Fashion Design Portfolio

f ra n c e s ca ca va s i n

fashion

designer

Index 0. About Me / Contacts, CV 1. Spring/Summer 2019 / Pattern Cutting for ADKN 2. V. / Womenswear Graduation Collection 3. Industrial Corvino / Personal Work 4. Monochrome Movement / Fabric Manipulation for Cimone 5. The Plastic Planner / Menswear Collection 6. Red Valentino / Womenswear Collection + Merchandising Plan 7. INDIGO / Womenswear Capsule Collection 8. MY DRAWINGS / Hand-drawings, sketches 9. URBAN FOREST / Styling Project 10. RENDE-RING / Rendering with Solidthinking Evolve 11. KAREN MILLEN / Global Stores Posters

About me

Hello, I am FRANCESCA. I am a 24 years old girl,.

Since I lived in London for 2 years, I like to think that in me there is a multicultural soul that cohexists with the traditions of my hometown in Italy, Treviso.

I am very determined and hard working.

I aim to perfection in everything I do, and especially in what I can do best, designing clothes.

CONTACTS Phone: +44 (0) 7596 400 134 Email: francesca.cavasin@gmail.com Skype: francesca.cavasin2 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-cavasin-77bba3128/ issuu: https://issuu.com/francescacavasin2

EDUCATION

-BA Fashion Design, Politecnico di Milano (98/110)

October 2013-July 2016

-Liceo Classico Primo Levi (80/100)

September 2008-July 2013

WORK EXPERIENCE

-Junior Fashion Designer and Pattern Cutter at ADKN, London

October 2017-August 2018

-Wholesale Assistant at Max Mara, London

May 2017-Aug 2017

-Design Intern at CIMONE, London

November 2016-April 2017

-Sales Assistant at Gap, Regent Street, London

November 2016-June 2017

-Workshop with Fondazione Gianfranco Ferrè

November 2015

-Product Development Intern at Pier&Co., Treviso

September 2013

SOFTWARE SKILLS

-Adobe Photoshop -Adobe Illustrator -Adobe Indesign -Lectra Modaris -Gerber -Solidthinking Evolve -Microsoft Word -Microsoft Excel

1. SPRING/SUMMER 2019 Pattern Cutting for ADKN

SPRING/ SUMMER 2019 work for ADKN

The Collection is made with Eco-Friendly and Animal-Cruelty Free Materials and Accessories.

These initial toiles show draping skills, pleats manipulation, gathering, and the use of TR pattern cutting technique.

COLOURS

2. V. / Womenswear Graduation Collection

v. autumn/winter womenswear

The collection is inspired by the migration of birds.

The idea of lightness guided the creative process, leading to the use of an ancient technique, "agugliatura", to link the different fabrics -without stitching- with unrefined wool, creating a continuing effect.

The main garment is a cape composed by three fabrics which progress from the heaviest to the lightest, giving the body freedom in movements; the collection is for autumn/winter, the textiles are in natural colours recalling the atmosphere of wild and wide areas such as the sky and the sea, and they have got a large weave likely to the typical Chanel bouclè.

The volumes are wide, then the lines reproduce the V shape which characterizes the formation of the big flocks during their journey.

COLOURS

mood board

fabric manipulation

Agugliatura is an ancient technique used traditionally on felt.

Special needles stitch the unrefined wool through different fabrics to link them creating a continuous effect.

line up

look I

look II

look III

technical drawings

3. Industrial Corvino / Personal Project

mood board

sketches

shooting

4. BONDED JACKET / Fabric Manipulation for Cimone

Experimenting on fabric for a jacket for Cimone A/W 17, I chose to bond navy organza on navy wool, cutting stripes in different widths.

The result is very interesting as the glue paper used for bonding creates a shiny effect with the transparency of organza.

I wanted to point out the nice contrast between two materials in the same colour, very spontaneously bonded together.

The semplicity of the stripes gives harmony to the entire look.

Vogue UK, Cimone A/W 2017

5.

The Plastic Planner

/ Menswear Collection

THE PLASTIC PLANNER menswear collection

The Plastic Isles are enormous accumulations of rubbish on the ocean, that are causing irreparale damages to the environment. Experts say that in an hypothetic future not so far, operations will be activated to study these surfaces and make them compatible with marine flora and fauna.

This collection has been processed, working in team, for those professional figures, with their particular needs related to hygiene and climatic difficulties. This line is characterized by oblique lines, decomposability and asimmetry, and by details asapplied pockets, contrasting pipings, and rubbered zips.

COLOURS

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line up

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technical drawings

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RED Valentino / Womenswear Collection + Merchandising PLan

collection SPRING/ s/s SUMMER 2015 Inspired by the style of three brunette icons of the thirties and of today, three lines for RedValentino S/S came up. As word RED says, the brand is based on the concept of combination of three elements: Romantic, Eccentric and Design. And so it is this collection.

