Sophie Elizabeth Cooper.

Nationality: British

E-Mail: sophie.e.cooper@hotmail.co.uk

Blogs : www.sophieelizabethcooper.tumblr.com

www.sophieecooper.wordpress.com Education

Sheffield Hallam University 2011 - Present

BA (Hons) Fashion Design Key Modules: Design Methods, Fashion production 1 and 2, Fashion Interaction and Meaning,

Skills Workshop, Observation and communication, Professional studies, Professional practice, Self-Directed Study, Design Specialism and Contextual Studies.

Ashby School 2007 - 2011

Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, UK

A- Levels: Textiles (B), Maths (C), Geography (B), Critical thinking (C)

AS level: Art (A), English (D) 11 GCSE’s including: English Language (A), Maths (A), Textiles (A*), French (B), Art (A).

Internships

Lulu Liu (An independent Luxury Womenswear Design Label) - London

8th August-31st August 2012- Design Intern

Experience gained:

Producing samples and toiles

Helping with fashion shootings

Sewing and pattern cutting for final garments

Preparing spec sheets for manufacturers

Preparing her SS/13 Look Book on Adobe InDesign

Producing Technical flats on Adobe Illustrator

Delivering collections to the PR agency ‘Felicities’

Key Skills

Fashion collections resource Centre for Leicestershire Museums 12th July- 6th September 2012 (every Thursday) - Volunteer

Experience gained:

Archiving and cataloguing historical museum garments and brand new garments for future

reference

Preparing garments for exhibition (finding, repackaging and sewing labels in them)

Gaining knowledge from an interesting group of volunteers who have all had careers within the

fashion industry- I learnt a significant amount of information about the history of fashion and how it has evolved, with items dating back to as early as the 18th century

Researching themes and trends- access to WGSN, blogs, shop visits, street influences and competitor comparisons

Concept and design development

Pattern cutting and sampling

Garment construction

CAD- Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign; these are mainly used for creating and editing Illustrations, photos, creating technical flats and producing graphical presentation boards

Illustration skills

Styling experience for shoots

Dressing live models for a catwalk show

Assyst Bulmer- Digitising patterns and pattern manipulation

Achievements and Interests Completing my Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh award has provided me with the ability to work well in group situations by motivating and encouraging my team. It has also enabled me to communicate well

and develop my interpersonal and leadership skills. I am still working to complete my Gold award.

Completing a short course at Central St Martins University, titled ‘Cutting Edge Fashion’, enabled me to learn interesting draping and pattern cutting skills- I also produced a creative design development sketchbook alongside this.

During my first year of university I was a student representative of my year group, which involved attending monthly meetings with University staff and students.

A particular interest of mine is fashion blogging, this is where I derive and collect a lot of my inspiration. I have my own Tumblr and Wordpress which I constantly update.

Networking is an interest which is important to me. Twitter and Facebook has allowed me to join groups and follow fashion designers and brands which are inspirational to me as a designer.

Having travelled in Europe, America and Canada I have been able to make the most of these travel opportunities for recreational and educational purposes.

Referees

Ghislaine Boyd. Radiotherapy Manager and Family Friend,

Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Osbourne building

Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester,

LE1 5WW

Tel: 0116 258 5820

David Morrish Lecturer in Fashion Design,

Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus,

Howard Street, Sheffield,

South Yorkshire,

S1 1WB

Tel: 0114 225 5555