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London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Brought in to assist the studio as they get up and running on Gerber 2D and upskilling their manual pattern cutter. Role included 1:1 tuition in Gerber, building practice exercises, reviewing new & production patterns, compiling a Gerber learning resource manual, building MCT charts and a block library. I also pattern cut for some special Pangaia Lab.

On extended maternity leave during the Covid 19 pandemic.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Developing first patterns, 1st & 2nd fit alterations and sealing for the show ranges and commercial sales pieces. Working closely with design and development teams to ensure all aspects of each garment are well considered. Most pieces are developed from a sketch or vintage garment and can undergo quite drastic design changes during the fitting process..

Camden, London

First patterns & development alterations for high street womenswear in a fast paced environment. Working closely with design and sales team to ensure the clients design and cost requirements were met. I primarily worked on soft separates and completed 2-4 new patterns daily. Garments were mostly developed from sketches, occasionally a reference garment or.

London, United Kingdom

Worked collaboratively with two senior designers to develop 1st & 2nd patterns in a fast paced environment, working efficiently to meet short lead times. Product range was primarily smart and casual separates, occasion wear, workwear and some outerwear in woven and stretch fabrics. We created ranges to appeal to the existing client base as well as.

Shoreditch, London

Manual pattern cutter working in-house with design and production teams to develop new season and flowline pieces for a growing range of ready-to-wear womenswear and fledgling menswear range. Responsible for first patterns, fitting and production pattern cutting as well as design development and sample management.

London

* ALL SAINTS 09/2014 - 12/2014 Gerber pattern cutting - womenswear.* NICOLE FARHI 06/2014 - 07/2014 Gerber creative & production pattern cutting - womenswear * WEBWEAR 05/2014 - 06/2014 Manual first patterns for tailoring & soft separates - clients inc ASOS and Jane Norman.* NEUE 05/2014-06/2014 Manual creative & production pattern cutting - womenswear.*.

London, United Kingdom

Prototyping studio working with luxury, high street and start-up brands in women’s, men’s and children’s fashion. Taking ideas from design development, pattern cutting, fitting, sampling to sealed Gerber files whilst ensuring fit consistency across each brand. I managed the day-to-day running of the studio, ensured projects were delivered on time and.

London, United Kingdom

The TrenchCostume Supervisor - June 2012-August 2012Working alongside designer Samuel Wyer to create all the costumes. The show was initially performed at the Edinbrgh Fringe Festval 2012 to 5 star reviews and critics choice shortlists and has since enjoyed a five night run at the Old Vic Tunnels in Waterloo in 2012..

Creative pattern cutting and sample making for women's and men's clothing for fashion, television and stage.Clients include – ASOS www.asos.com, Folk www.folkclothing.com, Various London Theatres and Performers

I assisted two women’s wear designers by creating variations on design ideas and finalising trim decisions for outerwear and tailored garments. Duties also included sourcing raw materials from suppliers and requesting custom made materials. The success of this role depended on excellent communication with our London and Turkish locations.

Pgcert, Creative Pattern Cutting For The Industry

Trained & Experienced in: Gerber V8 Cad/Cam Adobe CS5 Creative Manual Pattern Cutting Grading

Ba Hons Fashion Design, Design, Pattern Cutting, Illustration

Trained in: Womenswear design and range building. Manual pattern cutting. Fashion illustration. Fashion photography