Una sirenetta a Manhattan

Urban geometries for the carismatic Daisy Fellowes, the incomparable eccentric spirit of Luisa Casati in the masquerade parties world and romantic nautical atmospheres related to the duchess Wallis Simpson will create the heart of a collection destinated to a young, authentic girl, the personality of which fluctuates between innocent and ironic, enterprising and romantic.

COLOURS

I. ICON: Wallis Simpson

II. ICON: Daisy Fellowes

III. ICON: Luisa Casati

FASHION IN PROCESS

14.15 M1

Titolo TEMA anche su due righe LUISA CASATI

line up

look I

materials & finishings

look II

materials & finishings

look III

materials & finishings

merchandising plan

COATS & JACKETS

DRESSES

TOPS & SHIRTS

SKIRTS

7. INDIGO / Womenswear Capsule Collection

INDIGO

Denim is a material with a rich cultural meaning.

The textile research, in this team project, combined the nautical world and the tuareg patterns; infact the ancient sailors knot has been recreated, next to african ispired prints.

For the dye, I used 700s ancient blocks from the Zucchi collection,working in a creative lab in Milan.

Eventually, a more graphic component to the collection has been conferred by a stitched fabric with the motif of a chessboard in contrasting White, permanent color.

The fit is ample and the patterns kimono shape.

COLOURS

revoke the

mood board

fabric development

line up

look

TECH SPEC Article: Dress Size: 42 Paper patterns: Front dress, back dress, bottom hem, sleeve hem, pocket Tot patterns: 6 Tot. pieces: 14

PRODUCTION: Model: maxi-shirt dress Stitches: 1 cm Finishing: raw edges on neck and sleeves, applied selvage on bottom Notes: the Zucchi printed hems are 6 cm large on neck and sleeves, 12 cm on bottom

CONSUMPTION: Denim fabric with squares: 70 cm x 150 cm ca.

Denim printed fabric 1: 50 cm^2 ca.

Denim printed fabric 2: 50 cm^2 ca.

GARMENT MEASURES: Width: 57 cm Height: 100 cm Sleeves width: 23 cm

8. DRAWINGS / Hand-drawings, Sketches

9. URBAN FOREST / Styling Project

Photography by Giada Frassetto

10. MY RING / Rendering with Solidthinking Evolve

11. KAREN MILLEN / Global Stores Posters

LOOK AT HER BODYSHAPE:

HOW TO S

• HOURGLASS: the weight is evenly distributed. *TOP TIPS*: make sure BRA is UP. choose HIGH WAIST trousers and FINER KNIT. • COLUMN: *TOP TIPS*: choose V-neck, create illusion of waist, add curves.

• TRIANGLE: *TOP TIPS*: choose A-line skirts, structured shoulders blazers, highlight waist.

• INVERTED TRIANGLE: *TOP TIPS*: choose SEPARATES. WIDER LEG trousers, raglan sleeves; avoid skinny pants & broad jackets, prefer buttons/ hardware/details on the bottom to drive the attention DOWNWARDS. • ROUNDED: *TOP TIPS*: choose longerline jackets, help to create waist, bras are very important, blazers + jackets elongate line, keep fluid shape on bottom. *ALWAYS THINK: WHERE DOES YOUR EYE GO? WHERE DO YOU WANT IT TO GO?*

LOOK AT H

• COOL skin-toned: blue MAGENTA/ BLUE + SILVE

• WARM skin-toned: gre hair & skin. Choose colou GOLDEN jewellery.

• The LIGHTER her skin to will mostly suit her.

• ALWAYS look what colo she feels good in them! + • STOP WEARING BLACK

THE NEW KM FEMININE SILHOUETTE

• NEW PERMA-TREND: • FEMININITY can be RELAXED, it doesn’t have to be always a full-on structured dress.

• • Movement gives femininity, eg. fluid shirt dress.

• • Show a bit more skin, • eg. wrists and ankles.

THINK *DOES IT L WHAT’S MISSING DON’T FORGET HE

STYLE HER?

THINK THE OPPOSITE: • THE POWER OF CONTRASTS.

HER COLOURS:

veins. Choose colours with ER Jewellery.

een veins. Probably similar urs with YELLOW in it +

- UTILITY JUMPSUIT + SEQUIN T-SHIRT - BIKER JACKET+ SILKY FABRICS - CUFFED UP ANKLES (relaxed) + HEELS • AS YOU GET OLDER, YOU CAN BE BOLDER eg with a black leather jacket, edgy & powerful • “DRESS UP SCALE” 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

PYJAMA

one, the LIGHTER colours

ASCOT DRESS

UTILITY JUMPSUIT •MAKE IT A 5: sneakers, natural make-up, and a shopper bag •MAKE IT A 7: open up front zip, heels, add some jewellery and a golden clutch

ours she’s wearing, it means + show your suggestions. ;)

LOOK GOOD? G? EIGHT!*

HOW TO PULL A RAIL? • CHOOSE

trousers...)

