Marina Nikolaeva Popska

Email: ad3uq8@r.postjobfree.com / mob: 074******** / Address: 36 Northford Rd. LE2 3YG Leicester UK References available on request

Professional skills

I am a highly motivated, committed and passionate designer with fourteen years' experience in the high street and couture industry. I have strong feminine handwriting and flair for design, with a thorough attention to detail. I specialize in Ladieswear multi-product seasonal fashion collections as well as textile print design for fashion and décor. Through inspiration and concept development, trend and market research my extensive experience includes:

• mood/color/ fabric boards/hand drawn / mix media/watercolor & CAD illustrations – Adobe package

• hand creative pattern cutting, stand draping, fabric manipulation/ operate flat sewing machine/overlock

• screen & digital printing/weaving/felt/embroidery/hand-machine knit fabrics swatch design on single & double bed machine

• M1 operating program/ STOLL CMS330-6/CMS31 operating system for fabric/ garment construction - fully fashioned/cut and sew

• · Excellent project management skills (from creative research through to sample and production)

• · Excellent multitasking and organizational skills to meet strict deadlines and oversee production

• · Experienced in utilizing creative design skills and delivering full collection ranges

• · Highly effective team working skills within the production development process

• · Effective cost maintaining management skills, communication and collaboration with tech team Professional work experience

09/2023 – present, Graphic Print Design / Art / Contrado UK

• Print Design for multi-product surfaces, including fabrics, stationery, home and fashion. 09/2019 – 12/2022, Senior Ladieswear Designer at Kullar Clothing CO/Ltd. / Leicester

• Multi-product Ladieswear collection development for Pixi Girl, Long Tall Sally, YOURS, Nasty Gall, Pretty Little Things, Glamorous, BOOHOO, Skinny Dip. Products include various styles across casual, formal, occasion wear - plus sizes/tall/petite. Menswear design development for One More Cast

• Creative designer for REGULAYER thermal clothing – womenswear/menswear 10/2018 – 09/2019, Ladieswear Designer at Project Tekstil / Leicester

• Multi-product Ladieswear collections for YOURS, LIPSY, NEXT. Product development includes various styles across casual, formal, occasion wear and plus sizes

05/2011 – present, Freelance Commission Textile Design for Surface Pattern market place/Contrado UK/ART Rookie/Society6.com/VIDA/KEKA Case/Spoonflower-USA Creating pattern design collections suitable for Fashion and Décor products, variety of surfaces, fabrics, stationery. Print Design for multi-product surfaces, including fabrics, stationery, home and fashion. The original artwork is coordinated and proportionally balanced according to the specific surface. Design process includes inspiration development, hand watercolor painting and CAD Illustrator and Photoshop editing, creating colorways, designing in repeat and frame composition

11/2017 – 03/2018, Ladieswear Product Developer at SUCO Fashion/London

• Multi-product seasonal collection development /overseeing production and confer with overseas manufactories. 06/2016 - 11/2017 - Maternity leave

03/2012 – 06/2016, Ladieswear design/Creative Pattern/Manage Products at Tara Starlet/London

• Manage design schedule to meet deadlines, ensuring team has sufficient time to complete work, ensure all accurate patterns are created to the design technical requirements. Ladies wear multi-product seasonal collection development /overseeing production.

01/2012 – 07/2014, Head Ladies Designer at Sunbond Ltd. -"Sonic London"/London

• High street casual and evening wear design/dress & soft separates seasonal multi-product collections for company brand and indirectly supplying Topshop

• Liaise with manufacturers and fabric suppliers, fabrics and trims sourcing, undertook trend and market research and shop reports. Communicated closely with local and overseas buyers. Consistently met cost expectations and client requirements. Overseeing production manufacturing, including QC 06/2011 – 01/2012, Ladies wear Designer at Golden Touch/London

• Ladies wear woven/jersey design/casual/evening wear/soft separates & dresses

• Assist Director with trend/color/market research/trim finishing and fabric sourcing 2009 – 2016 Further Previous Experience

London UK

Misstique London/Feebie Fashion Ltd/FAN Ltd/Anasazi Fashion – Ladies wear Designer / Christos Aristotelous/“Story Collection”- Childrens wear design assistant / Elise Ryan – supplying ASOS/ Alesia Rolik – Ladies wear construction/ Duchelina Dove - Design assistant / collaborator " – Urban Vs Retro" Fashion Show backstage assistant

Bolli Daring - Fashion Illustrator

San Francisco USA

Christina Cundari/GiGi Moll – Ladies wear/ Knitwear design assistant / Sabah Mansoor/ Maria Korovilas – Ladies Fashion/ Couture and Knitwear design assistant for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NY Fall 2010/Spring 2011 Cera Hensley – Fashion Stylist

Shows/Presentation/Events

08/2011 Urban Vs Retro Fashion Show /London, UK collaboration with Duchelina Dove 09/2009 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (NY, USA) - Spring/Summer 2010 fashion show 05/2008 Discarded to Divine/St.Vincent de Paul Society - charity fashion & auction Education

2006 – 2009 Academy of Art University/San Francisco, USA MA - Fashion and Knitwear Design 2005 – 2006 National Academy of Arts /Sofia, Bulgaria MA - Applied Art Faculty – Textile Art and Design 2001- 2005 National Academy of Arts/Sofia, Bulgaria BA - Applied Art Faculty – Textile Art and Design 03- 07/2002 South Carelia Polytechnic University / Finland Diploma in Applied Art – Textile Art and Design 1996 – 2001 “Saint Luca” National Gymnasiums for Applied Arts/Sofia, Bulgaria - Textile Design Diploma Awards/Competitions/Participations

04/2011 Swarovski Gems Lifestyle Electronics Design 02/2006

07/2005

02/2002

"Dinev" competition - first prize winner - art installation “The Paper Speaks” Central European Art Festival – Tokay Hungary

"Erasmus Socrates" scholarship winner – Lappeenranta, Finland 1999-present More than 33 exhibition participations across Europe, USA/written several magazine publications/ art and design work on display in galleries and private collections/ numerous press coverage in fashion and textile magazines, books, social media

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