Chloé Ormsby Email & Phone Number

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

• Designing premium occasionwear pieces that are elevated and convey the brands luxury ethos with a key focus on luxurious fabrications and embellishments• Working with a print designer to create striking and bold prints which are brand relevant • Creating detailed, clear & concise techpacks• Working with suppliers to source new fabrics and trims every season• Worked closely with Buying team to build innovative ranges reflective of the customer, altering designs where neccassery to get products into a target price whilst still maintaining the quality and creativity• Curating directional trend research keep on top of emerging and key trends in the marketplace • Weekly comparitive comp shops to be aware of competitor’s activitiy• Management of own workload, working under pressure to hit tight deadlines following the critical path • Attend trade meetings to understand best-selling and underperforming products • Communicating daily with oversea’s and UK suppliers

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

• Lead designer on the Womenswear area, had 2 Junior Designers reporting into me• During my time at SikSilk I also worked across the Menswear and Kidswear departments• Managed workloads of my team to ensure we met critical path deadlines• Confidently presented in sign off meetings, trend presentations, product workshops etc• Researching and developing in order to create commerical designs • Attended fit sessions with Garment Techs and wider team• Worked on Celebrity projects with footballer Messi, enhancing teamwork skills• Management of approval process, tracked product lifecycle right from initial CAD sketches, to techpacks, labdips and final Gold Seal samples, keeping product trackers up to date• Worked on SMU designs with customers• Attended meetings with customers like JD as a Design representative to present the ranges• Attended photoshoots and took a lead on Styling

In my time as a Junior Designer at SikSilk I worked across multi-product categories in Menswear, Womenswear, Kidswear and Accessories. By working across all the product categories and divisions it allowed to me to gain an array of transferrable skills and gave me a wider vision into each division before specialising into Womenswear.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Jobs include: representing the University on Open Days and being a part of the Interview panel during Interview week.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Leeds, United Kingdom

Leeds, United Kingdom

• Worked closely with the Design Team to create inspiration packages and trend boards ahead of the season• I was trained to use Illustrator whilst at Smiffyʼs, I was tasked with creating my own designs for a Licesnsed Angry Birds fancy dress costume• I shadowed the Account Managers, tasks included communicating with Suppliers via email and telephone• Working with the Technical team taught me the basics of pattern grading and sizing, I was in charge of checking the fits of the Proto samples when they arrived from Suppliers

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Fashion Design And Marketing, Upper Second-Class Honours

Extended Diploma In Art And Design, Fashion And Textiles, Distinction

9 Gcse'S Grades A*- C (Including Maths And English), 9 Gcse'S Grades A*- C (Including Maths And English)