gowns• Managed the studio room team of the cutter and patternmaker to translate the sketches into hard paper• Sourced and built relationships of suppliers in couture; including embroiderers, hardware suppliers, and textile mills

• Specialized in developing designs for Versace footwear SS12• Developed commercial design theory• Designed footwear for Karl Largerfeld

• University project• Designer for exclusive advertising campaign• Pitched numerous proposals for collaboration• Sourced materials and oversaw construction• Lead design team• Designed 16 piece collection in relation to VW for launch of vehicle

• Worked with designer (Manel Torres, inventor of spray-on fabric) in his fashion show• Assisted in 'spraying' designs and in building understructures• Aided in fashion show

• Assisted in construction, tailoring, alteration, and fitting of suits