Previous Employment
Tiffany Treloar
Studio Manager - 2021 - Present
In this role I directly worked between the Design Lead and Production Manager. This included:
Strictly monitoring inventory through Shopify across 3 locations.
Liaision between the designer and patternmakers to ensure accurate realisation of product designs
Document and assess all fit notes
Work directly with the production lead to order, organise and archive all trims and print strike-offs.
Fill out tech packs for domestic manufacture
Toile / Sample Machining
Receive, process, shoot and Quality check all international products received from third party vendors
General Maintenance of machinery within the sampling rooms including Industrial straight stitch, Industrial Four thread overlock and Domestic Baby-lock
M.M Sohn
Design Assistant - 1 Year
M.M Sohn is the house label of melbourne boutique The Signet Bureau which specialises in locally made knitwear.
Fill and file Tech-packs
Transfer graded patterns to bloc card
Visit mills to stocktake yarns and monitor quality of production
Develop visual merchandising displays at the direction of the design lead
L.A.S.T.L.Y
Co-Director - 2022-2024
Lastly is a micro boutique specialising in Avant Japanese Menswear. Since being brought on directly by the company director I have overseen the boutique opening a brick-and-mortar store, a significant boost in sales, expansion of the range offered and a streamlining of the companies financial management.
Buying seasonal ranges from international wholesalers
Managing the shipping and logistics between Japan and Australia
Facilitating relationships between the store and influencer stylists.
Ensurinng all invoices and expences are paid promptly while budgeting to ensure surplus for business growth
Et Al
Retail Manager / VM Lead - 5 years
Day-to-day retail opperations
plan, budget and execute Visual merchandising displays across 5 locations.
Develop unique branding opportunities for products across categories (Apparel, Homewears, Scent and Accessories)
Troubleshoot with stores which are not hitting their expected budgets, develop plans to rectify and ensure they recieve adequate support in order to improve.
Studio Tarr
Sole Trader - Present
Studio Tarr is a personal brand which focuses on knitwear and leather accessories
Manage all day-to-day opperations
Develop jacquard knitwear manufacture with a Hong Kong based factory
Fill out tech packs for international manufacture
Manage shipping and logistics from China to Australia
Design, Patternmake and construct all leather accessory goods in my personal studio
Nicola Waite
Junior Production Assistant - 1.5 Years
Track and manage fabric inventory within the studio
Receive new stock from manufacturers and cross reference invoices
Quality Assure all garments received in studio before sending stock out to boutiques
General studio cleaning and machine maintenance.
Internships / Unpaid Experience
George Gross
Nicola Finetti
Harry Who
Therese Rawsthorne
Design 27 (Blessed are the Meek)
Willow