Róisín McNamara - Curriculum Vitae
+353 86 379 5517
Irish
Areas of interest
I admire the innovative cut of Sacai, DZHUS and Robert Wun designs, they work organically. I adore the detail of Dion Lee and the playfulness of Jacquemus. I enjoy going to music festivals such as Electric Picnic and Sziget. I listen to Milky Chance, Still Woozy, Parcels and Fleetwood Mac.
Education
2017 – 2021: BA Honours Degree in Fashion Design.
Limerick School of Art & Design, Technical University of the Shannon,
Limerick.
2016 – 2017: QQI Level 5 Award in Art.
Galway Technical Institute, Galway.
2014 – 2016 Leaving Certificate
Abbey Community College, Boyle, Roscommon, Ireland.
Work Experience
Jun'24 Tomorrow London
Showroom Assistant. Menswear showrooms in Milan, Italy. I assisted with the setup/coordination of the showrooms to make sure the collections were visually as the merchanising teams wanted. I also organised and help dress the models each day.
Junior Product Developer. I email factories and suppliers about fabrics/techniques/trims etc. I launch collections with them according to their strengths. I create and update measurement charts for each garment throughout the development from proto to PPS stage. I upload and update BOM reports throughout the collections development on Zedonk and I create a zip file for bulk production per season. I answer emails from suppliers and support them with any queries through the development process.
Technical Designer. I create detailed technical drawings and techpacks for both our Mens and Womenswear team. I work on all categories: outerwear, tailoring, leather, denim, jersey and flou. I work on Proto, SMS and PPS stages. I work closely with the designers to make sure I understand their vision. I suggest suitable construction for a cleaner or more interesting finish. I also create measurement charts and take measurements per style before shipment.
Accessories Designer. Researching the chosen inspiration of Henry Moore, hand sketching bags/wallets/eyewear/hats/balaclavas/footwear.., pattern drafting and toiling mockups, making origami miniature bags which further will be made in leather for initial structure/understanding, creating technical drawings with detail sketches for factories and techpacking chosen designs from Proto to PPS stages.
Jun'22-Aug'22 Levi's Tailor Shop
Tailor. Took measurements and altered denim jeans and/or chinos for customers. Under time pressure to assure a fast and precise finish.
Technical Designer. Creating and delivering clear, detailed flat drawings on Illustrator to communicate the construction of garments to suppliers and factories under tight deadlines, attending passings: Proto, SMS, PPS., communicating with members of different departments such as Pattern, Production and Design, answering emails regarding updates to sketches on PLM, updating our construction guidelines to make our job faster and easier, updating our How to Measure guidelines on InDesign.
Summer’21 Colin Horgan
Design assistant. Collection inspiration research and technique development, pattern drafting, developing the original collection designs, toiling and mock up specs, pattern cutter, tech packs, packing press garments, organising running sheet for the London Fashion Week Show, assisting on set as dresser and organising the outfits into running order, assisted on Glow Up Ireland set (as Colin was a guest judge) as dresser and organised the looks and shoes per model size and running order.
Due to Covid-19 both my internships in Summer'20 in LOROD, NY and Georgia Hardine, London were cancelled.
Technical Skills
Industrial Sewing Machine, Walking Foot, Overlocker
Industrial Press and Iron
Pattern Drafting
Hand Stitching
Manual Grading
Tech Packing
Gerber AccuMark CAD
Computer Knowledge
MacOS and Microsoft Windows
PLM Centric and Zedonk
Adobe Suite
Microsoft Office Suite
Achievements
Featured Enignum (my Final Collection) in the September'21 issue of Social and Personal magazine.
Exhibited Enignum, Remake and Wool Coat project for Boyle Arts Festival 2021.
Assisted Colin Horgan on set for Glow Up Ireland, TV show. Organised the looks, accessories and the models to make sure everything was in order.
Assisted dressing the models on set for REVEAL, LSAD Fashion Film 2021
Reference Inbar Kemp
Technical Design Manager
Acne Studios
Floragatan 13, 114 31, Stockholm
inbar.kemp@acnestudios.com
Irish Womenswear Fashion Designer
Unit 1, Ardfert Business Centre
Ardfert, Tralee
Co. Kerry
Ireland
Michelle Molloy
Joint Course Leader BA Fashion Design
Limerick School of Art and Design
Technical University of the Shannon, Limerick, Ireland