Experience

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  Vanquish Fitness

  • United Kingdom
  • Sporting Goods Manufacturing
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Head of Design

    • Nov 2022 - Present

  • Activewear Designer

    • Nov 2021 - Nov 2022

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  T&F Sports Apparel

  • Essex, England, United Kingdom

  • Head Of Design

    • Oct 2019 - Nov 2021
    • Essex, England, United Kingdom

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  The Elite Group Ltd.

  • London

  • Football Merchandise Designer for Menswear, Womenswear & Childrenswear

    • Aug 2015 - Aug 2019
    • London

    Designing garments for multiple Football clubs across Europe including Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspurs, Atlético Madrid, West Ham United F.C and many more.Main duties include, producing detailed garment and graphic factory artworks with careful consideration of size / fabric quality & garment finish, communicating daily with factories / international offices, working closely with the marketing and development team, leading fittings and attending design inspiration/research trips.

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  H&M

  • Sweden
  • Retail
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Design Assistant for L.O.G.G. Girls

    • May 2014 - Aug 2014

    Was asked to stay at H&M as an assistant designer. Duties included working closely with all designers in L.O.G.G. Girls department and responsible for researching new style shapes. Also creating art works for graphics and new products as well as attending weekly target meetings, liaising with pattern cutters and aligning with Womenswear designers, attending fittings and design workshops. Ensuring at all times that garments were suitable and safe for children.

  • Design Trainee for Girls Basics

    • Feb 2014 - May 2014

    Duties included working closely with ‘Big Girls’, ‘Small Girls’ and ‘Socks and Tights’ designers for H&M’s Basics section. Responsible for researching new garment shapes, updating designs and graphics, sitting in on weekly target meetings, creating art works and liaising with the relevant buyers and pattern cutters. Attended inspiration days and fitting garments, ensuring that were suitable for children and gaining a deeper understanding into the H&M customer.

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  adidas Group

  • Herzogenaurach, Germany

  • Running Apparel Trainee

    • Aug 2013 - Feb 2014
    • Herzogenaurach, Germany

    Designed two menswear ranges for Running, both on sale Spring/Summer 2015. Duties included attending inspiration trips across Germany, general housekeeping when in the studio, organising fittings with models, organising meetings/design handovers with other members of staff. Attended meetings with fabric suppliers, liaising with the colour, marketing and developmental team as well as creating and presenting work in front of large groups.

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  Marios Schwab

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Studio Intern

    • Jan 2013 - Mar 2013
    • London, United Kingdom

    Secured a three month internship with Marios on the run up to the Fall 2013 RTW show. Duties included organising fabrics, cutting and tracing patterns, creating factory standard flat sketches, sitting in on buying meetings. Also helped with the casting of models and was one of the main embroiders of the Swarovski embellishment finale dresses as well as dressing the models for the show at London Fashion Week.