3 BASICS (plain shirts, blazers,

• CHOOSE

3 HEROES (VERSATILE PIECES such as the SHIRT DRESS and the FAUX LEATHER SKIRT, smart-casual) CHOOSE 2 WILD CARDS (SOMETHING UNEXPECTED like a sequin skirt...)

•

ACCESSORIES READY: keep them narrow if she’s petite, bigger if she’s tall.

•

TARTAN CHECK FOREVER DRESS

MAXI TUXEDO DRESS

•INVESTMENT PIECE: perfectly structured, made of MULTIPLE PANELS contouring the body as the classic forever dress

• ELEVATED PIECE: dress it UP, dress it DOWN, or rock it OPEN as a gilet with a top + pair of jeans

• 68% polyester, 28% viscose (>fibre similar to silk, coming from cellulose), 4% elastane

• 100% polyester, strong synthetic fibre that is resistant to wrinkles and shrinking

SNAKE-TEXTU TOTE BAG

•VEGAN FRIEN

•100% polyure a synthetic ma that is WATER/ RESISTANT & I RESISTANT •ONLY 99£ !

PLEATED CREAM SHIRT •PERFECT FOR EVERYDAY! KAREN

•”Silky touch” fabric, it’s 100% Polyester, a strong synthetic fibre that is resistant to wrinkles and shrinking

INTO THE

•IT’S ALL ABOUT THE DETAILS: the ties, the pleats

MINI CHECK SKIRT LUXE FOR LESS £85

•SMART & EFFORTLESS • 68% polyester, 28% viscose (>fibre similar to silk, coming from cellulose), 4% elastane

BUTTONED TROUSERS •INVESTMENT PIECE •Smart coulotte silhouette and high waisted

ZEBRA SHOUL BAG

•STATEMENT P

•100% LEATHE

•With silver polished •ADJUSTABLE buttons • 64% polyester, 31% viscose, 5% elastane

URED

PYTHON PRINT MIDI DRESS

NDLY!

• STAND OUT PIECE

ethane, aterial /OIL IMPACT

•Asymetric hemline

CHECK JUMPSUIT •SOFT TAILORING: modern, comfy and stylish workwear • Immitation tortoise shell buttons

•Self-tie waist belt gives control of the fit.

•Perfect with ankle boots

• 69% polyester, 30% viscose (>fibre similar to silk, coming from cellulose), 1% elastane

• 100% polyester, strong synthetic fibre resistant to wrinkles and shrinking

SNAKESKIN PRINT TWINS •STAND OUT & TRENDY, kept sophisticated in the shape!

MILLEN

E PRODUCT

• 35% polyamide, 65% viscose (>fibre similar to silk, coming from cellulose)

FAUX LEATHER WRAP SKIRT

LDER

PIECE!

ER STRAPS

•Perfect with NUDE jacket, shoes & bag, or to wear separately

•STAND OUT, modern & versatile!

•TIE WAIST FASTENING. EASY to throw at 6am •ASYMETRIC HEM •100% polyester, strong synthetic fibre resistant to wrinkles and shrinking

LUXE FOR LESS

CLASSIC TRENCH COAT

£199

•MUST-HAVE PIECE •98% COTTON + 2% ELASTANE •ICONIC ORIGINAL SILHOUETTE + SHOULDER PADS & BELT TO EMPHASIZE WAIST

EMBROIDERED LACE MIDI DRESS • Expertly designed and intricately crafted: with 3 millions stitches, made of CHEMICAL LACE: it’s a

special machine-made lace, it comes from a mill in Cali.

Done by embroidering a pattern on a sacrificial fabric that has been chemically treated so as to disintegrate after the pattern has been created.

• chain-inspired design on top.

• diamond stitched waistband that pulls in the silhouette + sunray pleats • 100% polyester (*strong synthetic fibre, keeps the pleats permanent) CROC-EFFECT CROSSBODY BAG

•VEGAN FRIENDLY! adds polish to every outfit • with glamorous chain and removable strap • only 70£!

• 100% polyurethane*

ONE SHOULDER MAXI DRESS • Exclusive, classy investment piece perfect for an unique occasion

FLORAL BODYCON DRESS

•FLATTERING AND CLASSY • made of Cuganesca, our iconic stretchy fabric • with in-house designed floral pattern & contrasting black straps • 71% acetate, 26% polyamide, 3% elastane

KAREN

INTO THE

DRES

FLORAL SHIRT DRESS • Chic & versatile • classic shirt dress midi shape

• Made with Premium italian fabric

• Belt embellished with D-ring fastening

• It contours and holds the silhouette in all the right places

•STYLE TIP: combine with fun accessories, to embrace the mood of the dress.

