Meet our ambassadors
What is a Young Patterns-ambassador?
Our ambassadors helped design this project. As a student or young employee in our fashion industry, they share their ideas and concerns with the team.
- And they promote Young Patterns! They are:
- Motivating young people to get started in the fashion industry
- Promoting Young Patterns
- Making their own job / study visible
- Advising Young Patterns on the needs of young employees
- Present at all very relevant gatherings
- The organisers of “Fashion Flows”, the netwerkevent
- The ambassadors are the voice of generation Y & Z.
Some of our former ambassadors
- Marie Houtain, graphic quality manager at Advert Hype
- Paulien Van Dam, production member at Van Noten Andries
- Jitkse Vanassche, employee at Flanders Fashion Makers
- Beau Bergmans, independant personal coach (after her career as employeee at Café Costume, Antwerp)
- Ann-Sofie D’ Hollander, employee at MRFG, Hasselt
- Florence Philippron, employee at ONLY – BESTSELLER WHOLESALE BELGIUM BVBA Antwerp
Our current ambassadors
Sarah Jeurissen
“Connecting young people to share their story”
Job: production and quality at Bioracer
Contact: Instagram
Gives you advice on: production, first weeks at work, work experience, study experience ‘Modetechnologie – HoGent’
Sophie Reuther
Job: production and development at Bioracer
Contact: Instagram
Gives you advice on: production and development, study experience ‘Modetechnologie – HoGent’ with no previous experience in fashion.
Laurie Buczynski
“The day you plant the seed, is not the day you eat the fruit.’
Job: Sales agent for the brands Dream Cather, Djules and Hale Bob
Contact: Instagram – mail – LinkedIn
Gives you advice on: her experience during the duo-internship, her foreign internship & her studies ‘Modetechnologie – HoGent’
Pavani Vyncke
“If you spot it, you’ve got it.”
Studies: Fashion Technology, without any previous training in Fashion.
Gives you advice on: her experience during the duo-internship, her studies ‘Modetechnologie – HoGent’
Hester Vanacker
Hester just started a Master in Fashion and Luxury Management in Paris after graduating as a Fashion Technologist. She wants to focus on technical innovation and sustainability within the fashion industry. She spent the past year in London and Stockholm and is currently discovering the fashion capital.
Gives advice about: studying or doing an internship abroad
Luna Boumans
“If you want to be successful in this world, you have to follow your passion, not a paycheck” -Jen Welter-
Studies: class préparation d’art –
l’ESAAA (école supérieure d’art annecy alpes)
Gives you advice on: her choice of study & her ambitions
Fleur Vermeersch
Starts bachelor ModeTechnologie – HoGent in September 2020
Finished Creatie & Mode in June 2020 – Prizma Campus IdP Izegem
Contact her by mail or Instagram
Gives you advice on: her choice of study
Merel Thys
“People will stare, make it worth their while.”
Creatie & Mode – St. Jozef Instituut Kontich
Gives you advice on: her choice of study.
Stories about our ambassadors
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Ann Collier
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Ann Collier2021-10-15 17:08:052021-10-15 17:11:41Belgian Fashion Week
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Ann Collier2021-08-13 08:55:352021-08-13 11:35:33Pavani spoke with Ann Collier, the 'mama' of Young Patterns
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Ann Collier2021-08-13 08:06:182021-08-13 08:06:18Antwerp Fashion Week: a visit and tips on jobs