Alyson Blanchette Tobin – Eyes on Talents

MA Regenerative Design

Central Saint Martins (London) Sep. 26, 2022 - Present

London, United Kingdom

Footwear Designer

Cecilie Bahnsen Mar. 1, 2021 - Present

Copenhagen, Denmark

Freelance Accessories Designer

Stine Goya Jul. 2021 - Jan. 2022

Copenhagen, Denmark

Assistant Accessories Designer

Ganni Aug. 3, 2019 - Aug. 3, 2020

Copenhagen, Denmark

Working with all product categories within accessories including leather goods, SLGS, soft accessories (hats, scarves, belts, socks, swim) and footwear.

Freelance Footwear and Jewelry Designer

Alexander McQueen Jun. 1, 2019 - Jul. 28, 2019

London, United Kingdom

Assistant Footwear Designer

Stella McCartney Jan. 9, 2017 - Jan. 9, 2019

London, United Kingdom

Accessories Designer - Trainee

Stella McCartney Oct. 1, 2016 - Sep. 1, 2017

Assisting with trend research. Using Photoshop and Illustrator to explore different material and surface techniques on initial sketches. In charge fo implementing new material archiving system.

Accessories Design Intern

Reiss Jul. 1, 2016 - Sep. 1, 2016

Working directly with the manager of accessories design and footwear to create initial sketches of accessories after thorough trend research. Assisting with quality checking all accessories products, developing surface techniques in 2D and 3D, archiving materials, CAD work and supporting all tasks ne

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eded for small leather goods, handbags, jewellery, scarves, swimwear and footwear.

Fashion Matters UG Future Plan Bursary Award

London College of Fashion Jul. 1, 2016 - Jul. 1, 2016

Award Recipient.

Millinery Assistant

Laura Apsit Livens Feb. 1, 2016 - Jul. 1, 2016

Reporting to director to develop bespoke millinery skills. Millinery skills gained include: hand and machine stitching, blocking, bespoke detailing, quality checking and sending shipments to clients.

Kering Award for Sustainable Fashion

London College of Fashion Sep. 1, 2015 - Jul. 1, 2016

Finalist for Stella McCartney.

BA (Hons) Cordwainers Footwear: Product Design and Development

London College of Fashion Sep. 1, 2012 - Jul. 1, 2016

A recent London College of Fashion valedictorian graduate with a First Class Honours degree in BA (Hons) Cordwainers Footwear: Product Design and Development. Excellent insight into international footwear and accessories design, developed
through extensive creative and technical education. Key skill

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s include research into new design and development processes, sustainable materials and conscious of cost evaluation through design analysis.

Jimmy Choo Scholarship of Excellence

Cordwainers College Jun. 1, 2016 - Jun. 1, 2016

Finalist.

Cordwainers Student of the Year

London College of Fashion Jun. 1, 2016 - Jun. 1, 2016

Finalist for London College of Fashion for the national Cordwainers Student of the Year Award.

Design Graduate

CFDA+ 2016

Design Intern

Paul Andrew Jul. 1, 2014 - Apr. 1, 2015

Daily responsibilities involved assisting the design team with trend and consumer research, implementing new archiving systems, hand rendering, CAD work (Illustrator, Photoshop, ExCel), editing patterns on Photoshop and specification sheets for production. Helped support sales, PR, and merchandising

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teams when required. This consisted of editing Lookbooks and Salesbooks, photographing and editing products, sending shipments to clients and assisting with social media.

New York Fashion Week Dresser

Donna Karan Sep. 1, 2014 - Feb. 1, 2015

During Fashion Week tasks included dressing models, assigning footwear to outfits and quality checking of shoes.

Handbags Product Development Intern

The Row Aug. 1, 2014 - Nov. 1, 2014

Main responsibilities included archiving products and materials, photographing products, competitive research, design research, sending shipments to factories and quality checking products. Supported the design team when needed through hand repairing products, pattern cutting and creating prototype m

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ock-ups.

Design Intern

Chelsea Paris Jan. 1, 2014 - Mar. 1, 2014

Working within the design team to create mood and concept boards, trend and consumer research, designing and creating colourways for the collections. During Fashion Week assisted with PR, sales and merchandising.