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Junior Fashion Designer at H&M

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Are you a creative and professional Junior Fashion Designer who would love to work at H&M? We are continuously looking for new talent to join our Design Team!

As a Junior Fashion Designer you will be responsible for assisting a Fashion Designer. You will work in a team at one of our departments: womenswear, menswear or childrenswear. Together with the rest of the team, you will be involved in developing the collections sold worldwide in all the H&M markets.

The H&M Head Office is based in Stockholm, Sweden, where we design and develop our fashion collections for a wide variety of customers. H&M is a dynamic workplace where high pace and rapid changes are a natural part of our day. Good communication skills, a flexible attitude and capacity to adapt to changes are essential.

H&M is looking for a Junior Fashion Designer who:

•      Has a minimum of a BA qualification in Fashion Design

·      Is creative and visionary with a passion for fashion

·       Understands the H&M target customer

·        Has good skills in collection- and colour coordination as well as in visual communication

·        Has knowledge of pattern making, sewing and textile materials

•        Enjoys teamwork

•        Likes a fast paced work environment

•        Is driven and used to take own initiatives

•        Is fluent in English

•        Is willing to learn Swedish

What can H&M offer you?

You will have a chance to work in an exciting and positive environment where you can develop and grow as a designer. As a Junior Fashion Designer you will be involved in making an impact on the collections from the start. You will be part of an international and creative team!

Does this sound like your next challenge?

We are continuously looking for new design talent and look forward to receive your application consisting of your CV, cover letter and digital portfolio, already today!

Please note that only the complete applications will be considered.

For more information and to apply go here

General Studio Student Internship at Osman

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OSMAN, THE EPONYMOUS LABEL FROM BRITISH BORN DESIGNER OSMAN YOUSEFZADA, MADE ITS DEBUT IN 2008 AT LONDON FASHION WEEK. OSMAN’S UNIQUE ARCHITECTURAL – ELEGANT AESTHETIC AND STRONG, SCULPTURAL DESIGNS BOTH FLATTER AND CELEBRATE THE WOMAN’S BODY, QUALITIES WHICH HAVE ESTABLISHED THE DESIGNER AS ONE OF LONDON’S MOST EXCITING TALENTS.
Job Purpose
To assist the whole team in general studio work, working closely with pattern cutters, product developers and machinists.
Candidate
  • Should have a high level of pattern knowledge, garment construction, attention to detail, lay planning and take a logical and pro-active approach to problem solving.
  • Can work under pressure and deadlines
  • Good team worker
  • Able to multitask
  • Hardworking
  • Fluent English written and verbally.
  • Must still be in education during the 6 month internship i.e. placement year
Roles:
  • Tracing off patterns
  • Be able to have knowledge when cutting out fabric and lay planning, being able to make good use of fabric consumption
  • Work closely with the pattern cutters, product developers and machinists to ensure clear communication.
  • Able to help other departments if needed
  • Check patterns are correct before cutting
  • General house keeping
  • Source fabrics and trims when needed
Minimum 6 months internship, start ASAP and travel expenses paid for. Please send a copy of your CV and Covering letter via the link here. Only successful applicants will be contacted.

Atelier Intern – RTW at Victoria Beckham Ltd.

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Since launching in 2008 the Victoria Beckham fashion brand has developed a distinctive and modern language of clothing. http://www.victoriabeckham.com/

Main duties

To support the Atelier manager and coordinator in the day to day running of the studio. Being on hand for the team/ machinists / sample cutter and pattern cutters. This includes maintaining the upkeep and organisation of the studio.

ATELIER ASSISTANCE:
−Setting up dockets for and assisting machinists – organising trims, cutting zips for their styles and collecting samples
−Managing stock of all trims for studio – threads, zips, tapes and components
−Filing and recording all trims and information according to the above. In both general folders, and seasonal folders
−Creating seasonal thread charts for machinists to follow
−Help on Maintaining stock levels of fabrics and recording usage
−Responsible for shrink tests on all new fabrics and updating the folder
−Fuse and dry-cleaning tests on all required fabrics

GENERAL:
−Building dockets for factory sampling
−Ensuring the irons are emptied and flushed through every week
−Maintaining log of freelance staff arrival and leave times
−Managing stock of, and ordering, stationery supplies for studio
−Assisting the tidying and organisation of the studio
−Booking in bikes and cars for the studio
−Sourcing trims /fabric from retail

SEASONAL:
−Supporting Atelier Assistant in the packing of trims and fabrics for NYFW
−Supporting Atelier Assistant in the creation of NY Packs for team

Skills & Experience

Fashion Technology, Fashion Design, Fashion Pattern Cutting, Fashion
Management, Fashion Design

The internship will bring understanding of the life of a garment –
observing pattern cutting, fabrics, garment construction, costings,
production preparation, communication with technicians, factory
communication, etc. It will also help the intern to understand the day to day
running of the Atelier with all its processes.

