Justine Avril – Eyes on Talents

Senior embroidery consultant

Justine Avril Oct. 1, 2017 - Present

London, United Kingdom

Creating hand crafted embroidery designs for haute couture and ready to wear

Senior embroidery stylist

Balmain Jul. 4, 2018 - Jan. 9, 2019

Paris, France

- Research of new techniques within the themes of each collections
- Creation, design, development and follow up on the artworks and swatches based on the brief of the creative director, Olivier Rousteing, with the external suppliers. These following the budget allocated
- Liaising with the atelier t

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o create 3-dimensional embroidery structures
- Creation of placements and instructions of the embroidery launches for the embroidery looks. Teaming up with the graphic designers
- Liaising and following the process of the embroideries with the suppliers in Europe and Asia, and budget management

Head of embroidery department

Ralph and Russo, London Dec. 1, 2013 - Oct. 15, 2017

London, United Kingdom

- Hand crafted embroidery

- Conception, research, design and development of embroideries along with Creative director for Haute Couture collections and private clients

- Supervising internal (team of 11) and external artwork and sample developer teams.Following the embroidery process from the idea

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to the finish garments and accessories

- Correspondence and supervision of internal and external developments of all the above. Good connections with suppliers in India and France which involved multiple travels

- Research of technical solution according to designs and fabrics. Control of the final embroideries