Gillian “Fidge”

Gillian “Fidge” Fletcher COSTUME DESIGNER & FASHION/WARDROBE STYLIST | (647)675-7887 | [email protected] www.thestylefactorinc.com Instagram @thestylefactorinc Professional Summary Innovative, tenacious and cutting edge visionary Costume Designer, Wardrobe Stylist and Fashion Director with 13 years hands-on experience in providing a clean and creative experience for a wide range of global clients. Multitalented with years of experience in the areas of; film, motion, music videos, on set fashion styling, fashion direction & photoshoot production _________________________________________________________________ Education Domus Academy Milan, Italy, January 2007- December 2009, MFA Design Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida September 2002- May 2006, BA __________________________________________________________________ Career History Costume Designer, Wardrobe Stylist & Fashion Director THE CHRISTMAS TEMP- LIFETIME ROMANTIC COMEDY MOVIE October 2019 C/P XMAS SPEC I PRODUCTIONS INC- TORONTO, CA ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER & TRUCK SUPERVISOR ● Managing the costumes for the lead stars & co stars ● Managing the costumes for the background actors ● Setting out costume dailes for first and second scene actors ● Finishing the entire look with shoes and jewelry ● Archiving and tagging looks for options and continuity ● Emailing all continuity and daily costumes to director and producers ● Managing all aspects of the wardrobe truck for organizing character costumes. ● Steaming, ironing and doing returns to Berman & Co, Thunder Thighs and other rental houses. ● Fitting and dressing all characters for each scene at base before heading to set Rude Bwoy-British Reggae Documentary Pulse Films UK February 2019 Lead Costume & Wardrobe Stylist ● 23 days on set filming documentary ● Styling lead characters and 2nd role leads ● Styling extras ● Prepping the styling kit ● Prepping the wardrobe trailer and working with continuity ● Managing wardrobe for BG ● Working closely with director on character wardrobe direction AFRO B FEAT BUSY SIGNAL GO DANCE MUSIC VIDEO JULY 2019 LEAD STYLIST and COSTUME DESIGNER ● creating looks for main artists ● Styling 10 lead dancers ● 2 days on set styling JANA HERZEN NOTHING BUT LOVE ALBUM PACKAGING MUSIC VIDEO AND PHOTO SHOOT JULY 2019 LEAD STYLIST AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR ● 2 weeks prep ● Styling main artist, drummers and bass player ● creating mood boards ● Designing and sketching looks ● On set 2 day music video and photo shoot CHRONIXX DE LA SPLASH MUSIC VIDEO JUNE 2019 LEAD COSTUME DESIGNER AND STYLIST with Director NABIL ● 3 DAY MUSIC VIDEO ● SHOT ON LOCATION ● 1 week prep ● creating looks for Chronixx and lead talents features and extras SEVANA NOBODY MAN MUSIC VIDEO MAY 2019 LEAD COSTUME DESIGNER ● 1 day music video ● 2 week prep of costume design and constructing costume looks ● styling and creating looks for lead artist and 3 main dancers KOFFEE FEAT GOVANA RAPTURE REMIX MUSIC VIDEO MAY 2019 LEAD STYLIST and COSTUME DESIGNER ● 2 DAY music video ● Styling main artist and dancers ● 3 day prep LILA IKE WHERE I'M COMING FROM MUSIC VIDEO MAY 2019 LEAD COSTUME DESIGNER AND STYLIST ● 2 day music video ● 2 week prep ● creating 3 strong costumes for lead artist ● Styling 5 extras BLESSED MUSIC VIDEO WITH SHENSEEA AND TYGA APRIL 2019 LEAD FASHION STYLIST ● On set stylist 3 days ● Styling lead dancers, tyga and Shenseea ● Working closely with Arrad the film director to create a fashion and creative direction for each scene BEST DRESSED CHICKEN AD CAMPAIGN COMMERCIAL LEAD WARDROBE STYLIST MARCH 2019 ● 7 days on set styling for 10 main characters and 40 extras ● 7 days prep RICHIE SPICE ALBUM AND PRESS/PROMO STYLING MARCH 2019 LEAD FASHION STYLIST .2 Days styling on set . 2 prep days . Styling Richie Spice in 5X looks for the new album release. Working closely with the photographer and the art director KOFFEE WE TRANSFER AND GUARDIAN MAGAZINE SHOOT MARCH 2019 LEAD FASHION STYLIST . 3 Days styling on set . 2 prep days . Styling Koffee in 5X looks for the various different publications including We Transfer and The Guradian . Working closely with the photographer and the art director BUJU BANTON LONG WALK TO FREEDOM PRESS/PROMO PHOTOS AND ALBUM COVER STYLING JANUARY 2019 Lead Wardrobe Stylist ● . Styling Buju Banton in 5x looks for his press looks leading up to the long walk to freedom tour and his upcoming album ● . 