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Freelance Footwear Designer
Freelance
Sep 2011 - Present (12 years 6 months)
I've gained a variety of experiences in the Footwear Manufacturing space through first interning and thereafter moving on to design, sample chasing, trend forecasting, research and mood board creation.
The footwear industry is pretty vast and quite dynamic so I believe a range of skills is need to successfully navigate this sphere.
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Stylist and Production Coordinator
Naked Ape Fashion Production
Jun 2009 - Dec 2010 (1 year 6 months)
I am a freelance stylist and Fashion show production Coordinator at Naked Ape, I also dabble in backstage management and manage teams of models, interns and dressers for SA's most prestigious of fashion events.
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Freelance Fashion Media Lecturer
London International School of Fashion
Jan 2010 - Jun 2010 (5 months)
I lecture 7 different classes on the importance of media and how fashion plays a role in the media.
The course structure contains: styling, article writing, catwalk reporting, blogging, PR and advertising.
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Fashion Editor
O, The Oprah Magazine
Jan 2009 - Jun 2009 (5 months)
As fashion editor, I was responsible for all the fashion content that made up the magazine monthly. My duties included conceptualising fashion spreads, creating mood boards, location scouting and representing the magazine at various events as well as training interns and doing admin work such as budgeting too.
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Junior Fashion Editor- Cosmopolitan SA
Associated Magazines
Nov 2006 - Jan 2009 (2 years 2 months)
Sourcing of clothes, models, locations and photographers for monthly shoots.
Art directing shoots
Trend forecasting and writing of informative fashion related news for the magazine.
Mentoring interns