• 79% viscose*, 17% polyamide, 4% elastane

• 100% polyester*

Y

CHECK LACE PENCIL DRESS

STRIPED HALTERNECK MIDI DRESS

• perfect to stand out on every special occasions

•MODERN & FEMININE •block stripes are precisely placed to flatter the body

• made of a layer of checked sheer lace over a layer of contrast lining

• with delicate shoulder straps that show off sun-kissed shoulders

• with feminine flourish added by original embroidery

• STYLE TIP: perfect with chain-belt and a stripy bag, to be never boring

• 8% viscose* (fibre similar to silk, coming from cellulose), 35% cotton, 57% polyamide

• 100% polyester *

PATENT FLAP CLUTCH •with CONTRASTING polished part over suede MILLEN

• spatious enough for evening essentials

E PRODUCT

• with internal zip pocket + removable chain • 99 £ • 100% lamb leather

SS UP!

WIDE-LEG TAILORED JUMPSUIT

LEOPARD LACE MIDI DRESS

• For a SMART, SHARP look

•NEW abstract version of the iconic leopard print, in bold colours + intricate lace panels

• the fitted belt pulls in the waist and creates a perfect silhouette

• with waist tie string to control the waist

• contrasting tortoise shell buttons + exclusive gold colored buckle

• STYLE TIP: complete the outfit with a belt, bright accessories + black jacket

•STYLE TIP: layer it with a light top underneath!

•100% polyester*

•63% polyester*, 32% viscose*, 5% elastane

LONG SLEEVED STRIPED SHIRT

LONG SLEEVED BODYSUIT

• STYLISH & DYNAMIC classic shirt

•WARDROBE ESSENTIAL LAYERING PIECE

• With pleated panels

•SEAMLESS& SLEEK thanks to the circular knit technique

•STYLE TIP: Perfect as a tunique with a belt on waist & skinny jeans

• made to fit like a second skin

• 15% polyamide, 85% viscose*(>natural fibre

•STYLE TIP: perfect to tuck in wide bottoms

similar to silk, coming from cellulose)

•5% elastane, 12% polyamide, 83% viscose

YELLOW TAILORED JACKET • STAND OUT yet smart, kept cheerfully fresh by the bright yellow •made with premium Italian Stretch Fabric, linen-textured • the HIGH PEAK LAPELS make it super edgy, perfectly structured with great cut panels

KAREN

INTO THE

BE FASH

•1% elastane, 99% viscose*

HIGH-WAISTED TAILORED TROUSERS

FLORAL-HEM PLEATED MIDI SKIRT

• SOPHISTICATED and flattering

• STAND-OUT PIECE

•with side seam pockets and front pleat •Perfectly fitted to enhance the silhouette • 1% elastane, 99% viscose*

• 2 different weddings to attend? change the top & be as elegant.

• 100% polyester*, fibre that keeps the pleats permanent, not losing the shape

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STRIPED ONE-SHOULDER TOP

STRIPED FLORAL SHIRT

• TRENDY & FEMININE, with a ruffled strap falling over one shoulder

•STYLISH AND STAND OUT piece • in a TIMELESS SILHOUETTE, with a stand classic collar and a spring-print

• STYLE TIP: leave it baggy and tucked-in, & add a pop of colour

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•STYLE TIP: wear it with blue jeans or a denim skirt to create the perfect contrast

•100% polyester (*strong synthetic fibre, resistant to wrinkles and shrinking)

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•100% EXCLUSIVE SILK

DOUBLE-BREASTED TAILORED COAT • INVESTMENT BLACK COAT. with PERFECT LENGTH and belt to emphasize waist

MILLEN

• Military inspired collar

E PRODUCT

• Immitation tortoise shell buttons + gold trim

HIONABLE!

• 5% elastane, 32% viscose, 63% polyester,

HIGH-WAISTED SUEDE SKIRT

SNAKESKIN WRAP MIDI SKIRT

•your MUST-HAVE lilac piece, color of the season

•TRENDY & VERSATILE

• crafted from supple suede, feels extremely soft on skin • iconic silver buckle detail on the front •100% suede

• with frill seam on the hem •STYLE TIP: dress it UP with black heels, or be cozy with a yellow Jumper to add a color pop!

• 100% polyester*

LAYERING OBSESSION 90s aesthetic is back!

In fact, one of the main trends for S/S 19 is adding layers on top of eacher, just like back then.

It sure is the most clever outfit choice for London’s uncertain weather.

And it’s never enough: you can wear layer, on layer, on layer, on layer.....

Thank you