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United Kingdom

Camden London

London, England Metropolitan Area

- Responsibility and management of design for key Tesco account- Covering Womenswear casual fashion, leisurewear, active wear, holiday shop and core categories.- Experienced, advance level CLO 3D designer.- Managing design and trend direction for in-house collections. - Co-ordinating creative and sample teams to generate profitable, on-trend, capsule ranges.- Managing freelance talent across brand output.- Working directly with Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia and UK factories / sample rooms.

London, United Kingdom

Fashion shape and Surface & Print design. Trend led in-house range design and core volume line design for leading British online & high street retailers. Tesco, Sainsburys, Dunnes, Amazon, Very, Bon Marche

Consultancy implementing an in-house fashion print design department to generate new business for Debenhams Sourcing. - I make great prints to bring new and repeat business to Debenhams Sourcing. - I bring industry knowledge, market and trend inspiration to buyers & PD’s and I develop original, commercial aspiration prints. - Strong response to hand drawn, painted and illustrative on-trend prints.- My prints push the important trends in a commercial, brand appropriate way

London, United Kingdom

Creative lead of SALT brand & concept.SALT is the in-house brand of TSE. Featured in The Telegraph Luxury & Vogue- Collection Design; Design and development of Menswear and Womenswear seasonal collections- Production; Sourcing and overseeing production of jersey, woven and seamless styles in Portugal & England- Management; Talent sourcing and management across print, graphics, product development, and social- Wholesale; Retail channel sourcing and development online : www.saltsports.co.uk

London, United Kingdom

Co-founder of The Sports Edit concept, retail stores, e-commerce, & SALT activewear. Growing it into a strong business, with e-commerce shipped to over 25 countries.- Art director; campaigns, website, & product photography.- In house design; concept, and design of in-house brand 'SALT' - Buyer; buying 26 brands for Womenswear, Menswear and Accessories from US, Canada, Europe, and UK- Management; sourcing and co-ordinating satellite talent for marketing, graphics, web development, in-store and social.Pre launch phase (Nov '14 - Aug '15)- Intensive trend, market & competitor research in UK, US, & Europe. - Creating & overseeing design of e-commerce and retail stores.- Talent sourcing, casting, and direction across creative elements Store : Fulham, London | Online : www.thesportsedit.com

London

Fashion trend suppliers to Marks & Spencer, Sainsburys and Matalan- Catwalk, trend and fabric led design and development for high street accounts- Design across multi-brand Smart / Casual, multi product including Tailoring, Smart, Casual, Wovens and Jersey. -

London, United Kingdom

Highly commercial design, development and trend for the 2nd highest grossing department in M&S Womenswear.Trend direction - compiling exciting, directional and highly commercial design briefs.- multi city inspiration sourcing to create a leading design strategy across garment, print, fabric, colour and trim.- Compiling and presenting catwalk reactions. - Seasonal competitor research, and key shape analysis.Collection design- Design of 100 to 180 ways per phase, in each of the 9 phases a year.- Briefing print, fabric and technical teams, alongside managing relevant deadlines.- Direct product development out of India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Mauritius, China and Turkey. - Quick response design and direct development out of Turkey and Morocco. Range building - create strong, trend driven ranges - ensuring Suppliers create design strategy that is relevant to their strengths and the department’s needs- supplier analysis, regional development strategy and future department direction.

London, United Kingdom

Interpreting a variety of seasonal briefs, from ‘Next Head Office’ to create standout commercial capsule collections.- Creating innovative solutions to business issues, bringing fresh, commercial ideas and product to an oversaturated supply market.- Liaising with NSL India office to source and develop key components - Regular individually conducted trips to India, (Delhi and Mumbai) for sourcing, development and progress checks.- Sales presentation of final product to Head Office senior management and senior departmental buyers.- Ensuring management set product sales targets are met and exceeded.

Hong Kong

Providing inspiration, design and local market experience to international branded companies to commercially advance their brands- Clients include ‘ASOS’, ‘Jane Norman’, ‘All Saints’, ‘Fossil’, ‘Guess’, ‘Arden B’, ‘Royal Plush’- Liaising with locally based offices and factories to interpret and make clear all client sent requirements.- Ensuring clear, correct and timely sample development for all clients- Line manager to a team of five (2 Designers, 3 Assistant Designers) - Implementing new procedures with the expansion of the design team.

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for the design & development of seasonal wholesale and retail licensed collections.- Interpreting and developing seasonal brief from license holder- Compiling inspirational, creative and commercial research to build a commercial range- Development of designs through Hong Kong, Turkey and Portugal.- Working closely with Paris based license holder and other European licensees- Presentation of final collection to licence holders & international sales teams.- Line manager to two Assistant Designers, providing creative inspiration and guidance.

London, United Kingdom

Responsibility of designing and overseeing production of a seasonal product collection- Working one to one with Creative Director on developments.- Sourcing key components from European and Hong Kong suppliers, and Trade Fairs.- Presenting completed Womenswear collection to International Sellers in Milan.- Interacting with sales team on feedback for future developments.- Working on Co-Lab projects; labels included ‘Oki-Ni’, and ‘Puma’

Sole assistant to Menswear and Womenswear designers.

Ba (Hons), Fashion

Specializing in Womenswear design and resolution. Tailoring, woven, jersey, knitwear, footwear and accessories across both Menswear.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Fashion

Btec, Foundation Studies Art & Design

1 year BTEC course - Graphic Design, Product Design, Fine Art, Illustration, Fashion, and Printmaking