Hello!
I would like to offer my Free-lance Design & Trend service. I have a wealth of experience in socks, apparel and knitted accessories.
I have over 15 years design experience and have for the last four and half years been working as a free-lance designer, for LC Waikiki - Head office Istanbul (large retail company with over 1000 stores in Turkey, Russia and the middle east), I have been based in London but travelled to Istanbul for regular meetings and presentations.
My main responsibilities with LC Waikiki sock department has been following:
Designing of sock collection including mens, women, teen, children and baby socks. LC Waikiki sell approx 100 million socks/year.
Designing of final artwork for graphics and patterns including all over repeat patterns.
Designing of novelty packagings.
Close working relationship with buyers & merchandisers.
Trend, colour presentations & shop reports.
Collection presentations and layouts.
The socks including standard cotton/nylon qualities, cosy home socks/slipper socks, hand knitted novelty socks, technical sport socks, fashion novelty socks, lace, pointelle, denier and tights.
All designs are created in illustrator or photoshop.
I am fast and efficient, creative with a commercial eye and have a wealth of experience in socks, apparel and knitted apparel. I also have worked with large retail companies such as Marks & Spencer, Coast, Primark, Debenhams and John Lewis in the past. I will be happy to send you examples of my work.