BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Surface Textiles
Personal reputation and Introduction: I am a graduate from the London College of Fashion and am fascinated by all areas of fashion production, from design and sourcing to manufacturing and marketing. I am a keen follower of trends and I am aware of the vital role of research in design and also of marketing analysis. My speciality is textiles and I have a sound knowledge of how design and textiles relate to one another. I am excited by using my knowledge of fabric techniques to create strong product development. I am also highly organised and competent when dealing with administrative requirements. Furthermore, I am both comfortable with and capable of the necessary level of social interaction required by this post and am experienced in negotiation skills. Skills: Languages - Native level in both Mandarin and Cantonese and am at Proficiency level in English. I also have basic Spanish and German. I have put my linguistic abilities to good use when I did some translation work in Mandarin, Cantonese and English, as well as having worked as a bilingual magazine editor in China. Management - I possess design and project management skills which include producing project working schedules, managing design teams, product selling management skills, developing the brand by providing exceptional customer service and exceeding sales targets. I am very familiar with the following software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe CS3+ etc. Design - Drawing, research, sewing, fabric manipulation (Embroidery, Print and Knit), pattern cutting, design development, photographic, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator. Production - I have been involved with the conceptual development of all product lines. My responsibilities included deciding on colour, silhouette, fabric and trim themes, whilst also researching global markets to identify trends, fabrics and design techniques. I was also responsible for managing the entire design process, which included market research and the creation of mood boards. The process included the creation of a scrapbook containing fabric swatches and fashion magazine clippings to help the other designers gain inspiration for the design concept. The process also involved sketching; the creation of design ideas and fitting the products on the models. Additional responsibilities included recommending seasonal themes, editing fashion lines and inventing concepts. Sales - Providing excellent customer service; developing and maintaining a personal client book; be selling target focused and proactively achieving store targets for the month; being able to maintain high store visual merchandise display standards; developing expert product knowledge. Presentation - a highly passionate speaker and communicator. Teamwork - A good team leader and listener. I am able to build good relationships with my team and contribute ideas, allocate tasks and build team confidence. Education: 09/12 - 12/13 MA Design Management For The Fashion Industries at London College of Fashion. 09/09 - 06/12 BA (Hons) Fashion Design (Surface Textile) at London College of Fashion. 09/08 - 06/09 Art and Design Foundation at Kingston University. Employment: 07/04 - 05/05 Sales adviser and stylist in JNBY (womenswear) and Croquis (menswear), 06/05 - 07/06 Product developer in JNBY (womenswear) and Croquis (menswear), 07/06 - 09/08 Junior womenswear designer and product developer in JNBY and Croquis, 06/09 - 09/09 Senior Designer, production and marketing manager assistant in JNBY and Croquis, 07/10 - 10/10 Head Design directorâs assistant and senior designer in JNBY and Croquis, 01/11 - 05/11 Embroidery designer in the London embroidery studio, 06/11 - 09/11 Marketing and production manager assistant in DKNY Menswear, 09/12 - 04/13 Designer, Marketing Manager assistant and stylist in Poetry (UK) Bespoke Tailoring Ltd, 10/13 - 12/13 Designer and product developer in Endeavour Clothing Ltd, (Rose & Willard). Interests: Fashion marketing, event planning, design, trend research, drawing, styling, exhibition, makeup, window display, dancing, cooking, music and gym. References- Available upon request: JNBY and Croquis: http://www.jnbynyc.com/; http://www.croquis.com.cn/; Director of production and Marketing in JNBY: Mr Bin Zhang (Charles) / Zhangbin@jnby.com; UAL Textile director: Polly Kenny / P.Kenny@fashion.arts.ac.uk; DKNY production manager: Steve Brown / Steve.Brown@sknluk.com.
