Matt Hunt

My name is Matt Hunt, I am currently based in Basildon, Essex, Uk, and put simply - I love designing and creating. My key focus is in fashion, with skills branching into 3D design, Illustration, texture design, garment design & construction, and styling. I never like to box myself into one specific skill set, as I believe enhancing multiple skills can allow for freer creativity and self-dependence.

At the time of writing, I work for Brand Alliance LTD as a CLO 3D designer. I began working at Brand Alliance in May 2019, originally starting as a junior sales co-ordinator. After the UK COVID lockdowns, I would soon prove myself able to work as a junior graphics designer, until April 2022 when I would begin work under a new-to-the-industry design system called CLO 3D. It was exactly the opportunity I had been waiting for, as this would allow me to combine my skills within fashion design & construction, 3D design, and graphic design & illustration in to one revolutionary job role. I impressed my seniors with my ability to jump head-first into the software – something they had also tried but couldn’t get the hang of, and even made converts out of the company directors who did not see the point of the software.

I completed my BA(Hons) in fashion design in 2017. I studied under The University Of Essex in Southend-On-Sea. It was a fantastic experience that has taught me some vital skills and methods, and one that I ended up taking unintentionally. During my time at University, I was lucky enough to be a finalist for the 2015 Frankfurt Style Awards within my first year of study for a design I produced. This saw me realizing my design and flying out to Germany to witness it being modelled on an international runway. While I may not have won anything that evening, the experience was once-in-a-lifetime, and a massive achievement for a first-year fashion design student, since every other nominee that year was a third or fourth year. May I also mention that my design was the only one to earn a gasp and applause from the audience that evening!