AMELIA RUSSELL F A S H I O N D E S I G N
CONTENTS -3FASHION DESIGN & CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE -9CONTEXT OF PRACTICE -11PHOTOSHOOT -14RESPONSIVE -17LIVE BRIEF - JOE BROWN -19FASHION DESIGN & REALISATION -29PROFESSIONAL CREATIVE BOARD -30CV
don’t tell people your dreams. show them.
SUBJECT:BRAND RESEARCH MODULE:CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE DATE:FEBRUARY 2016 PAGE:3
BRIEF: DESIGN A 6 PIECE SHIRT LINE UP IN THE STYLE OF BORA AKSU, RESEARCHING INTO THE BRAND AND TREND FORECASTS FOR AW 17/18
EARTHED A/W 17/18
FINAL LINE UP X6
popular v’s authentic culture
RESEARCHING INTO POPULAR AND AUTHENTIC CULTURE AND COMBINING THEM TOGETHER INTO ONE DESIGN, AND DEVELOPING MY IDEAS ON THE LASER MACHINE
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POPULAR CULTURE;WELL LIKED BY MANY PEOPLE - WILLIAMS (1989) AUTHENTIC CULTURE; THAT THE PAINTING IS ‘AUTHENTIC’ ,AND NOT A ‘COPY’ - WALTERS
SUBJECT:DESIGN DEVELOPMENT MODULE:CONTEXT OF PRACTICE DATE:OCTOBER 2016 PAGE:10
“Nothing is 100% sustainable, but you can just try to do the best you can” -Faustine Steinmetz
Brand: ReGen Target Market: Young adult High Street Brand Making sustainable fashion more reachable to everyone. Brief: to create a garment out of sustainable fabric bought from the crap yard Material:navy beanbag cover scrap fabric used for piano keys SUBJECT:RESEARCH MODULE:RESPONSIVE DATE:OCTOBER 2016 PAGE:14
FABRIC MANIPULATION INSPIRED BY YOHJI YAMAMOTO
RESEARCHING THE DIFFERENT STYLES OF COLLARS THROUGH-OUT THE AGES SUBJECT:RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT MODULE:DESIGN & REALISATION DATE:OCTOBER 2016 PAGE:20
designs inspired by military, utility and the day of the peacock
SUBJECT:TECHNICAL FLATS MODULE:DESIGN & REALISATION DATE: PAGE:23
toile work and the making of the jacket
creative profile
AMELIA RUSSELL F A S H I O N D E S I G N
Profile
Fashion Designer: Under Graduate Creative second year student specialising in fashion design Can research, develop, visualise and evolve ideas into three dimensional realities Has key interpretation of colour, fabric and contemporary trend.
education
personal
Date of Birth: 09 August 1995 Interests: Travelling, F1, drawing, Fashion, Sewing, Reading, Films, Archery, Netball, participating in new experiences
Leeds College of Art – September 2015 to Present – BA (Hons) Fashion Design & Realisation (Year 2) Lancaster & Morecambe College – September 2014 to June 2015 – Art & Design Foundation Ripley St Thomas Sixth Form – September 2011 to June 2013 – AS Mathematics: C, A2 Textiles: B, Product Design: B, Applied Business: B Ripley St Thomas Academy – September 2006 to June 2011 – GCSE: A*: Textile, Art, Product Design A: Mathematics, English Language & 5 B’s
work experience
Part time service jobs – 2010-2016 Responsibilities; • Serving customers • Stocking up • Safety checks • Preparing products • Locking up the premises and money • Booking and preparing events
achievement
Winner of worldwide competition to design a charm for Thomas Sabo, visited Nuremburg HQ and worked with the design team. The winning charm is currently in production to be sold in the charm collection Exhibited work at 60’s dress exhibition Joe Browns Collaboration Project - 2016 Volunteered in Malawi 2013 and ran a variety of fundraising events beforehand Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award
technical
Adobe Creative Suite Microsoft Excel Pattern Cutting Garment Construction Laser Cut Print Screening
Photography Digital & Film
fashion design skills Research & Development Designing Garment Range Hand Rendering Technical Drawing Developing Patterns Pattern Cutting Trend Analysis & Prediction Sourcing of Fabrics and Trims Creating Sample Garments Creating Finished Garments
contact
Address: 6 Anderton Way, Garstang, Lancashire, PR3 1RF E-mail: ameliarussell_95@hotmail.co.uk Reference: Paul Luke - Lecturer Leeds College of Arts paul.luke@leeds-art.ac.uk