Joe Richards Internship

Since I graduated last summer I have been interning for Bath based designer Joe Richards. I have been working with Joe on hand embroidery for his Pre + Autumn/Winter collections. This has included embroidering many samples to develop the embroidery ideas for the collection and embroidering the final garments. This season Joe has also been doing a collaboration with John Smedley so all of the knit pieces in the collection are from the collaboration.  The pieces that I have hand embroidered polo necks, jumpers, cardigans and a coat, as well as socks in three different colours. They are all embroidered with extra long glass and metallic bugle beads in a variety of colours and patterns. Below I have included photos of these garments and some images of the garments in the process of being embroidered.

The collection has already been shown in a press preview and will also be shown at London fashion week later this month.

 Go to http://www.byjoerichards.com/ to see the full collection.

Look 7: Navy blue polo neck hand embroidered with bugle beads at the neck.

Look 13: Charcoal polo neck hand embroidered with bugle beads.

Look 14: Pale grey polo neck hand embroidered with bugle beads.

Look 15: Black v-neck jumper hand embroidered with bugle beads on the cuffs.

Look 17: Navy blue cardigan hand embroidered with emerald, oxblood, black, white and metallic bugle beads.

Look 20: Charcoal cardigan with grosgrain ribbon hand embroidered with bugle beads.

Look 21: Quilted organza coat with grosgrain ribbon hand embroidered with bugle beads.