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Diana Jap

Apparel designer
Portfolio website
About

I'm an apparel designer based in Paris with 9 years of experience working with different sportswear brands. With a strong technical background in all product cathegories, jersey/fleece, knit, woven and outerwear I'm able to adapt to different designer roles. My latest role was designing and developing the kids' collection at Lacoste, where I handled all product cathegories for the boy's line going from 2 years old up to 16 years. Throughout the 6 years spent with the brand in a small team, I was able to gain a solid experience doing the whole process going from research and inspiration, designing and creation, collection launching, fittings and follow up of the development. While being a creative designer always looking to explore different techniques and materials I have a great understanding of the limits within industrial fashion. I know how decode trends, styles and creative directions and have a detailed methodical approach and benefit from a strong technical background. I would love to get in contact with big as well as smaller brands.

Previous Brands
Andrea Crews
Ballet Junior de Geneve
By Zoe
Companhia de Dança de Lisboa
Grand Studio
Iro Paris
Lacoste
Lasse Kühlers Dance School
Le Coq Sportif
Mynetsale.Com.Au
Sh Paris
Totem Fashion Paris
Volcom
Work Experience
Designer - Kids Collection
Sep ‘15 - Now
Lacoste

-Analyse et recherche iconographique -Visites de marché, salons, veille concurrentielle -Elaborer des gammes de couleurs -Réalisation et proposition de croquis suivant les thèmes de la collection -Préparation des dessins techniques -Lancement des dossiers techniques et suivi des prototypes de la création à la finalisation -Réalisation de jacquard sur Photoshop/Illustrator -Voyage 2 fois par an à Hong Kong pour la remise croquis -trend research and analyse -Visits at Premiere Vision -Creation of the seasons color cards -Sketching proposals according to the theme of the season's collection -Preparing the tech packs -Launch the tech packs and follow up from creation to final stage -Jacquard artwork on Illustrator/Photoshop -Travel twice a year to Hong Kong in time for Sketch review

Apparel Designer - Women's Collection (freelance)
Jul ‘14 - Jun ‘15
Sh Paris

SH PARIS is a concept store creating their own Women's creative ready-to-wear line. I did the apparel and print designs. Assisted on administrative tasks of brand registration. Sourcing and buying fabrics and trims. Contacting collaborators for accessories.

Apparel designer - Women's Collection (Interim)
Jul ‘14 -
Le Coq Sportif

Sportswear brand mens and womenswear

Fashion Designer - Women's Collection
Aug ‘13 - Mar ‘14
By Zoe

women's ready-to-wear and accessories

Apparel designer assistant
Nov ‘12 - Jun ‘13
Grand Studio

apparel design street&sportswear (Roxy, DC Shoes, Oakley, Wrangler) responsible of the seasonal sports&streetwear trendbook Third Eye Summer 2015

retouche/graphic design
Sep ‘12 -
Mynetsale.Com.Au

retouching photos, making banners, photoshoots

Fashion design intern - Men's & Women's Collection
Mar ‘12 - Sep ‘12
Iro Paris

textile design, research of volume and style through drawings, hand made flat drawings, graphic design, research of prints, research for accessories, flat drawings of accessories.

Fashion design intern - Women's SEED Collection
Jul ‘11 -
Volcom

Created a capsule collection SEED FW2012 mood board tech packs visiting suppliers internationally presenting the collection for the Europe sales meeting

Fashion Design Intern
May ‘10 - Jul ‘10
Andrea Crews

-CADs for accessories -volume research from 2nd hand garments -assisting photoshoots

PR Intern
Apr ‘10 -
Totem Fashion Paris

-issuing press releases/credentials -organising show room

dance teacher
Jan ‘07 -
Lasse Kühlers Dance School

teaching classical ballet to students aged 14-17

Dancer
Aug ‘06 -
Companhia de Dança de Lisboa

Dancer
Aug ‘05 -
Ballet Junior de Geneve

Languages
English - Fluent
French - Fluent
Swedish - Native
Paris, France