Industry History:
Diane von Furstenberg
Junior Design Assistant
New York, USA
(November 2011-April 2012)

Education:

• London College of Fashion (2008-Present)
BA Hons. Fashion Design Technology Womenswear –1st Class Honours

• BTEC Art and Design-Tripple Distinction
Saint Francis Xavier College

Design Experience:

• Holly Fulton: June 2011-September 2011
Designer/Pattern cutter

• Richard Nicoll, London UK: April-July 2010
Pattern cutting Assistant

Achievements:

• Top 10 short-list Harrods Graduate Scheme
• London College of Fashion Press Show finalist
• Barnet Lawson Trimmings Award finalist
• Biddle Sawyer Silks Award finalist


Skills

• Designing luxury womenswear through extensive research avenues/applying design process
• Draping/modelling on dress form to achieve basic shape
• Flat Pattern cutting in combination with stand pattern cutting to get cut and fit crafted to present Kensington look
• Sampling toiles for fittings to form looks and make amendments for collection
• Textile development to emulate surfaces in research with the application of fresh outlook
• Developing accessories and shoe ready for fittings
• Knowledgeable with Adobe illustrator to create distinctive vector garment specifications
• Hand drawing in combination with Adobe Photoshop to develop illustrations also for photo editing
• Application Adobe Indesign to create look books and design professional layouts for print and digital publishing