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Katherine Jean

London,UK

Summary

A self-motivated and pragmatic individual with design and fashion expertise, a keen- eye for detail and trend, drawn from a wealth of over 10 years + fashion and design experience.

In adjacent, high end retail management experience spanning across two continents including Australia and Europe.


I fervently seek to further my business and fashion acumen within every workplace, project and conversation I engage in and due to my background in management and product development, I have adept ability to execute plans that raise the bar and further expectations on all new collections. High pressure environments do not scare me, I thrive on this field.


Aside from management, I posses an artist's eye and craftswomanship capabilities to create beautiful apparel and textiles pieces.



Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Men's Ready to Wear Expert

Louis Vuitton
London, United Kingdom
01.2022 - Current
  • Strong Style advisor for client's (Fashion Consious) as the client's style and match with product recommendations.
  • 1 on 1 appointments with high profile clients
  • Partnering to the manager in charge of the category; provide the head office with feedback (Product performance, quality, client related information, local market, competitors, trends, missing opportunities.)
  • Creating and implementing specific action plans to pro-actively drive the business and maximize product performance, leveraging visual merchandising, clienteling, training and team animation.


Client advisor

Louis Vuitton
London, United Kingdom
10.2019 - 01.2022
  • Women's and Men's Ready to Wear ambassador
  • Providing Styling sessions and 1-1 appointments with high-net-worth clients.
  • Driving and achieve individual and team objectives, being accountable for sales results.
  • Liaising with the buying team in head office, providing feedback and reports.
  • Advise clients across the brand and all high end product categories
  • Engage with clients to develop long term relationships and client book.
  • Wide knowledge and understanding of Louis Vuitton products in the business.
  • High level of Aftercare Services
  • Visual Merchandising with new collections/new storytelling.
  • Hosting global training- Styling sessions.
  • Working with UK and Europe stores.

Production Assistant

Textile and Fashion Hub AUS
Melbourne Victoria, Australia
02.2017 - 12.2018
  • Specialise in Knitwar
  • Expanding my knowledge of industry machines: Sewing machine, knitting machine, embroidery machine, linking machine and digital printer.
  • Gaining knowledge and carrying out work using embroidery, linking and digital printers.
  • Intricate work - Half of process was using a machine but the other half is hand finished as well as washed and pressed by myself.
  • Production and sampling coordination/ scheduling with production with designers.
  • Managment of product specification library
  • Strong planning and organizational skills, multi- tasking bulk


Senior sales assistant

Hugo Boss
Melbourne Victoria, Australia
03.2016 - 12.2018
  • Providing excellent customer service
  • Following up on customer order, Transferring stock in and out
  • Acquired point of service skills and dealing with the tills and cash handling.
  • Re-stocking and visual merchandising the store.
  • Tailoring
  • Training new team members and providing styling sessions

Store manager

Glassons AUS
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
04.2014 - 11.2016
  • Motivating the team and ensuring first class customer service is provided.
  • Meeting store targets and upholding the glassons values.
  • Involved in re- stocking and visual merchandising the store
  • Liasing with head office and buyers
  • HR responsibilities - return to works, payroll, Rota's, disciplinary issues.


Store Manager / Product Development

Super (Cotton On) AUS
Melbourne, Victoria , Australia
03.2012 - 10.2014
  • Trained in Visual Merchandising
  • Trained in product quality and how to display and market products.
  • Managment duties - hiring, KPIs, exchange/refund, client complaints, training team members.
  • Working within store and head office
  • Product development - new products for stores.

Education

Bachelor of Fashion Design & Technology - Fashion Design

Kangan School of Fashion
Melbourne, Australia
01.2011 - 12.2013

Skills

  • Designing, Manually and with computer programs
  • Making Patterns
  • Using the manual sewing machine
  • Using the electric sewing machine
  • Embroidering
  • Tailoring
  • Styling 1-1 appointments

Achievements

  • Hosting International and Celebrity clients to private Louis Vuitton Events
  • Hosting and Styling high profile clients to Louis Vuitton fashion shows.
  • Styling elite Athlete for Magazine SW
  • Regular Styling appointment with British Rapper and Sport Athletes
  • Hosting clients with Selling ceremony at exclusive high-end event in the Uk and Paris products including high watches and Jewlery, limited trunks and made to order clothing (sales completed over 150k).
  • Created a collection for Melbourne Spring Fashion Week 2013
  • Runner up in Best collection 2013 at Kangan Institute
  • Featured in The Weekly Review
  • Spring Racing Carnival - Hats and Hooves runway event
  • Supporting Kangan Institute with Fashion Parades, private event & Spring Fashion Week.

Timeline

Men's Ready to Wear Expert

Louis Vuitton
01.2022 - Current

Client advisor

Louis Vuitton
10.2019 - 01.2022

Production Assistant

Textile and Fashion Hub AUS
02.2017 - 12.2018

Senior sales assistant

Hugo Boss
03.2016 - 12.2018

Store manager

Glassons AUS
04.2014 - 11.2016

Store Manager / Product Development

Super (Cotton On) AUS
03.2012 - 10.2014

Bachelor of Fashion Design & Technology - Fashion Design

Kangan School of Fashion
01.2011 - 12.2013

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