Fashion, embroidery, print & textiles designer in couture and high street with a varied portfolio. 

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I produce beautiful hand-rendered designs for couture markets together with exciting, trend-led work for commercial clients.  I can work from my studio in Somerset but also travel to clients. Highly skilled in painting, drawing, illustration & print, qualified to MA level. Fluent Adobe CC. 

 

Couture: The conventional meets the contemporary, traditional embroidery techniques combined with digital are mixed with other processes such as print, laser cutting and vinyl applications. Creating intrigue and depth but also confusion into how it was created.

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Commercial: Experienced in whole-range design and product development, fabric / component sourcing and factory selection I work with clients in high street fashion, sportswear and streetwear. End-user understanding is key.

Sound experience allowing easy integration with product development / supply chain / sourcing departments. Skills include:

- Garment design in the form of CAD, schematic or figure illustration

- Embroidery and embellishment design
- Print design and development / Digital print / Repeat pattern
- Excellent painting, drawing & sketching skills
- Mood / trend / colour / detail boards
- Range planning / Fabric and trim sourcing / Textile consultations
- Catwalk / trend reports / comp shopping
- Detailed Tech Pack production, including liaison with buyers / garment technologists
- Competitor research / reports
- Design presentations
- Fluent in Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop
- Technically aware

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