Fashion Styling Assistant

Hannah Louisa Jeal

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Date of Birth: 21st October 1991

Profile:

Career History:

Co-creative Director for Gloucester Style Festival

September-October 2013

• Creating concept boards and guides for the 3 catwalk shows presentation including set design,

hair and make up.

• Attending initial planning meetings to set up the events, including site visits and venue

preparation.

• Liaising with hairdressers to ensure the recreation of the perfect look for each themed show.

• Holding model castings and booking models post-casting.

• Liaising with independent designers, high street stores and local boutiques in order to secure

collections for the Catwalks.

• Booking and liaising with a head MUA and holding tutorials at the local college with the

volunteer students.

• Liaising with a local dance group to book entertainment for the shows.

• Booking and Liaising with a local music producer to create an atmospheric soundtrack for the

Finale closing show.

• Managing volunteers prior to the show and backstage at the events.

• Creating several short promotional style videos to market the event.

• Utilizing contacts in order to secure sponsors for the show including Front Cover as a Make Up

sponsor.

• Working with my partner to finalise outfits for the shows while doing fittings with the models.

• Setting up backstage area of all catwalk shows.

• Ensuring all models were in order backstage and going onto the catwalk at the right time and

looking presentable.

• Helping with the De-Rig of all the venues.

• Returning all collections back to the stores and designers.

Styling Assistant for Lola Royle

April 2012 – Current

• Assisting on shoots for a number of clientele including Peel shopping centres campaigns

including press, editorials, websites, billboard campaigns, bus sides & rears and magazine

features.

• Selecting pieces, creating looks & dressing models for Catwalk Shows at Gloucester Quays,

London Garments Expo, Africa Fashion Week., Splendors of the Commonwealth 2013 at the

Mayfair hotel and Off Schedule London Fashion Week.

• Helping with the styling and finalizing of outfits

• Liaising with stores and designers to collect garments for show/shoot use

• Logging all items being used

• Dressing models

• Ensuring all models were on the catwalk in time and in order

• Steaming items

• Ensuring pristine item returns to retailers/PR Companies

• I also had the chance to style my very own show of the best of the Asian Manufacturer

collections at London Garments Expo to be put on at the Gala Evening.

Sales Assistant for Kookai within House of Fraser

April 2009 – July 2011

• Providing an excellent customer service by tailoring advice and sales techniques to fit their

needs

• Visual merchandising and replenishing stock when necessary

• Presenting the merchandise with uniform that enabled customers to identify current trends on

offer

• Working to achieve set sales targets

• Styling outfits for the particular customer

Additional Experience

Events Assistant and Steward at Gloucester Quays Events

• Stage management including liaising with and taking care of artists; green room helper working

backstage to look after and assist celebrity guests.

Internship for Student Union Ethical Threads Fashion Show

• Liaising with local charity and vintage clothing stores in order for them to provide clothing for

models; Auditioning, booking and briefing models; Creating trend boards to help theme the

show and style the outfits; Ensuring all models are on stage at the right time, in the right order;

Promotion through the use of social media

PR Officer for University of Plymouth Events Society

• Fundraising; Recruiting new members to the society; Organising promotional teams to market

events and sell tickets; Use of social media to promote events and the society; Design of tickets

or any other marketing material; Holding and attending meetings; Booking acts for specific

events

Work Experience with Marketing Gloucester LTD; Gloucester Tall Ships Event

• Distributing leaflets to local outlets; Attending meetings and site visits with the local businesses

affected by the event, police and car parking sites; Liaising with the stallholders each day to

ensure they were satisfied with everything.; Answering any attendees questions; Keeping in

contact with event control through radio communication; Crowd safety management

Work Experience with Fiona Leahy Design; Elle Style Awards and Victoria Beckham Harvey

Nichols Launch and Dinner

• Sourcing Materials for table and room decorations; Decorating the rooms and tables; Taking

calls and messages; Compiling guest lists; Ensuring all items cleaned and to a high standard for

use.

Education:

BSc (Hons) Plymouth University 2:1 Events Management

A Level Tewkesbury School 3 B Grades in Textiles, Sociology and Psychology

GCSE Level Tewkesbury School 10 GCSEs A* - D

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