BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear
www.arianedelarue.com Enthusiastic, hard-working person, with experience in fashion studios in both Paris and London. Good sense of colour. Skills in textile making, particularly screen print and hand dying. Keen interest in lingerie, luxurious finishing, and attention to detail. Craft person, with a conceptual approach to the use, and mix of materials such as porcelain, latex and wood alongside dress making fabrics. EDUCATION: September 2010 until present: London college of fashion, London: BA Fashion Design Womenswear 2008-2010: Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, Paris: Graduate of BTS Pattern maker / Dress maker / Computer assisted pattern maker (Lectra system) 2005-2008: Ecole Supérieure des Arts Appliqués Duperre, Paris: Graduate of BTS Fashion Design womenswear June 2005: Lycée Andrée Boulloche, Livry Gargan: Graduate of Baccalauréat Général in literature PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES: July 2013: ALEXANDER MCQUEEN: Short mission as print designer for the creation of the 2014 Spring/Summer Scarfs collection. April 2012-August 2012: ALEXANDER MCQUEEN: Internship as print designer - creation of the prints for the Spring/Summer 2013 Couture collection - creation of the prints for the Spring/Summer 2013 Ready to wear collection September 2011- January 2011: 34chic.com : creation of the illustrations for the web-site http://34chic.com/es/ April 2011 until present: OUR PATTERNED HAND: Part time assistant in fabric and haberdashery shop, with sewing workshop - Offering making advice to customers - Stock management - Cutting and grading patterns for classes - Sample making July 2011: FELICITY BROWN: Internship as a fashion designer assistant - Toile construction - Liaising with suppliers - Pattern cutting - Production quality control 2009-2010: ETAM LINGERIE: Production assistant and pattern maker - Creating spec sheets using Photoshop and Illustrator programs - Attending fitting meeting with responsibility for fitting development through to sign off - Garment quality control September 2008 until March 2010: NUIT BLANCHE: Sale adviser and dress maker - Receiving and advising brides in the showroom with a luxurious quality service - Bespoke dress alteration (hand and machine sewing) August 2007: VALERIE SAID: Fashion designer assistant for accessories - Creation of the product marketing graphics, using photoshop - Photoshoot styling July 2007 : TORRENTE HAUTE COUTURE: Fashion designer assistant - Liaising with Fur suppliers - Design research - Reception of the customers in the Haute-Couture showroom