"Let the garment grow with your feelings, with your sensitive hands and eyes"

Experience

2005    Magdalena couture - M/c
"Wave" multifunctional scarf and stola collection

Graz
2003 - 2005    Businesstraining

Graz
Jun02 Eoos Design Gmbh
patterndevelopment and prototypeconstruction
for the project of Matteograssi - thick lederchair

Vienna
Jul00-Dez01 Dr.Haider-Petkov
exclusive knitwear
saleswoman

Vienna
Nov98-Oct99 Christina Perrin
couture pattern cutter
sponsored by austrian culture institute

New York
Jul98-Aug98 Phillipa Warden
knitwear (womenswear) designer
embroidery design work

London
Mar98-Apr98 Atelier Yo
costume supplier
costume design work
realisation of costumes, developing of new styles, fittings with the actors in discussion with the producer

Belgium
Feb98 Julien MacDonald
knitwear (womenswear) designer
assistant to Linnet Hannan
special embroidery for show garments

London
Nov97 Shirin Cashmere
knitwear (womenswear) company
embroidery design work
sold successfully extensively in the U.S.A. and Japan

London
May97-Jan98 Mr. Pearl
He furnishes special embroidery, tailoring, made-to-measure corsetry for private customers and haute couture. Clients include C.Dior, Christian Lacroix, Givenchy, Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano, Thierry Mugler.
assistant to Mr. Pearl
pattern cutting, first sampels, realisation of show garments, fittings with designer

London
Feb97-Apr97 Caroline Charles
womenswear designer
assistant to Caroline Charles
design work for winter collection 98/99

London
Jan97-Feb97 Mr. Pearl
assistant to Mr. Pearl
haute couture work for Thierry Mugler, Christian Lacroix

London
Apr96-Dec96 Vivienne Westwood
womenswear and menswear designer
assistant pattern cutter
assisted the head of ladies and menīs pattern department in development of styles, overlooking of production and fittings with the designer

London
Feb96-Apr96 Vivienne Westwood
work placement as studio assistant
manufactured toiles and first sampels, copied and altered patterns, assisted with the make up and finishing of show garments

Vienna
Feb94-Sep95 Theatre Company Papageno
costume design and realisation
in charge of design concept and realisation of all costumes for two childrenīs operas

Vienna
Sep94-Jun95 "Kids in Fashion"
production supervisor
A fashion project by Leo Oswald, researching childrenīs views of adult fashion. In charge of realisation of 30 adult garments, managed the budget and supervised the production, model casting and backstage organisation.

Vienna

Education

Sep94-Feb96 University of Art
education to textile design teacher - didnīt finish

Vienna
Sep91-Jun94 Institute for Fashion Design and Garment Construction
(Bundeslehranstalt für Mode und Bekleidungstechnik)
fashion/fabric/costume design/garment construction/marketing
degree: finished with excellent success
Vienna

Exhibition

Apr98-Oct98 68 YOUgend 98 - Steirische Landesaustellung 1998
30 years of youthculture
Magdalena Seifried shows one haute couture wedding dress

Austria
Sep97 View of Artists in Graz
organized by Mohoga Werkstatt
Magdalena Seifried shows photos of her haute couture designs and selected garments.

Vienna

Design Award

Summer 93 Handschriften
sponsored haute couture collection by Workshop Company Turek
Magdalena Seifried was selected by the austrian designer Marc Thomas Merz as one of three to present her collection comprising 15 garment designs of womenīs and menīs wear. The collection was presented in conjunction with a professional show in Vienna september 93 (video tape for inquiry)

Vienna

Personal

born 8.2.71 Graz, Austria
fluent in German and English

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