“As someone who does a lot of recruiting, I was interested in finding out how FAD was helping students get jobs,” says Nicola Breen, who became a mentor for FAD’s
“I wanted to try and get more involved with charities and helping people who wanted to get into the industry,” begins INTOFashion mentor, Jennie Becker. “Someone mentioned FAD to me
Richard Bruce’s career began in the 70s when, after educating at Kingston University, he landed a job as assistant designer for Valentino in Rome. Since then he’s gone on to
Edwina was first introduced to FAD through a friend and ex-colleague. After retiring from her role as senior designer and manager at Marks & Spencer, she was keen to carry
Francesca Valorsa’s relationship with FAD goes back to 2007, when she took part in Fashion Futures. Since then she has studied Fashion Design at Ravensbourne University, specialising in womenswear, worked
Serife Niyazi’s first introduction to FAD was in 2012, when she was put forward for Fashion Futures by her A-level textiles tutor because she was falling behind the rest of
Mentoring, Masterclasses and new jobs – 2019 has got off to a successful start for FAD INTOFashion. We’ll start by congratulating three INTOFashion beneficiaries who’ve found employment in the industry
At present, Rachael McMurray is a design assistant at womenswear brand Nicole Farhi. Working with each collection from concept to completion, a typical day might include working on CAD sketches,
After spending three months interning for a luxury label as a print designer, Hannah Zahran is now an assistant print designer at the brand. Having secured her position there after
Having spent most of her time in employment since university working on the shop floor at Selfridges, where she is now a brand specialist, Samriddi Gurung has recently secured a
