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rebecca

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About Me

I've been training in design for 6 years now and have a years experience within the fashion industry as well as a 1st Class Honours Degree in Fashion Studies specialising in Men's Design.
My main experience was at House of Fraser's private label, Linea from which I have contributed to their A/W06-07 and transitional season ranges. I have been shortlisted for a number of National and International Design Competitions, including nominations for the GFD Accessory Award at the 2005 Graduate Fashion Week. In addition I have had work featured in International Textiles magazine, have recently returned from a trip to Abercrombie and Fitch's Home Office in Ohio and have been entered several times for both the Elle/Levis Denim Designer Award as well as the RSA Annual Design Competition.I am keen to relocate Internationally for the right role in the fashion industry and am primarily interested in casual Men's Design and Design Graphics
I am skilled both personally and professionally in Windows and Mac based systems and have worked professionally with Adobe CS2 (inc. Illustrator and Photoshop) and am fluent in CS2 and CS3 as well as having working knowledge and understanding of Kaledo.
Please see my concise CV/ resume below for more details on my background.A creative Designer with a desire to produce commercial menswear for the confident man.
"Clothes should be a medium for the modern man to express his personality. Men shouldn't cower from design any more, rather they should embrace the trend of the aesthetic and the acceptance of the discerning and visually aware"

My Interests

Directional Casualwear, Graphic Design, Illustration, Trend Forecasting, Menswear

I'd like to meet:

  • Google News
  • WGSN
  • UK Vogue
  • Style.com
  • Online working Journal
  • Year In Industry Work Placement Blog
  • Books:

    Fashion Illustration Now / Next, Ornate, 'Ties'

    Heroes:

    Paul Smith, Neil Barratt- People who made menswear brave again High Street heroes= All Saints, Religion, Diesel, Levis, A&F etc.

    My Blog

    NEW DESIGN WEBSITE!

    New website's up and running- has my digital portfolio on and a full CV-Feel free to browse and let me know what you think-thanks:rebeccaryderdesignthe address is odd becasue Ive published it through ...
    Posted by rebecca on Fri, 04 May 2007 03:54:00 PST

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    Posted by rebecca on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:01:00 PST