Valentina Smirnova

Fashion Designer with experience working as an Assistant Designer at Isabel Manns, a sustainable luxury British brand.

ISABEL MANNS - LUXURY WOMENSWEAR - FIRST DESIGN ASSISTANT [Apr 2021 -- Sept 2022]

Reporting directly to the Creative Director, managing the showroom and the interns in her abscence

Patternmaking, assisting with designing and sketching of the new collection, colour range planning, print editing and creating tech packs

Preparing London Fashion Week collection presentations, managing the smooth running of the event, communicating with press and VIP customers

Visting factories, organising supplies and trims for production, maintaining the fabric library

Creation of lookbook and linesheet, assisting with wholesale appointments and conducting store visits

Conducting fittings in our Marylebone showroom, advising on alterations, fabrics and colour selection

Styling for social media content, assisting with e-commerce merchandising and product descriptions

HERMIONE DE PAULA - LUXURY BRIDAL SHOWROOM - INTERNSHIP [Jun 2019 - Aug 2019]

Assisted with showroom appointments, embroidery placement and social media

POLIMODA UNIVERSITY, ITALY - MA FASHION DESIGN [2019 --2020]

Developed 3 collections, created garments for my final collection ‘Hidden Identities’, styled and conducted the photoshoot

Fashion Illustration, Pattern Making, Draping, Fabric Manipulation, Fashion Marketing and Fashion History