Industry Fashion Designer teaching fashion portfolios, commercial collections and industry-ready design skills

From 35 £ /h

Fashion design can feel overwhelming when you are trying to build a portfolio, apply to university, improve your fashion projects or create your own collection. You may have strong ideas, but not know how to turn them into clear research, professional drawings, a commercial range or work that looks ready for the fashion industry.

I am an industry fashion designer with experience across womenswear, youthwear, jersey, leisurewear, casualwear, partywear, graphics, product development and commercial collection building. I currently work in supplier-side fashion design, developing trend-led product for major high-street retail. I have also worked across girlswear, boyswear, menswear, luxury swimwear and private luxury collection development for high-profile clients.

In these lessons, I can help you understand how fashion design works in the real industry. We can work on portfolio development, university portfolio preparation, trend research, customer research, mood boards, colour palettes, fabric direction, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, CADs, technical fashion drawings, range building, tech packs and final presentation.

I can also help you build your own commercial fashion design collection from concept to final outcome. This includes understanding your target customer, developing a strong design direction, creating a balanced range, refining silhouettes, choosing colours and fabrics, and presenting your work in a way that feels polished, current and professional.

My main specialism is womenswear and youth-market fashion, especially trend-led product for teenage to young adult customers. I can also support projects across girlswear, boyswear, menswear and swimwear, helping you understand how design changes depending on age range, customer, fit, fabric, price point and brand direction.

My teaching style is friendly, practical and honest. We will look at your current level, your goals and what your work needs in order to improve. The aim is to help you gain confidence, develop stronger ideas and create fashion work that feels ready for university, internships, placements, graduate roles or your own brand.

Extra information

Please have any relevant work ready to share, such as sketches, mood boards, portfolio pages, university briefs, collection ideas, Adobe files or inspiration images. Adobe Illustrator is strongly recommended for fashion CADs, technical flats, range planning and tech packs, while Adobe Photoshop is useful for mood boards, image editing and portfolio presentation. If you are still building your skills or setting up your software, we can start from your current level and create a clear plan.

Location

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Around Enfield Town, United Kingdom

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About Me

I am a Fashion and Textiles graduate and industry fashion designer with experience across womenswear, youthwear, jersey, leisurewear, casualwear, partywear, graphics and commercial collection development.

I help students and aspiring designers understand what fashion work needs to look like in the real industry - from research and mood boards to CADs, range building, technical drawings, tech packs and portfolio presentation.

My teaching style is friendly, practical and honest. I like working with students who are creative, ambitious and open to feedback, whether they are applying to university, studying fashion, building a portfolio, preparing for internships or learning how to develop their own fashion collection.

My aim is to help students feel less overwhelmed and more confident. Fashion design can feel confusing when you are doing it alone, so I break the process down clearly and help you turn your ideas into work that feels polished, commercial and industry-ready.

Education

BA (Hons) Fashion and Textiles

Fashion and Textiles training across design development, textile processes, print, research, portfolio building, garment development and final collection presentation.

Also completed previous creative study in fashion/art and design, giving me a strong foundation in drawing, concept development, colour, fabric, presentation and visual communication.

Experience / Qualifications

Industry fashion design experience across womenswear, youthwear, jersey, leisurewear, casualwear, partywear, graphics, licensed product and commercial collection development.

Experience working supplier-side for major high-street fashion retail, developing trend-led product for young customers and preparing work for buyers, development teams and factories.

My work has included trend research, customer research, mood boards, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, technical fashion drawings, CADs, colour palettes, graphics, print placement, range building, tech packs, sample comments, fit/development feedback and factory communication.

I specialise in womenswear and youth-market fashion, especially teenage to young adult customers. I also have experience across girlswear, boyswear, menswear, luxury swimwear and private luxury collection development for high-profile clients.

I can support students with university portfolio preparation, fashion design portfolios, commercial collection building, CADs, technical flats, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, tech packs, range planning and getting their work ready for university, internships, placements or entry-level fashion design roles.

Age

Teenagers (13-17 years old)

Adults (18-64 years old)

Student level

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Duration

60 minutes

90 minutes

120 minutes

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