Yasmin Ashkar Ferreira Morrison
Glasgow -
Summary
- I am a fashion design graduate with a strong interest in design making and a good understanding of the fashion industry. Looking to utilize my knowledge with problem-solving, design and styling within a collaborative work environment.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Bridal Stylist
Melle Cloche
03.2023 - 06.2024
- Welcome customers to their appointment
- Take one to one appointments for bridal and bridesmaid wear.
- Maintain good communication with the bride and other guests that is part of the appointment.
- Advise on styles for customer’s silhouette and personal taste
- Handle deliveries and customers collection
- Dress alteration
- Organising and cleaning the store, such as: hoovering changing rooms and shop floor as well as organising the stock room
- Model bridal/bridesmaid dresses, and any new stock.
Style Advisor
Mint Velvet
06.2022 - Current
- Increased email sign ups by always offering customers to enrol in our yearly competitions and be up to date on our latest promotions
- Handled high volumes of customer traffic at peak times, whilst also ensuring customers are served in a timely and professional manner
- Showing customers how to pair our garments together to find the perfect outfit for any occasion
- Serving customers on the tills and wrapping our product before handing over to the customer
- Exhibiting concise fashion knowledge of our products to customers
- Organising and cleaning the store, such as: dusting shelves, hoovering the fitting rooms, and organising the stock room
- Making sure all the store is well sanitised and clean for our customers.
Seasonal Customer Host
White Stuff
10.2023 - 12.2023
- Greeted incoming customers and provided directions to different store locations.
- Developed and maintained strong working relationships with professionals within assigned territory.
- Set and achieved company defined sales goals.
- Greeted customers and offered assistance with selecting merchandise, finding accessories and completing purchases.
- Informed customers of promotions to increase sales productivity and volume.
- Achieved or exceeded company-defined sales quotas.
- Promoted conversion of casual shoppers into customers through product knowledge and product solutions to meet customer needs.
- Restocked returned items on sales floor to keep shelves, bins and racks replenished for customers.
- Backed up cashiers during busy periods and breaks.
Education
BA(Hons) - Fashion Design 2:1
Heriot -Watt University
Galashiels- Scottish Borders 06.2023
Semester Abroad For Fashion - Fashion Merchandising
LIM College
New York City - Manhattan 01.2022
High School -
Prestwick Academy
Prestwick08.2018
Illustration - Fashion Illustration
Pandora Fashion
Brazil - Campinas08.2016
Skills
- Multitasking Ability
- Attention to Detail
- Self-Motivated
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Organization and Time Management
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Bilingual
- Excellent skills in Powerpoint and Excel
- Sewing
- Styling
- Knowledgeable in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and In Design
- Visual Merchandising: placing outfits together, organizing new lines and stock with best sellers
- Personal Styling: 1 to 1 with customers
Additional Information
- Started sewing around the beginning of the pandemic, at first to give away masks to the elderly and then progressed to manufacturing them to sell. This also included the packaging and distribution and the final product, as well as a recurring bulk order from a brick-and-mortar shop.
- I also manage social media and advertisement for my family business, where I learn more about photography, marketing and short film making (production for merchandise).
- Took part on a summer course at The Glasgow School of Art, for mixed media art and drawing.
- Have used CAD, word, powerpoint and social media many times for university projects and building a portfolio.
- Undertook many group projects during my years at university, therefore I work well in a team.
- Worked successfully under pressure during time at university and during my time at Mint Velvet as a style advisor.
- Very good at building a relationship and listen to customers while working at Mint Velvet and Melle Cloche.
- Manage and edit my own design and styling social media accounts.
- Currently decided to open my own design page on social media for bags and accessories using sustainable resources.
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Portuguese
Proficient
C2
Spanish
Advanced
C1
Timeline
Seasonal Customer Host
White Stuff
10.2023 - 12.2023
Bridal Stylist
Melle Cloche
03.2023 - 06.2024
Style Advisor
Mint Velvet
06.2022 - Current
BA(Hons) - Fashion Design 2:1
Heriot -Watt University
Semester Abroad For Fashion - Fashion Merchandising
LIM College
High School -
Prestwick Academy
Illustration - Fashion Illustration
Pandora Fashion
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