EDUCATION
2007 – 2008     
Currently undertaking a MA of Fashion (Mode) at Hogeschool, Antwerpen (Koniklijke Academie voor Schone kunsten).
2003 –2006  
Attained a Bachelor of Fashion (Mode) at Hogeschool, Antwerpen (Koninklijke Academie voor Schone kunsten).
2002 – 2003  
Completed Fashion Folio, DALI at Central Saint Martins College, London.
2002 – 2001  
Attained a Diploma in Foundation Studies, Art & Design at Central Saint Martins College, London.
2002 – 2001  
Completed an Advance Course in English at the Callan School of English, London.
1996 – 2000 
Obtained a Bachelor of Administrative Sciences at Osaka                        Gakuin University, Japan.

LANGUAGES
English - Fluent with good reading and writing skills
Japanese - Native, with excellent reading and writing skills.

WORK EXPERIENCE
2007   Raf Simons Backstage Assistant
Tasks include dressing models the Spring Summer  2007 Paris Fashion week.
2006   Christian Wijnants     Backstage Assistant
Tasks include various odd jobs for pre-show preparation for Spring/ Summer, Paris Fashion Week.
2003 –2006  Dries Van Noten    Backstage Assistant
Tasks include dressing one model with two silhouettes for Paris Fashion Week, Dries Van Noten.

PROJECTS, COMPETITIONS & AWARDS 
2007 Oct. Fashion Weekend Show, Brussels.
One of twelve finalists for the Fashion Weekend catwalk show. Participation included showing eight silhouettes of the 2006/7 collection.

2007 June  Weekend Knack Award, Belgium.
Winner of the Weekend Knack Award for the most talented student.  The prize included a fashion shoot with a six page  feature, consisting of photographs and an article of the  2006/7 collection in the Weekend Knack Magazine ( issue 5  September 2007). Tasks include working with a professional   make up artist, stylist and photographer from the Weekend Knack magazine.

2007  Lancome Colour Design Awards.
One of ten finalists for the Lancome Colour Design Awards in Belgium. Participation included showing a mini collection of four silhouettes with cooperation of a stylist for hair and make up.

2006  Fortis Show at Bourla Showburg, Antwerpen.
Participated in catwalk show with a five silhouette collection.

THANKS TO
Thank you to my friends and family for supporting me through all the years.  My muse, Benoni, Ignace and all my models. Aya Yamamoto, Zeb Daemen, Takafumi Arai and Matthieu De Mayer for their beautiful work.  Special thanks to Jennifer Mead and Marilyn Walsh from ' Church's English Shoes'. Nonaca, Alexander De Tey and Timothy Moore.  Marlies Nellen from Niedieck. Katy Bercovitch and her team at Henry Bertrand.  Kristien Wynants and all the lovely people at the Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde.

SPONSOR
Church's English Shoes