France
Trained Chef with restaurants, cookery school and television experience. Ten years of experience in fashion events and shows. French and english native speaker.
・Assistant to collection managers during collection fittings & castings for Armani Privée (haute couture show) & Givenchy (prêt à porter show) ・Providing a high standard of organisation & structure for a high demanding client in an environment of fast changing decisions & directions ・Ensuring the set up & arrangement of the fitting room, collection, shoes, accessories & model look boards to prepare the runway show ・Continuous liaising with the design team on the adjustments of looks in order to adapt & assemble an organised collection for the show ・ Making sure the collection arrives at the show venue safely & setting up the dressing area accordingly ・ Keeping the backstage area organised & well presented for the client, press photos & guests ・Assisting models with changes during fittings & shows ・Packing & setting the collection at the showroom venue after the show is done
・For Paris Fashion Week : Haute Couture, Prêt à Porter, Men’s Fashion week & in house private shows ・Helping in the smooth running of backstage & dressing area, looking after the clothes & models ・Assisting models with changes during shows ・Brands include : Chanel, Giambattista Valli, Balmain, Valentino, Altuzarra, Stella McCartney, Dior Hommes, Jil Sander …
・Assisting for a casting directing agency ・Setting up casting calls with model agencies of a wide number of models based on the given styling directions ・Coordinating between the design team & model agencies to set up final booking decisions ・Taking pictures of the every model coming in for casting to establish a record & creating model boards to help plan the looks & runway order
・English tour guide in Paris for culinary tours on the theme of French Chocolatiers ・Building contacts & tour budgets with a wide variety of shops such as La maison du Chocolat, Patrick Roger, Debauve & Gallais, Sadaharu Aoki & Jacques Genin ・Creating looped circuits in the districts of the Saint-Germain-des-Prés & the Marais where the biggest concentration of chocolatier shops exist ・Setting up tours to fit the client’s needs ・Clients include : international tourists & employees of big tech companies such as Facebook & Google with budgets for team building activities
・For London Fashion Week, London Collections Mens & in house private shows ・Helping in the smooth running of backstage & dressing area, looking after the clothes & models ・Assisting models with changes during shows ・Brands include : Casely-Hayford, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Armani, Versus Versace, Joseph, Topshop, Topman, Tommy Hilfiger, Mulberry, Victoria Beckham, Vivienne Westwood, Margaret Howell …
• Assistant on set & to the production team for a competitive Lego building show for Channel 4