Salary  £7.20 per hour

Location of internship Battersea, London

Internship Length 6 months (with view to extend to 1 year)

Closing date July 14, 2016

For more details and to apply go here

Featuring Fashion Design Graduate Jasmine Broughton

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Jasmine Broughton has just completed her time at WSA studying Fashion Design, garnering much attention at the London Press Show and Graduate Fashion Week, as well as scooping two awards from WSA – the Fashion & Textiles Award, given at the London show, and the Nancy Balfour Award for achievement at the Degree Show last week.
Jasmine’s final collection was inspired by abstract art, the bold colour and free movement of line and texture. Collage influenced many of the silhouettes within the collection resulting in overlaid or oversized shapes representing the random abstract information found within the artists work.
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Her collection also took inspiration from her Grandmother’s love of fashion whatever her age. “Age has been a big influence when designing and my aim is to create fashion that all ages can enjoy. I have focused on developing embellishment techniques that are unique to my designs and represent that fun ethos behind the idea of any woman wearing my clothing.”
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Post WSA, Jasmine hopes to “continue designing clothing that allows me to develop my love of experimentation with textures and further push my textile techniques whether this be within a design company role or designing for my own label.”
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We’re sure Jasmine will go on to great successes! Make sure you see her work at the Degree Show, on for the rest of this week.

See Fashion Design Competition

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See Fashion Designer Brief

Deadline: 17th June 2016

For more details: http://seefashion.co.uk/designercompetition/

 

The London Graduate Future Feast Fashion Show live on Vogue.co.uk

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Another year of celebrating our talented Fashion Design and Knitwear graduates live on Vogue.co.uk See link below to the London Graduate Fashion Show at the Vinyl Factory on 23 May

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http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/spring-summer-2017/ready-to-wear/winchester-school-of-art

A selection of WSA graduate portfolio’s and garments are currently showcased at Graduate Fashion Week in London.

Fashion Graduate Christine Xu selected by Not Just A Label’s ‘Black Sheep’

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Current Fashion Design graduate Christine Xu has been featured in Not Just A Label’s ‘Black Sheep’ feature, focussing on ‘the designers revolutionising the industry and forging their own path’. 

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Christine has just completed her final year at WSA producing Menswear Collection ‘Back to Future’, a futuristic, hybrid collection of tailored sportswear using Kraftwerk as her muse. Techno music energised the whole collection, inspiring her fabric combinations, digital prints and silhouettes.

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Christine is starting the Menswear MA at University of Westminster this September. She also won the WSA Fashion Direction Award at the London Press show.

Christine intends to improve her own design style in fabric combination, pattern cutting and garment silhouettes on the two year MA course. “My focus and great passion is in using technical and modern  materials in order to manipulate the fabric and combine it with high quality tailoring. I feel I have a point of view and a distinctive vision for mixing sportswear and traditional tailoring.” After postgraduate study Christine hopes to realise her dream of directing her own Menswear designer brand.

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Read the full article here https://www.notjustalabel.com/designer/christine-xu

WSA Fashion Shows Next Tuesday 17th!

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WSA GRADUATE FASHION SHOWS 17 MAY 2016
14.00 Fashion Show 1
17.00 Fashion Show 2
18.00 After Show Drinks, Portfolio Review & Meet the Designers
Please RSVP to wsa.ftd@gmail.com
WSA Fashion Show invite 2016

Holly Fulton looking for a Studio Intern

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The Holly Fulton Studio is looking for interns to assist across both sampling and production. The candidates will experience various elements of developing high end womenswear collections.
Daily tasks will include…
  • general studio organisation
  • assisting pattern cutters with tracing and alterations
  • toiling
  • hand sewing and embellishments
  • preparing and delivering materials to our London based manufacturers
  • quality checking fabrics, prints and embroideries
  • assisting with print placements and lay plans basic studio errands
Skills required…
  • Basic knowledge of pattern cutting
  • Strong attention to detail is essential
  • Ability to work efficiently to meet deadlines
  • Hand / machine sewing
  • Applicants must have a professional attitude and operate well as part of a team.
We are looking for interns to work for 3-6 months starting immediately. To apply please send your cv and work examples along with a brief cover letter stating your availability via the form here.

Selection of First Year Fashion Design Work in Progress

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First year Fashion Design students have been working on garments using denim over the past few weeks. Here is a selection of some work in progress.

04 Claudia Friel

Claudia Friel

01 Kua Lovelyn

Kua Lovelyn

03 Abigail Skrentny

Abigail Skrentny

05 Ellie Hillier

Ellie Hillier

02 Madison Weight

Madison Weight