Mary Vu
http://myfairvintage.blogspot.com/
http://www.maryvu.co.uk
E-mail: m.vu@hotmail.com
Mobile: +44 07837488550
Professional info
An extremely creative and well-developed design graduate from Wales. Has experience in designing, manufacturing, merchandising, buying, branding, menswear, women’s wear and children’s wear whilst demonstrating attuned attention to detail and innovative qualities. A hugely driven, focused and self-motivated friendly individual with a great passion to have a long and successful career. Looking to be part of an organisation that is passionate about its products and services and that offers potential for personal development and progression.
Languages
Fluent in English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Basic Italian.
Work experience
2013 November - 2014 February
Fashion Internship (Stage)
Employer : Le Piccinotti, Brescia Italy
My work placement at north of Italy are funded from the Leonardo Da Vinci program with 2 weeks Language course. Throughout my work placement in a local fashion brand company call Le Piccinotti I carried out tasks, which included experience on cutting out garment pieces for the fast Fashion collection and helping sorted the finished garments in order to be present to the buying. Just before started the new collection I had help the fashion team to reorganizing the fabrics in the storing room with sampling all the fabrics for record, helping receiving fabric orders to been sent off to factories and packing factories made garments ready to sent off to customers and assistance scanning pattern blocks to sent off to the factories.
2013 September - October
Seamstress
Employer : Fly Boutique, Bristol
My Duties involve modifying existing vintage garments and required to undertake clothing alterations for an independent retail outlet.
2012 August
internships
Employers: Strip…Throughout my work placement in the buying office I carried out tasks, which included ensuring incoming stock, was correct-to-order, quality control, pricing and security tagging. Maintaining spread-sheets tracking inventory/ sales /merchandising.
2012 February
internships
Employers: ASHLEY ISHAM… With hands on experience in pattern cutting, garment construction, illustration, sewing cat-walk garments and assistance the designer prepared all the garments for the Fashion Show.
2011 September
internship
Employer : J.W.Anderson was prepared to help with fabric sourcing, sewing, factory visits and fitting before the Fashion show.
2010 September- 2011 December
Employer : My Fair Vintage (Self Employed)
I make and sell my Vintage designs on a stall at the 'Gimme Shelter! Vintage Fair.
Education
Skills
-Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Good knowledge of Microsoft Office including Microsoft Office Work, Outlook and Excel and good familiarity of SAP software.
-Excellent communication, works well under pressure, time management, analytical, organisation and l skills.
-Quick learner with an ability to easily grasp new ideas, concepts, methods and technologies.
-Customer service roles therefore, an abundance of people skills.
-Possesses flair and confidence in fashion and styling.
-Knowledge of business principles and core values.
2010 - present
2010 - present
University of Wales, Newport
2010-2013
Fashion Design-BA(Hons) (2:2)
Politecnico di Milano, Milan
2012 February-July
Fashion Design-BA(Hons) Second Year as a Erasmus Student (B,B,D)
CITY OF BRISTOL COLLEGE, Bristol
2008 - 2010
BTEC National Diploma In Fashion and Clothing (Merit, Merit, Distinction)