Fashion Design Critique: 2 Portfolios + 1 Resume

Out of curiosity, should my portfolio be drawn digitally?

I always say keep it simple with the graphic design!! Let the clothes tell the story and let the graphics be understated. The website/portfolio etc. should enhance the clothes. How many high fashion brands have a loud design on their e-store and website? Not many. Not even the very avantgarde brands. It should be kept simple with cohesive details that follow the vibe of the clothes.

hey I like the portfolio review video can you do a video on admission to school portfolio

Love this! Really good advice and wow, the clothes are beautiful! I would have loved to see the photos of the clothes at the top, or like you described the flat and the photos together because they are beautiful!

We live in such exciting times, what a great video/critique Zoe Hong! Being able to see why certain orders and things matter in the presentation is priceless. I guess what happens a lot of times is that we get too carried away thinking that we are not presenting enough or too little but as you mentioned an HR Person its not going to take the time to go through as you did in the video. Thank you Zoe Hong for sharing and teaching valuable information through this wonderful channel of yours!

thank you❤

is it still contemporary to wish you a happy new year, Mrs. Hong? Anyway… All the best to you and your loved ones. So nice to have you back more regularly again. Sending love❣

Ahhh thank you so much for critiquing my work I am so so grateful. Long time fan, lots to work on going forward :)

I feel that career wise I’d love to move into a more elevated product. I will need to work on a new project that reflect this, along with streamlining, editing the amount of work, and ensure it’s reflected in the overall vibe of my website. I’ve worked a lot on putting the website together but it’s not gotten much traction for new work. Your pointers will be a game changer.

Thank you so much. This is really going to help me for 2024.

When I see red and green I think 🍉

Zoe would you critique an illustrator portfolio?

I love your work !

isn't it. a bit limiting to only think of Xmas when you see red and green?and "my American showing" is also a pretty sad comment...

My big issue with the Green/Red bands in the colouring is it gives me lower end Gucci.

Also as a non-fashion person, a lot of the resume critique is valuable even for a corporate finance environment. I’ve reviewed resumes in the past and I’m not giving much focus to anything more than a line of hobbies and interests.

I love those reviews. Seriously l, I could watch this for hours. Great seeing all the different types of designs and ideas and also your point of view.

What I’ve struggled with, as you can see in my portfolio is the editing. But as I move up as a designer, now head of design, I struggle knowing what to put into my portfolio, which is why I think I put too much. As design manager at killstar I worked along side merchandise, tech, development and ecom departments to bring our designs to life. I oversaw a creative process, and not only just my team of designers. I would develop themes and map out seasons with head of product. Should I find a way to include that? I included a merchandise report and the print work from freelancers, to show that my work went well beyond the day to day designing of collections. But as a designer, when is too much, too much? I’m not sure if you’ve made a video on this but it would be great to see what you’d expect from someone senior in the portfolio, vs someone more junior/mid level?

Thank you so much for selecting me for this portfolio critique, Zoe! I really appreciate your thoughts and reactions;I've been learning from your videos and patreon classes for the past year after graduating with my fashion design degree.
It was really valuable to have another set of more experienced eyes take a look at some of the things I've been working on.

I've been in a bit of a creative rut after the holidays and new year, but this really gave me some motivation! I took notes and will keep everything in mind as I continue to work on my skills and job search!

Thanks for sharing!

High zoe can you do a video on fashion research sketchbooks and design development sheets.

thank youuu, these portfolio critiquing videos are so helpful and such a treat ! <33

I learn a lot through this video. I love this type of videos. I wish I can get a critique like this but I don't have the confidence. Same reason I couldn't get a job. I am not very confident person and tend question my abilities all the time. So I am scared to put me out there to get a job. It is such a curse

Would love to have you look through mine! Been following you since 2019 when I started my journey at my university, I graduate in may & received Fsf Virgil scholarship this year‼️

Missed you so much Miss Zoe! Thanks a lot for these! Much needed for me as a graduating Marketing major that has fashion and graphic design related work experience!

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Thank you for another great video Zoe!
I was wondering if you think I should update old work on my portfolio? Like if my skills in sketching and drawing flats in Illustrator has improved, should I update my old work to reflect that? Or should I leave it as is to show progress? The reason I'm asking is because when I show my portfolio at job interviews, sometimes they ask to see old work as well.

Hey. is it okay if we add digital illustrations to our portfolio for a fashion college (FIT or any fashion college) I really appreciate if you reply thank you