Vera Couto

Fashion Designer

Design is a mind-game of proportions and materials. Great design requires respect and love for the process of making clothes. Designer and co-founder of LIANGA, fashion label & Atelier, Vera's expertise is in designing and making clothes that accentuate the beauty of each woman’s body through powerful silhouettes, great structure and a refined simplicity.

Resume

EXPERIENCE

30 Aug 07– to current date
Designer and co-founder LIANGA
Beijing,China/ Lisbon,Portugal/ Munich, Germany

26 Mar 11 – 16 Ago 11
Assistant designer/Production manager
GlückundSelig, Munich,Germany

04 Jun 10- 26 Set 10
Contestant “Projecto Moda” ( Project Runway)
Lisbon, Portugal

29 Nov 09- 29 Apr 10
Garment Technology Lecturer
Colégio D.Maria Pia, Lisbon, Portugal

Jun 07- Jun09
Fashion Design Lecturer
Raffles Design Institute, Beijing, China

01 Otc 06 – 31 Mar 07
Design and Production Assistant
Personifique Lda, Lisboa, Portugal

29 Nov 05 – 29 May 06
Assistant Designer (Internship)
Camilo Pinto S.A., Braga, Portugal

EDUCATION
1 Oct 2000 – 28 Jul 2006
Licenciatura degree in Fashion Design (with Honors-16/20)
5 years course+ 1 year internship
Faculdade de Arquitectura - UTL, Lisbon, Portugal

LANGUAGES

Mother Tongue Portuguese

Foreign Langages
English- Very Good
French- Moderate
Spanish-Moderate
German- Basic
Mandarin Chinese- Basic


COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Powerpoint)
Adobe Photoshop
Corel Draw

Status

Interested in Fulltime Employment and Freelance Projects

Location

Lisboa, Portugal

Specialties

  • Fashion/Apparel
  • Illustration
  • Print

Experience

6 years

Education

Technical University of Lisbon

Awards

2010- “PROJECT RUNWAY Portugal- Projecto Moda”,(3rd place)Lisbon, Portugal 2009 “SUPIMA Cotton, New York, USA 2008- “Golden Scissors Award”(finalist) Beijing, China 2005 -”TAP in 2100”, yniform design contest (1st prize), Lisbon, Portugal