Sophie Elizabeth Cooper. Nationality: British E-Mail: sophie.e.cooper@hotmail.co.uk Blogs : www.sophieelizabethcooper.tumblr.com www.sophieecooper.wordpress.com
Education Sheffield Hallam University 2011 - Present BA (Hons) Fashion Design Key Modules: Design Methods, Fashion production 1 and 2, Fashion Interaction and Meaning, Skills Workshop, Observation and communication, Professional studies, Professional practice, Self-Directed Study, Design Specialism and Contextual Studies. Ashby School 2007 - 2011 Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, UK A- Levels: Textiles (B), Maths (C), Geography (B), Critical thinking (C) AS level: Art (A), English (D) 11 GCSE’s including: English Language (A), Maths (A), Textiles (A*), French (B), Art (A).
Internships Lulu Liu (An independent Luxury Womenswear Design Label) - London 8th August-31st August 2012- Design Intern Experience gained: Producing samples and toiles Helping with fashion shootings Sewing and pattern cutting for final garments Preparing spec sheets for manufacturers Preparing her SS/13 Look Book on Adobe InDesign Producing Technical flats on Adobe Illustrator Delivering collections to the PR agency ‘Felicities’
Key Skills
Fashion collections resource Centre for Leicestershire Museums 12 th July- 6th September 2012 (every Thursday) - Volunteer Experience gained: Archiving and cataloguing historical museum garments and brand new garments for future reference Preparing garments for exhibition (finding, repackaging and sewing labels in them) Gaining knowledge from an interesting group of volunteers who have all had careers within the fashion industry- I learnt a significant amount of information about the history of fashion and how it has evolved, with items dating back to as early as the 18 th century