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E: Caroleena.bingham@gmail.com
*Will be moving permanently to New York August 2010.
About:
Graduate of the world renowned Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London. Is a highly-skilled and creative designer, who is energetic, ambitious, self-motivated and diligent. Her work demonstrates a deep understanding of colour, with a vibrant and fresh approach to design. Enjoys being hands-on, is a fast learner, enthusiastic and seeks new ideas and challenges. Equally proficient with screen-printing, to computer aided compositions. Is experienced with a broad spectrum of design from high-end, to urban/street wear collections.
Education & Qualifications:
*2004-2007 Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London, UK.
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Textiles: Specialized in print design (Upper Second)
*2003-2004 London College of Fashion, London, UK.
BTEC Diploma Foundation Studies (Merit+)
*1999-2002 Walt Whitman High School, Maryland, USA
Diploma
Work Experience:
June 9 2008-current
Pacific Optics Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand: Fashion buyer and designer.
Designer and buyer for the brands, Aerial and Zoya, as well as responsible for creating the seasonal designs for headwear and scarf range.
Buying role includes gathering pertinent information from mills such as price based on order quantity, base cloth and fabric, relevant extra charges, and lead times to complete the order. For effective purchasing, undertake comparisons between suppliers, monitoring the suppliers progress, issuing and checking purchase orders, and the release of the sales confirmation.
Design and collection development includes, researching the up and coming trends, putting moodboards together, drafting new designs, and sourcing styles and fabrics. Integral to this is selecting and reviewing the colours for the collection. Required to liaise and present to management for approval of the range. Additional responsibility is the design of graphics and production of posters displayed in shops as well as the design of packaging and merchandise display stands for all products.
Feb 6 2007 - May 16 2008
The Style Council, New York: Freelance.
Designed womens ready-to-wear fashion fabric prints for S/S 2009 collection. Designs created using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
Oct 18 - Feb 7 2007 Atom Design Studio, London: Freelance.
Created designs for various briefs, targeting urban/street wear. Produced designs for S/S 2008 and Winter 2008 collections. Designs were displayed in New York and LA trade shows.
February 2007 Michelle Lowe-Holder, London: Freelance
Screen-printed pieces for Winter 2007 collection. Hand beaded, and arranged garments for clients.
May - June 2006
Mirjam Rouden, London: Freelance
Screen-printed fabrics for Christian Lacroixs Haute Couture S/S 2006 collection. Created stencil designs, exposed designs to screens, prepared dye pastes for printing, steamed all prints, and sent all final fabrics to clients. Organized samples for Paris trade show, Premiere Vision.
Spring 2004 Karen Walker, London: Work Experience
Dressed models backstage for the fashion show, during London Fashion Week, 2004.
Exhibitions/Shows:
December 5 2009
Fiji Fashion Week, Fiji Islands:
Showcased two collections, ready to wear and resort ensemble. Designed the
prints and garment shapes. Created accessories such as necklaces, arm trinkets
and head pieces. Put together moodboards, sourced fabrics, and liaised with
manufacturers. Entire collection was completed well before the deadline.
Successfully secured shoe sponsorship for the ready to wear collection from Pulp
and Pulp Noir, Australia. My collections can be viewed at www.fijifashionweek.com
September 4 2009 Westfield Style Pasifika Fashion Show, Auckland, New Zealand:
Designed a three piece womens wear collection, for which I was recognized as one of the top two designers of that category.
July 14 2007
Art in the Tent, London:
Exhibited final degree collection at the show, promoting emerging designers.
July 3 2007 Texprint, London:
Selected as a reserve.
July 3 - 8 2007
New Designers 2007, London:
Exhibited portfolio at the show.
June 16 - 21 2007 Central Saint Martins Final Degree Show, London:
Commended for an innovative and bold menswear collection.
Jan Feb 2006 Brewester Designs, Paris:
Designed tropical ladies tops. These were exhibited at Indigo, Premiere Vision.
March - April 2006 Polertac Company , London:
Worked on synthetic fleece and polyester fabrics (beading, soldering, and stitching) for an organized competition.
Awards:
December 5 2009
Fiji Fashion Week, Fiji Islands:
Special Achievement in Design.
Press:
February 1 2010
Mai Life Magazine, Fiji Islands:
3 page interview about my collections at Fiji Fashion Week 2009.
February 1 2010
IMODE Magazine, Australia:
Online magazine covering 10 page spread of my S/S2010 collections from Fiji
Fashion Week 2009. Check out the coverage on
http://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/18361/50834/pub/
Skills:
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Adobe Illustrator CS3
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Equally proficient with MAC or PC hardware
Price management and administration
Coordination of production
