Zeiko Duka

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E* *HW

London, UK.

Mob: 075********

Email: acy3dd@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

To work for Brand’s Apparel Industry, Haute Couture as a Creative Fashion Designer. Utilizing imaginative and creative ideas as well as knowledge of current fashion trends in order to create novel clothing items. With 20 + years of experience in achieving design vision, and brand styling through expert leadership of creative from initial concept to fit approvals. Computer proficiencies include Microsoft Word, and Adobe Photoshop. Expertise includes:

• Highly skilled in designing both apparel and textiles

• Hands on experience in providing clothing guidance and support for high end fashion and official wear

Excellent technical knowledge of garment construction Product Development

• Strong team player with excellent communication skills

• Able to meet deadlines

• Profound ability to follow and understand trends

• A strong creative eye

• Product Development experience

Strong presentation skills

Fashion design/sketch drawing of collections

Ability to work in a global, multi-cultural environment.

Experience:

PAUL COSTELLOE; (London, UK) The well-known womenswear luxury brand.

Creative Designer (Freelancer) – Luxury Woman’s wear. 2013 – Present

Create designs for new season in line with brand. Develop and design fashion collections, as Fashion Week Show. Attend design briefings and keeping abreast of profile to ensure the brand product. Assist in styling of garments at photo sessions and shoots, fashion photography. Assess suitability of garment design for selected cloth and create sketches & colors, taking any restrictions from this assessment into consideration. Complete technical paperwork for sampling room.

DESIGN WAREHOUSE; (London, UK) Women’s wear supplier.

Creative Designer (Permanent) –Woman’s wear. 2014 –2016(2 years)

Work to create collections for company clients, as COAST, HOBBS, FHASE EIGHT, STUDIO 8, LAURA ASHLEY and FINERY LONDON. Maintain a strong infrastructure and process strategy for design development. Searching materials and trimmings, colors and shapes, inspiration trips, themes for the season. Attend all fittings; Create a thorough step-by-step production plan for each product. work with pattern cutters, create design specification detail attention. To be ideal product developer is attentive to quality, exemplary customer service. Make recommendations as to what fashion choices will best for new collection.

BLACKBERRY & REDBERRY; (Athens, Greece) Public Company; 200 or more employees; BRB; Apparel Fashion industry

Creative Manager - Woman’s wear. 1998 – 2013 (15 years)

Develop designing a range of clothing line for cession collections. Ensure design protocols are being followed. Develop design schedules for team members. Directed creative room to achieve proper execution of design concepts for high creativity and ability to produce cutting-edge ideas. Provide technical assistance. Conducted fit sessions. Use right fabrics, colors, and pattern in clothes to attract customers. excellent communication with manufacturers in Bangladesh, Turkey, Romania. Skilled in creating brands and changing wardrobe trends. Coordinate photo shoot, marketing and advertising activities.

Additional Experience: (Athens, Greece) 1992-1997 (5 years)

The previous experience of men’s & kids garments to high level.

Education

Master Degree at Architecture and Design. Academy of Fine Arts (Tbilisi, Georgia)

1981-1987

Postgraduate at Industrial Design. University of Fine Arts (Moscow, Russia)

1987 – 1990

Languages: Georgian, Greek, Russian, Spanish, English.