week 11

Week 10 CV

Blogs: Show and tell, Each student to present their blogs – explaining their approach. Peer review

Loriane Ndina Jacquemart
41 Leathwell Road, Deptford, London SE8 4JL
Telephone: 0207 702 8498 Mobile: 079 50 785 209
E-mail: jloriane@live.fr

Profile
A hardworking and self-reliant individual, self-motivated with a very high level of commitment in any task undertaken.
Still studying but actively seeking work.

Professional Experience
Public Beware, Sales assistant (London, Brick lane) December 2009- Present
Responsibility
• Opening and closing responsibility
• Kindly welcoming and greeting the customer
• Selling clothes and shoes in woman swear
• Assisting and advising the customer
• Having an approachable attitude
• Alternatives to customer’s request
• Stock room supervising
Skills developed
• Excellent customer service
• Commercial awareness
• Work under pressure

Primark, Cashier (London) September 2009-December 2009
Responsibility
• Interact with the costumers
• Cash handling, processing payments.
Skills developed
• Coping with problems and unexpected situations
• Taking responsibility for counting up and banking money
Citadines, Apart’hotel (Brussels) July 2008- September 2008
Responsibility
• Answered phone calls and welcomed visitors
• Deal with online and incoming reservations as well as bookings for events and meetings
• Deal with enquiries, requests and complaints on behalf of customers
• Work in leisure class environment
Skills developed
• Excellent customer service
• Communication skills
Uccle Medical Center , Receptionist (Brussels) July 2007
Responsibility
• Perform reception duties such as answer telephone calls, make appointments, and customer records update.
• Cash handling, processing payments, drawing up invoices and receipts.
• Ensure reception/ front desk is adequately stocked and information is updated and clearly displayed.
• Able to under any other administrative duty when needed such as photocopying, filing etc.
Skills developed
• Communication skills
• Respond to customer request
• Work under pressure
Education Qualification
Sept2009-Present
Undergraduate course Fashion design, University of east London.
2008-2009
ESOL courses Entry3 English for business, Newham College of Further Education (London).
2004-2008
High School Diploma (A level’s equivalent), Académie Royale Des Beaux-arts (Brussels).


Interests
Traveling, Art, Design, Music, Dance.


Personal
• Date of Birth: 19th September 1988
• Marital Status: Single
• Nationality: Belgian
• Languages: French: Native language.
English: Fluent.
• I.T. Skills: Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, including,
Word, Excel and Outlook Express



Reference
Available on request.

Week 9: Bunmi Koko

Becoming part of the creative industries UK Presentation: Bunmi Koko The story so far.Followed by Q&A

Bunmi Koko gave us a presantation on her storty to date from when she left our university (UEL). Bunmi Koko was founded in March 2009 she also show us some of her garment. The name Bunmi Koko was inspired by the designer’s first name ‘Bunmi’ (meaning ‘God gave me’ in Yoruba) and the affectionate nickname given by her partner, Francis Udom; “Koko”(meaning ‘my other half’ in Efik), another Nigerian dialect. Hence, Bunmi Koko meaning “God gave me my other half”.
Who whould she like to see wearing her clothes? and she said “The everyday woman who is fashion forward and wants clothes that flatter and enhance her femininity” and celebrities the likes of Beyonce, Mel B, Victora beckham form the spice girls.
how was it when she first started out? she said “There have been highs and lows. The “highs” have been the freedom of creative expression and being my own boss”

Week 8 Todd lynn LDN fashion week sing/summer 11

this is the latest collection on Todd lynn and so far my favourite one i love the colour palette and architectural structure he gives to the body shape

Week 7: Essays

Week 6: Tutorial session followed by Todd Lynn up coming designer

Had my tutorial with lucy discussed on my essay question and the trip to Dalston
little interview of Todd Lynn I found on the LFW website to introduction the designer:

Designer name: Todd Lynn

Origin: Canada

Career highlight: “Always the forthcoming show at London Fashion Week.”

Design background: Todd graduated from the Central Saint Martins MA and has previously worked with Roland Mouret.

Design signatures: “Razor-sharp, androgynous tailoring.”

How would you describe the Todd Lynn woman? “Fearless with a heart full of rock’n’roll."

Trademark piece: Best know for his tailoring, Todd’s designs also feature "a considerable amount of fur and leather for good measure."

Name three things that are inspiring you for autumn/winter 2011: “The Bible, The Age of Enlightenment and Sid Vicious.”

What’s next for your brand? “A pre-collection for spring/summer 2012. I’m doing menswear collaborations with ASOS.com and Topman, as well as expanding my own men’s collection for spring/summer 2012.”

What music is playing in your studio this season? “The Vaccines, Arcade Fire, Crystal Castles, Kanye West, The National and lots of others.”

What encapsulates fashionable London for you? “The great thing about London is that it lives and breathes fashion. The street is still the best way to get a snapshot of London style.”

How does London influence your designs? “I love the art galleries in London. I could spend all day wandering from one to the next. The Haunch of Venison is an absolute favourite and always inspiring.”

Available at:http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/toddlynn

East of Eden

What's the difference between your shop and any other vintage shop?
We are not just selling clothe we have books, vinyl, accessories and many other things each piss of items been choose and are kind of illuminate we are importing clothe from New york, Japan ex...

Why did you choose Dalston?
I didn't really choose Dalston i grew up here the shop is kind of an heritage

How did your shop get through the recession?
It went quite good... well we haven't had Holliday since we opened, but everything is going well we did not have to borrow money from anyone so far!

Located at 26a Balls Pond Rd in the heart of Dalston, East of Eden is a treasure trove of vintage inspired clothing from rockabilly to rudeboy, Style Council to starlet. Original, independent designers from the UK, America and Japan. We stock: BETTIE PAGE, STOP STARING, TRIPP NYC, TOO FAST, KREEPSVILLE, WARRIOR, VINTAGE ALLURE, HOLLYWOOD MIRROR, PRANGSTA AND MANY MORE…