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Design Assistant, Judy Wu Ltd., November 2012- present
Sample textiles and detail development for collection
Producing garments and toiles pattern cutting, grading and construction
for recent and upcoming collection
Research, assisting in garment and design development, providing creative input
Studio and intern management
Photo shoot for look books and garment fitting sessions
Ensuring process is in line with critical path
Preparing and checking patterns for production
Administrative tasks and e-commerce
web management
Assisting in buyer meetings with stockists - Wolf & Badger and Margin trade show
Design Assistant, Lulu Liu , June 2012 - November 2012
Sample textiles and detail development for collection
Producing garments and toiles pattern cutting, grading and construction
for recent and upcoming collection
Research, assisting in garment and design development, providing creative input
Studio and intern management, task allocation
Cost sheets, Order form, Price and fabric lists
Administrative tasks and liaising with clients and PR company, filing and computer work
Fit sessions with clients
Photo shoot for look books and garment fitting sessions
Ensuring process is in line with critical path
Preparing and checking patterns for factory production
Representing company during London Fashion Week - Vauxhall Fashion Scout and Paris Fashion Week exhibitions.
Design Intern, Lulu Liu, March 2012 June 2012
Pattern cutting
Sample, fabric and textile development
Garment and toile production
Fabric research
Internship, Chanel, 2008
Data entry, filing, collecting and compiling competitor information
Administrative tasks
Shadowing meetings with members of media and clients
Cataloguing and collating promotional media, stock count
Showroom maintenance and assisting during events
Assistant, Andrews Models Agency, 2006-2008
Worked backstage for fashion show events for various brands, such as, Crocs, Chanel, Marks & Spencer, BCBG, Chloe.
Worked backstage for Malaysian International Fashion Week (2007)
Assisted in preparing location, models, fittings and runway line-ups.
Coordinate and direct designers for Fashion Week.
Photograph models and some styling opportunities.
Freelance Dresser, 2006-2008
Dresser for brands such as Gucci and Louis Vuitton fashion show.
Raffles Design Institute Bloom Graduation Fashion Show dresser.
EDUCATION
University Arts London- London College of Fashion , 2008-2011
BA (Hons) Fashion: Design and Technology
Foundation Degree: Fashion Design and Technology, Designer Pattern Cutter
Raffles Design Institute Kuala Lumpur, 2006-2007
Advanced Diploma in Fashion Design
Notable Accomplishments
Designed and produced final collection for college annual graduation fashion
show (Raffles Design Institute / London College of Fashion)
Won best design (group project) for Designer Pattern Cutter category, London
College of Fashion in support of Teenage Cancer Trust Fund competition.
Design was chosen for consideration for Ballet Russes Victoria & Albert Museum exhibit.
Clothing used for Malaysian celebrity, Hannah Tan for Astro Animax Asia.
Clothing used for Star Idol programme for NTV7 Malaysian television channel.
Skills
Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook,
Sketching, drawing, painting, flat pattern drawings, mood board
Sewing, pattern making, draping, hand stitching
Basic leather cutting and sewing (leather goods)
Language
Fluent in written and spoken English
Fluent in written and spoken Malay
Conversational Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese)
