Internship - 2013 (2 months)
With Designer Samant Chauhan
Noida
Project A: Create SS14 Ready-to-wear Collections
Objective: To Research, Design & Create Samant Chauhan Spring/Sumer 2014 Ready-to-wear Collections for the International Market
Designed and personally oversaw the construction of 3 complete collections (14 pieces in total). The steps involved were: 1) Researching trends, inspirations, fabrics, inventory, among other things, 2) Creating swatches of each idea, concept or design, 3) Creating mood, colour and inspiration boards, 4) After acquiring the necessary approvals, designing the collections, 3) Sampling; ensuring proper construction of the garment by directing the staff of the sampling department (selection of the fabric, dyeing, pattern making, cutting, embroidery / embellishments, sowing, paper work, etc.).
Some of the swatch sampling undertaken. Once approved, work on the collection would begin.
Responsible for overseeing the end-to-end process of each design.
Collection 1: Sheer Reminiscence
The Concept, Mood, Colour & Inspiration Board for the collection.
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Collection 2: Rugged Graceland
The Concept, Mood, Colour & Inspiration Board for the collection.
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Collection 3: Bonded Sashays
The Concept, Mood, Colour & Inspiration Board for the collection.
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Project B: Create a Lookbook for Samant Chauhan SS14
Objective: To Research, Write-up, Photograph, Compile & Graphitize Samant Chauhan Spring/Sumer 2014 Ready-to-wear Lookbook for the International Market
Put together the SS14 International Lookbook, comprising of 7 collections (3 of which were the above collections contributed by me). The tasks involved were: 1) Researching on the fabric, style, inspiration and pantone colours, 2) Creating the storyboard for each collection and doing write-ups describing the construction details, 3) Doing photo shoots of each garment, 4) Using Photoshop to compile the data, with graphics and a fitting layout, 5) Overseeing the printing and binding of the book.
Creating the SS14 International Lookbook
The Lookbook Cover Page
The Final Printed & Hardbound Lookbook
