BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Surface Textiles
Jodie Iris Brady graduated from London College of Fashion in 2012 with a First Class Honours Degree in Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear. Her work is highly inspired by foreign cultures historical and modern day beliefs and practices and the effect they have upon the body. She juxtaposes textile elements with advanced pattern cutting to create strong, statement bold pieces for both luxury womenswear and menswear. She is currently working as Head Pattern Cutter for independent fashion label Chateau Boutique in Newcastle upon Tyne. She is also self employed as a freelance illustrator and CAD tutor. Skills - Fashion, textile and pattern design. - Illustration. - Website and blog design. - Advanced pattern cutting and grading for both high end and high street. - Garment construction and manufacture knowledge. - CAD and creating patterns on CAD systems. - Prototype Sampling and fit session approval. - Advanced sewing and manufacturing techniques for both high end and high street. - Proficient in a range of textile techniques including machine embroidery, screen and digital print and CAD. IT Skills - Fully competent on both Apple Mac and PC systems. - Fully competent in Adobe CS6 including: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks. - Microsoft Office including: Outlook, Word, Excel, Power point. - Artworks Studio, Fashion Studio. - Ethos Laser Cutter Program. - Wilcom Embriodery Program. - Optitex Pattern Scanner. - Gerber AccuMark. - DesignaKnit 7 and 8. Achievements - Textprint Competition - Winner - Experiments in Fashion Competition - Winner - Weybury Hildreth Competion - Winner - British Fashion Council - Shortlisted Employment History Chateau Boutique, Newcastle - Head Pattern Cutter Freelance Illustrator, Newcastle - Self Employed Freelance CAD Tutor, Newcastle - Self Employed Koushna Navabi, London - Head Pattern Cutter Gareth Pugh, London - Studio Assistant Newcastle College, Newcastle - Part Time Pattern Cutting Tutor Monsoon/Accessorise, Newcastle - Visual Merchandiser Internships - Gareth Pugh - Giles Deacon - Alexander McQueen - WGSN - Hemingway Design Fashion Design Technology Womenswear and Menswear Design Pattern Cutting Surface Textiles Illustration Graphic Design