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Cartel & WillowFashion Designer
Jul. 2024Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia
Ena PellyProduct Developer
Mar. 2024 - Jun. 2024Geelong, Victoria, AustraliaA contemporary women's label that embodies modern sophistication through timeless, edgy designs crafted from high quality materials. As a product developer at Ena Pelly, the role included overseeing the entire life cycle of each product, from concept to production, ensuring it meets within the brand's aesthetic, quality, and commercial objective.This involves collaborating with designers, suppliers, and manufacturers to develop prototypes, sourcing materials, and conducting quality control checks to ensure that the final product aligns with the brand’s vision and standards. - Communicate with design team to create tech packs for new collections
- Send lab dips, graphic artworks, and tech packs to manufacturers
- Liaising with suppliers on development status and comments
- Negotiate with suppliers to meet FOB target for each garment
- Liaise with suppliers to maintain quality standards
- Track and maintain all SMS samples to arrive in time for sales period
- Input all style information & status into work flow production tracker
- Measure all bulk SMS & prepare specs for bulk production
Nicholas the LabelDesign Coordinator
Dec. 2023 - Mar. 2024Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
BardotFashion Designer
Jul. 2022 - Oct. 2023Abbotsford, Victoria, AustraliaAn international womenswear and childrens clothing label for the feminine fashion forward woman and trendy young girl. As a designer at Bardot, tasks entailed working alongside the creative director, pattern makers, as well as overseas suppliers to execute a product within the brand identity. Initial concept and research are taken into the design process with creating sellable fashion forward garments that follow the brand aesthetic and push boundaries. Tasks included:
- Trend research
- Review factory lab dip and fabric submissions
- Communicating with sales team on garment sales and feedback
- Make sure range meets option count and seasonality criteria
- Liaise with suppliers to meet deadlines for proto and PPS development
- Track and maintain all proto samples to arrive in time for sales period - Input all style information in tracking sheets, AP21, and etc.
- Source new fabrications and trims for future developments
- Create collection pages and fabrication pages for selling period
- Create CAD drawings & set up BOMs/ tech packs for garment production team
Yarra TrailAssistant Designer
Feb. 2021 - Jul. 2022Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaWork alongside head designer to create collections suitable for our target market and wholesale stores. Daily tasks consist of maintaining and organising lab dips/strike offs/fabric swatches for development styles, research print pattern inspiration and ideas, create repeat prints for yardage in photoshop and illustrator, CAD drawings, create tech packs ready for garment technicians, SMS sample tracking and coordination, ensure deadlines are met between the company and factories to produce garments on time, send out trim and fabric information and samples to factories for sourcing, create range books and look books used by the wholesale team for selling, create digital marketing content such as invitations or reminders for upcoming sales etc., upload product information to Apparel 21, send out all collection booklets and information to relevant wholesale agents across Australia and New Zealand, help organise annual conference agenda, and much more.
Vivienna LorikeetAssistant Fashion Designer
Nov. 2020 - Feb. 2021Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaAssisted the head designer with design tasks including but not limited to CAD drawing, hand beading, print design, repeat yardage placement, engineered print design, liaising with suppliers, sending samples and organising received lab dips/ strike offs, maintaining fabric and beading library, sending tech packs to manufacturers, and so forth. Main role was within print design and creating engineered pattern designed gowns on adobe illustrator and photoshop to fit pattern pieces to create seamless printed garments.
Lavan & CoFashion Designer
Aug. 2019 - Mar. 2020Melbourne, AustraliaHelped design team in sourcing all necessary fabrics, trims, accessories, and manufacturers. Was also head of swimwear and was responsible for designing, choosing fabrics, branding, and trimmings. On a day to day basis duties would include researching new technologies for fabric sustainability, fabric technologies, manufacturing alternatives, CADs, measurements, technical packs, research on consumer market and trends, print manipulations, etc.
MISHA COLLECTION LIMITEDDesign Intern
Jul. 2019 - Aug. 2019Melbourne, AustraliaAssisted the design team with hand sewing, trim sourcing, technical packs, fabric organisation, and CADs.
Suzanne HarwardIntern
Jan. 2019 - Mar. 2019Melbourne, Australia
MarchesaCouture Design Intern
May. 2017 - Aug. 2017Greater New York City AreaI was a design intern at Marchesa for the summer of 2017. I did everything from hand sewing, beading, fabric manipulation, and textural developments. I also assisted in all fittings and photoshoots alongside the designers.
MEG'S SWIMWEARSales Associate
Sep. 2012 - Dec. 2018Virginia Beach, Virginia
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