Experienced fashion professional with a background in couture millinery, bespoke tailoring, and costume design. Skilled in designing, cutting, and creating high-quality garments and accessories for prestigious clients and brands like Viktor&Rolf, Dior and Schiaparelli.
Completed an internship with the haute couture atelier of Viktor & Rolf for their A/W HC collection. Tasks involved designing, cutting and making full looks from the initial sketches from the designers.
Worked in the model millinery department of Stephen Jones Millinery as a milliner. Includes working on Stephen Jones collections as well as collections for other houses such as Schiaparelli, Dior, THOM BROWNE and Balmain. Also worked on custom orders for VIPs and private clients.
Worked in the Soft millinery department of Stephen Jones Millinery as a milliner and production machinist. Includes working on Stephen Jones collections as well as collections for other houses such as Schiaparelli, Dior, THOM BROWNE and Balmain. Also worked on custom orders for VIPs and private clients.
Upon completion of my apprenticeship, I was kept on as a casual employee with the ladies costume making workshop at the Royal Opera House. The job involved making bespoke costumes for principal performers for all new productions both opera and ballet. As the costumes were for principal performers the work was executed to a very high standard and involved a variety of styles including historical dress and dance wear.