Work experience

• freelance fashion show and events producer

  Salford University

  2017.09-Current

  (8 years)

  produce all the fashion shows, pop-up events, and shoots for both BA and MA students in the fashion department.
• visiting lecturer

  Universities

  2013.09-2026.12

  (13 years)

  Visiting Lecturer in Fashion Design/Fashion marketing/branding • Salford University (undergraduate & postgraduate) • Royal College of Arts (postgraduate) • Kingston University (postgraduate) • Manchester University (undergraduate) • London College of Fashion (undergraduate) • Centre Saint Martins (undergraduate)
• Show Producer

  SUM OTHER

  2018.12-2025.09

  (7 years)

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• Visiting Lecturer

  Universities

  2010.01-2025.06

  (15 years)

  in Fashion Design/Fashion marketing/branding •Salford University (undergraduate & postgraduate)
• Freelance Consultant / Wearable Fashion

  Studio Nancy Tilbury

  2022.08-2024.06

  (2 years)

  •Clients - DIOR MENS, FENDI COUTURE, FENDI ACCESSORIES, BEYONCÉ. • Manage the design, conceptualisation, specification, integration, and delivery of fabrics, technologies, and the final, complete piece. •Assisting with calls and emails to identify the best process with teams. •Sourcing materials and technologies to deliver in a rapid timeframe. • Assisting the vendor/supplier in designing tech specifications for the products and building and delivering the technology required for the pieces. •Supporting and managing samples and sampling fabrics. •Supporting project comms and updates from the atelier. •Atelier management. •Directing and managing all toiling and prototyping. • Ensure the efficient delivery of the wearable technology components to the atelier. • Ensure that all fabrics meet the technical specifications and are delivered on time within the project scope by collaborating effectively with the vendor/supplier.
• creative lead

  SUMB0D1

  2020.06-2022.09

  (2 years)

  consult and create for the luxury industry, designing premier Web3 experiences for a new digital era. • SUMB0D1's work delivers superior experiences in the new world of Web3 and the Metaverse. We ensure our clients are authentically informed, ethically equipped and sustainably relevant in their Metaverse creations. We shape enduring consumer experiences which are elegant and graceful: crafting style, sophistication and lavishness in digital luxury. •Digital Show (virtual clothes, avatar & worlds) - Syzygy '22 • Digital Editorial (virtual clothes, avatar & worlds) - Vogue Scandinavia - Aug/Sept '21 •Vouge Scandinavia - Dec/Jan '22 •Phygital Show (virtual background / IRL models) - Alvaro Mars •C4D Digital Worlds (virtual worlds & assets) - Duran Lantink •Black lives matter •Designer Showrooms '20 •Designer Showrooms '21 •Vogue Scandinavia •Archive work showrooms • SUMB0D1 is the luxury Metaverse platform. We consult and create for the luxury industry, designing premier Web3 experiences for a new digital era.
• Interim Head of Creative production

  IODF

  2022.03-2022.07

  (5 months)

  Overseeing the creative production for the following projects: • Instagram Face filter / AR invite & NFT creations for Alexander McQueen in New York AW22 •Meta advert for IoDF team // campaign shoot •Meta collaboration project with Aaron Phillips // campaign shoot •Calvin Kelvin // Instagram AR filter •Barbican collaboration // 'Our Time on Earth' immersive exhibition •Dazed x ABSOLUT x Chet Lo // 'Born to Mix' event/virtual try on
• Creative Lead

  HUMAIN.LIFE

  2020.07-2022.06

  (2 years)

  • Company Overview: HUM.AI.N, the new gang of models, is here and set to redefine fashion's version of digital fashion. • As we increasingly experience life through screens, the modelling industry is undergoing a radical reformation. Digitalisation has changed how young consumers relate to beauty and fashion. Digital natives want to see a changing face of beauty - unpolished, raw and honest. • HUM.AI.N will be breaking barriers and disrupting stubborn boundaries of physical beauty and gender. HUM.AI.N new digital gang represents everything the original cover girl did not: diversity, individuality and inclusivity. Appetites for beauty are shifting with evolving industry standards. The new age of accountability marks a turning point for fashion's idea of the feminine ideal. • Java, Unix and Mosi make their debuts welcoming the untapped potential of hyperpigmentation, size, broader height ranges, race, gender and age into beauty conversations. Providing a newer, more relevant idea of what beauty is. • HUM.AI.N's virtual model utopia will usher in new solutions for remote photoshoots and product shots. • HUM.AI.N, the new gang of models, is here and set to redefine fashion's version of digital fashion.
• Events Coordinator

  freelance

  2013.09-2018.12

  (5 years)

