CV
BUCKstyle.com, April 2009- Present, Fashion Editor
Planning and directing photos shoots, editing images, meeting with photographers, model casting, working closely with the editor and fashion director, working to deadlines, interviews with designers, bands, etc, travel to Milan, Paris and London fashion week, show reports, shop reports, reviews, music writing, band styling, food reviews, trend reporting, commissioning writers.
DazedDigital.com, May 2009- Present, Contributing writer
Writing fashion articles, shop reports, interviewing designers from around the world, pitching ideas and carrying them out
Lions Rampant, March 09-Present, Freelance stylist
Organising the brands shoots and models, working closely with the creative director to organise and come up with creative idea for look book and lifestyle shoot
My-wardrobe.com, April 2009- Present, Contributing Stylist/Editorial
A monthly column styling and writing about the latest trends for menswear, model booking and casting, liaising with photographer, recommending and writing about trends.
The LFW Daily, February- 19-23rd 2010 (LFW AW10), Production assistant/Contributing writer
General running, attending fashion shows, reporting, interviews, social networking, reporting.
Jonny Woo for Wound Magazine, July 2009, Costume designer
Costume designer for performance artist Jonny Woo, designed and made a head-piece, main body and shoes. (Images available on request)
Fashion156.com, Feb 2009- Present, Contributing Fashion Writer
Backstage at LFW, directing and organising my photography team during fashion week, interviewing designers backstage, transcribing interviews and uploading report and interview online within 2 hours.
7th Man Magazine, Oct 2009, Director of Photography Assistant
Assisted Director of photography in stop motion fashion film for 7th Man Magazine
BUCK & BUCKstyle.com, Aug 2008-Present, Junior Fashion Editor
Directing and planning fashion shoots, still life shoots, location shoots, developing excellent relationships with top fashion PRs in London, Paris and Milan, attending fashion shows, writing show and trend reports, reviews and fashion features, interviewing designers and musicians, compiling fashion features for magazine and online.
Kisa, Feb 2008, Stylist assistant at London Fashion Week
Dressing Supermodels Naomi Campbell and Leya Kebede, making sure they were styled correctly for catwalk show.
Yellow Door PR, Mar-Nov 2007, Creative team/Showroom/PR
Writing press releases, dealing with call-in from various publications, research for the creative team during advertising campaigns, press launches, visual merchandising.
Ashish/Unconditional, Feb 2007, Production Assistant at London Fashion Week
Assisted in the production of the show during fashion week, front of house, organising seating.
Fashion Forecast, Jan 2007, Stylist assistant
Organising models and garments, assisting stylist in clothes choices, dressing models.
Fashion Forecast, June 2006, Editor assistant
Attended fashion show with editor Rob Phillips, assisting editor in choices for magazine entry, manning exhibition stand.
London College of Fashion Graduate shows, April 2006, Stylist assistant
Front of house, assisted in the production of the show, stewarding and organising seating, dressing models, correcting styling.
Peoples Unknown Collective, Nov 2004-Aug 2005, Art and design manager
Designing t-shirt and sweatshirt prints, dealing with press request for shoots, dealing with celebrities in showroom and shop.
Alexander Mc Queen, 2002-2003, Design assistant
Design assistant under Alexander Müller, developing designs for catwalk garments, worked on one-off pieces and commissions.
Star, Your Celebrity Magazine, 2001, Junior fashion stylist
Transcribing interviews, assisting on shoots, collating research, dealing with competition entries.
Photographers/film makers/Directors
Ellis Scott, Simon Lipman, Zaiba Jabbar, Oliver Warren, James Yeomans, Fabrice Lachant, Rebbecca Thomas, Mathew Brindle, Julia Kennedy, Sean Michael, Georgi Banks-Davies, Sami Knight, Paul Farnham, Kevin Boak, Holly Falconer, Scott Webster, David Fairweather, Guy Stephens, Alex Johns, Paul Barius and Jake Harmer, Paul Kaliari, Adam Winder, Nick Do, Edith Bergfors, George Garnier, PrickImage
Magazines, Clients & Brands
Buck Magazine, Buckstyle.com, Diva magazine, DazedDigital.com, Matthew Miller (Fashion East), Hermione De Paula (Vauxhall Fashion Scout), The Daily (LFW Newspaper), The Rubbish, Wound, Jonny Woo, Fashion156.com, Mywardrobe.com, 7th Man Magazine, Lions Rampant, Jonny Woo
Celebrities, Personalities and Bands
Naomi Campbell, Leya Kebede, Jason Biggs, Matt Rawle, Rick Edwards, Jethro Cave, Quentin Delafon (The teenagers), Alex Lewis (The Sugars), Dan Wilson (Televised Crimewave), The RGB’s, Saint Savior
Achievements
•Gave a lecture on Introduction To Fashion Media short course at London College of Fashion, 2010
•Designed and made costume for performance artist Jonny Woo for Wound Magazine, 2009
•Completed an 8 outfit collection, shown on catwalk in front of Giles Deacon and later sold on ASOS.com, 2008
•Completed Print course during degree as elective learning many various types and style of print, 2006
•Published work/illustrations in Fashion Forecast magazine, 2006
•Work exhibited at London College of Fashion graduate exhibition while in first year on college, 2006
Education & Qualification
London College of FashionBA Fashion Design Technology (2:1)2005-2008
Central St Martins Foundation in Art and Design (Merit Grade)2004-2005
St Catherine’s RC school, Bexleyheath4 A Levels at B grade, 10 GCSES at A*-B1997-2004
Hobbies and Interests
•Fashion, arts, sculpture and travel, costume making, making clothes. I also have a blog- celialoves.blogspot.com
References- Available on Request