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Selin Öçal

Sustainability in Fashion
About

I'm passionate about leveraging my unique skill set to push boundaries, challenge conventions, and pave the way for a more sustainable future in fashion. I’m actively seeking opportunities to collaborate with forward-thinking brands and people that prioritize innovation and sustainability.

Previous Brands
Beymen
House of Ogan
MOEVA London
Oculas Virtual Manufacturing
Trendyol
Work Experience
Fashion Designer
Sep ‘20 - Oct ‘21
Oculas Virtual Manufacturing

- Increasing market awareness through seasonal trend research reports. - Designing collections for various product categories and markets meeting successful deadlines, primarily for activewear and kidswear. - Creating CAD drawings, prints, and graphics for production - Preparing clear presentations of new styles for clients.

Design Intern
Feb ‘19 - May ‘19
MOEVA London

- Assisting the creative director from the early development to the successful delivery of the collection to the production team. - Finding suppliers for the new collection, following orders, and working with the in-house atelier and outside manufacturers. - Assisting the photoshoot for the new collection. - Helping with a new collection of swimwear styles as well as helping the first activewear collection of the brand.

Fashion Label Intern
Nov ‘18 - Jan ‘19
Trendyol

- Assisting fittings for every category. (casualwear, woven, knitwear, swimwear, special occasion...) - Learning the proper language to give feedback to suppliers.

Design Intern
Feb ‘18 - May ‘18
Beymen

- Organizing color cards and fabric samples from Premiere Vision for designers, making accessory cards. - Organizing the showroom, general help with organization. - Seasonal trend research.

Intern
Jul ‘16 - Jul ‘16
House of Ogan

- Making technical drawings for knitwear and leather garments. - Assisting with manufacturer visits. - Helping with organisation. - This collection later got featured in NY Fashion Week.

Languages
English - Work Proficiency
French - Fluent
German - Basic
Turkish - Native
Education & Training
AMD Akademie Mode & Design
‘21 - ‘23
Master's degree
Fashion Institute of Technology
‘15 - ‘20
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA
Berlin, Germany