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Fashion design, a tailored course, from beginning your journey to entering industry.

This is a dynamic class which can encompass many areas of the fashion design process, this can included practical skills such as learning Adobe suite, pattern cutting, portfolio making and other skills to wider advice for university or career.

I received my BA from Central Saint Martins and went on to work at Tom Ford, Phoebe Philo and Maison Givenchy as well as time working freelance over this period I was lucky enough to learn some valuable traits or skills which really help getting that first start at a fashion job or that could prove incredibly helpful during your fashion education.

I feel as good as fashion education can be sometimes they have blindspots and don't always completely prepare their students for the realties of industry and I have helped many students to receive interviews and opportunities at companies which they never believed possible for themselves as well a helped to demystify what a career in fashion actually is and how to best prepare for it.

Location

At teacher's location: Yorkshire Close, London, UK
At student's location: Around Islington, United Kingdom
Online via webcam

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General info

Age:
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration:
60 minutes
The class is taught in:English

About Me

Hello, My name is Vini and I am a London based Fashion designer.

I formally studied BA menswear at Central Saint Martins and then graduated to work at Tom Ford, Phoebe Philo, Givenchy and numerous freelance positions working in both design and production for many houses. I can offer a range of help and advice which can include helping with skills to providing industry insights and advice.

Education

- A degree in BA Fashion Design Menswear from Central Saint Martins.

-Art foundation, a merit from Strode College.

-A levels in Maths, Physics Maths and Applied Mathematics.

Experience / Qualifications

Menswear designer at Tom Ford.

Footwear designer at Phoebe Philo.

Formal MRTW designer at Maison Givenchy.

Freelance production and design for brands such as Daniel Simmons, Picante, JW Anderson and many others.

Freelance styling for Elle, Vogue, for film and much more.

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