June 2011 - May 2012 as designer for GHOST
Feb 2011 - MAY 2011 Kate Halfpenny Bridal and Society Designer.
- Creative pattern cutter for Kate part time.
Feb - June 2011 - MASATO label
Brighton Fashion Week new collection currently cultivating for 3rd June 2011 show, St Martin's Church, Brighton.
- cultivating my own label for sponsored Essex Fashion Week March 24, 25, 26th in Chigwell, Essex extending my first collection from 6 to 10
- designing and re-designing a collection of Autumn Winter collection.
Jan/Feb 2011 Giles studio A/W 2011/12 London Fashion Week
- Creating first pattern and be responsible for the toils, jackets, skirts, tops, dresses with different fabrics from Giles’s drawing
- Developing new ideas of shapes and details from the concept images.
- Taking out 2D pattern from existing products such as jacket, trousers and 3D objects.
- Assisting the top designer for pattern and solving problems.
- Response of final patterns from alterations for showpiece dresses, finishing and touches.
- Dressing models on the backstage
- Response of designing bags for A/W collection.
Organizing responsible works and garments. Teaching and giving possible works to internship students in the studio
Nov/Jan 2011 Kinder Agguguni
Creative Pattern Cutter – pattern cutting from original designs and draping for S/S 2011 London Fashion week working from my own studio. Regular meetings with Kinder to ascertain his design ideas and provide solutions for his collection.
Oct/Nov 2010 Liz Black
Co-designer, creating toils from original drawings and concept. Creating new outfits from the beginning, creating pattern from draping and fitting. Finishing new idea’s and exchanging idea’s.
Sep/Oct 2010 English National Ballet
Creating 3 garments for English National Ballet through Kinder Aggugini. Discussing with Kinder the designs, expressing my own ideas for draping and fabric choices, attending the fittings with ballerina’s at the English National Ballet and Kinder’s studio. Also alterations and complete finishing of garments.
Aug- Sep 2010
Giles Deacon S/S 2011 London Fashion week
May – July 2010
Kinder Agguguni
Creative Pattern Cutter – pattern cutting from original designs and draping for S/S 2011 London Fashion week working from my own studio. Regular meetings with Kinder to ascertain his design ideas and provide solutions for his collection.
Mar – Sep 2010
Volunteer work for a mental health charity fashion project
Leading a fashion project for mental health clients initiating their talent for a charity fashion show in September 2010. Providing tuition and guidance voluntary one day every two weeks for the charity St Martins of Tours.
Jan – Mar 2010
Giles Deacon at the studio Giles for A/W 2010/11 Paris fashion week
Oct 2009 – Present
Freelance working for individual clients, designing details and garments with following images from client’s concepts, creating patterns and first sample toils, also to advising on suitable fabric for each garment.
Jun 2009 – Oct 2009
Giles Deacon at the studio Giles for S/S Paris fashion week 2010 and V/A Fashion in Motion
Dec 2008 – Feb 2009
Work for Giles Deacon at the studio Giles for A/W London fashion week 2009
Mar 2008 – Oct 2008
Work for Giles Deacon at the studio Giles for S/S London fashion week 2009
Oct 2007 – Feb 2008
Internship at the studio Giles
Organizing previous collection with the studio manager and main patterner for productions. For the next collection, mainly assisting top patterner to toil up, creating patterns from draping toils, finishing and touch for the showpieces.
EDUCATION
Sep 2005 – Jun 2009 Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design London
BA (Hons) Fashion: Fashion Design Womenswear
Sep 2004 – Jun 2005 Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design London
Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art & Design
Jan 2004 – Mar 2004 Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design London
Orientation to Art & Design
Apr 1997 – Mar 1998 Tokyo Beauty College Tokyo
QUALIFICATIONS
- BA (Hons) Fashion: Fashion Design Womenswear 2009
- Foundation Diploma in Art & Design 2005
- Orientation in Art & Design 2004
LANGUAGES
Japanese – Native (written and vocally)
English – written (moderate) Vocal (fluent)