2 days on set ● . Creating looks based upon the mood board created by myself for the vision of the artist ADVERTISING AND MARKETING AGENCY (ADMARK) JULY 2017- PRESENT In House Creative Director & Lead Fashion/Wardrobe Stylist ad campaigns, tv commercials and still shoots. E-Commerce, social media and Billboard marketing campaigns ● Working closely with other lead art directors and creatives to help build a solid e commerce platform for the various clients ● Communicating with the production team including photographers, DP, directors, producers, videographers and production artists to ensure proper look and feel to make sure product is represented accurately and correctly. Also, communicating certain creative vision and conceptual elements. Effective interpretation of creative decks and style guides is essential. ● Working closely with the social media artists, designers and Art Directors to create stories full of innovative content for our E-commerce platforms, mobile platforms, social media and broadcast platforms. ● Work with production team to determine product placement, composition and background to ensure focused, on-brand production that engages shoppers across our multi-platform strategy. ● Collaborate with Admarks’s social media team on creating and producing content for each client/partner with the creative team to create production photos. ● Wardrobe styling on set ● Managing photo studio and leading all commercial still photo shoots for commercial advertising and marketing campaigns ● Managing a team to steam wardrobe and layout character assignments ● Prep style kit ● Styling lead and background extras ● Working closely with lead creatives and clients on the direction for the wardrobe and the creative direction. ● Partner with other lead creatives on campaigns ● Additional ad-hoc project support based on her styling needs Kentucky Fried Chicken KFC (Jamaica) December 2017-Present Wardrobe/Fashion Stylist ad campaigns and tv commercials ● Wardrobe styling on set ● Styling international dancehall recording artist Chris Martin (KFC ambassador) ● Creative direction and wardrobe styling KFC December calendar ● Lead Wardrobe stylist for Television commercials ● Styling international recording artists (Marcia Griffiths, Bambino, Chris Martin, Ding Dong, Shensea, Ity, Konshens) ● wardrobe prep days ● Styling up to 100 extras ● Prepping the styling kit ● Managing wardrobe ● Working closely with director on character wardrobe direction Damian Marley Living It Up Music Video February 2018 Lead Wardrobe Stylist (Jamaica) ● Lead stylist for the main talents and extras ● Directed by Gil Green ● 2X days on set ● 3 days style prep for the music video ● Working closely with the creative director and video director to achieving the character styling for the extras and main talents POP ROK Productions Toronto/TDE Entertainment February 2018 SIR D’EVIL music video Lead Wardrobe Stylist (Jamaica) ● 2 DAY on set filming music video ● Wardrobe styling on set ● Styling female lead ● Prepping the styling kit ● Managing wardrobe ● Working closely with director on character wardrobe direction Digicel January 2013- December 2014 Senior Wardrobe Stylist ● Style all e commerce still life and motion ad campaigns ● Lead and execute communication concepts with visually strong results Provide appropriate design briefings ● Direct photo shoots with a strong team of international photographers, makeup artist, hair stylists and art directors. ● Creatively working close with the partnering ad agencies in the Caribbean and Ireland Liaising with the head marketing managers and regional marketing directors ● Wardrobe style television commercials Style print ad campaigns for in store promotion Diageo /Red Stripe June 2014 Creative Director and Wardrobe Stylist ● Create and develop ad campaign costumes for futuristic ad campaigns ● Style all e commerce still life and motion ad campaigns ● Lead and execute communication concepts with visually strong results Provide appropriate design briefings ● Direct photo shoots with a strong team of international photographers, makeup artist, hair stylists and art directors. ● Creatively working close with the partnering ad agencies in the Caribbean and Ireland Liaising with the head marketing managers and regional marketing directors ● Wardrobe style television commercials ● Style print ad campaigns for in store promotion Edit photos Creative Direct on set Cast models Strengths Creatively leading teams for movies, films, music videos and still photo shoots Highly organized Working in an organized productive manner under strict deadlines Strong team player with excellent communication skills Skills ● Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Creative Suites, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Mac OSX ● Fashion Styling, e commerce styling, media project management, sewing, costume and fashion design .

Load more