  •TwentyFour15 | Fashion presentation | Covent Garden | 650 guests •1ndependent15 | Showcase | Kachette | 1500 guests •Ada + Nik SS16 | Immersive experience | Grad Gallery | 650 guests •Velsvoir SS16 | Fashion presentation | Hotel Cafe Royal | 400 guests •AVANT PREMIÈRE AW15 | Showcase | The Library | 450 guests •Velsvoir AW15 | Fashion presentation | Editions Hotel | 600 guests •SORAPOL SS'15 | Campaign shoot •SORAPOL SS'15 | Look book shoot •SORAPOL SS'15 | Fashion show | Royal College of Surgeons | 500 guests •SORAPOL AW'14 | Campaign shoot •SORAPOL AW'14 | Look book shoot • SORAPOL AW'14 | Fashion show | Royal College of Surgeons | 900 guests •SORAPOL SS'14 | Campaign shoot •SORAPOL SS'14 | Look book shoot •SORAPOL SS'14 | Fashion presentation | Serpentine Gallery | 600 guests • Roles include: Pre-show preparations | Critical path and Timelines / Invitations / Sponsorship / Budget management / Model casting and Bookings / Backstage management • Production | Light / Filming / Sound / Venue scouting / Set build and Design management • Post-show | In-house / Journalists / Magazines / Stylists / International press •Responsible for negotiating all sponsorship and collaboration deals •Meeting with Clients / Collaborators •Drafting proposals for clients
• Creative Lead

  TwentyFour15

  2017.04-2017.11

  (8 months)

  •Studio Manager / Designer for TwentyFour15 •Show produced TwentyFour15 London fashion week Sept '17 •Social media content creator and manager
• CREATIVE LEAD

  XO

  2015.12-2017.11

  (2 years)

  •Vfiles / Sophie Beam NYC fashion show •Lady Gaga x Intel Grammys •Gen Z Brand consultant •TwentyFour15 creative lead •Assistant to CEO and Creative Director
• Brand Consultant

  freelance

  2014.04-2017.11

  (4 years)

  •Freelance consultant to newly emerging brands, some of which include •XO | TwentyFour15 •Edda Gimnes | Fashion Designer •Tom Wolfe | Food Artist •Hemsley London | Accessories Brand •Danny Defreitas | Makeup / Hair Stylist •Zacaria Cugini | Accessories Brand
• Personal Assistant

  SORAPOL

  2013.11-2014.12

  (a year)

  •Sorapol PA • - arranging travel, visas and accommodation and, occasionally, travelling with the manager to take notes or dictation at meetings or to provide general assistance during presentations • - screening phone calls, enquiries and requests, and handling them when appropriate •- meeting and greeting visitors at all levels of seniority •- organising and maintaining diaries and making appointments • - dealing with incoming email, faxes and post, often corresponding on behalf of the manager • - organising and attending meetings and ensuring the manager is well prepared for meetings •- liaising with clients, suppliers and other staff. •Daniel Lismore PA • - screening enquiries and requests, and handling them when appropriate •- meeting and greeting visitors at all levels of seniority •- organising and maintaining diaries and making appointments • - dealing with incoming email, faxes and post, often corresponding on behalf of the manager • - organising and attending meetings and ensuring the manager is well prepared for meetings •- liaising with clients, suppliers and other staff.
• Fashion Design Technology Assistant

  Studio XO Ltd

  2010.06-2012.03

  (2 years)

  • Worked on projects for clients and studio collaborations which included •- Mugler, Sebastien Peigne, Anna Trevelyan •- Nicola Formechetti •- Philips Design •- Black-eyed peas •- Smart Fabrics Conference 'Fashion Phreaking' •- Digital Skins Series II •- JLS

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