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LENA SANTANA
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        Born 1969, Brazilian / British citizen

        Lena Santana is a freelance fashion stylist and costume designer with ten years industry experience. Her most recent assignment with the Contemporary Wardrobe Company was a full time position where she spent two years as assistant costume designer, stylist and also dealt with administration including the organization of press shoots. She has also undertaken additional assignments within the fields of advertising, film production and theatre. Lena Santana’s Brazilian styling background combined with her fashion and costume experience in Britain has led to an original vision in the fusion of textile and colourswork experience - feature films

 

        'VIGO - A PASSION FOR LIFE' Dir. JULIAN TEMPLE Assistant costume designer, 1997

        'FREE JAZZ' Dir. ROBERTO BERLINE Art Director, 1996

        'LA JAGUAR' Dir. FRANCIS VERBER Assistant Costume Designer, 1995

        'TIETA' Dir. CACA DIEGUES Assistant Costume Designer, 1994

        theatre

        'MARIA MARIA' Dir. ANDRE PINK Costume Designer, 2001

        'TWO LOST SOULS ON THE DIRTY NIGHT' Dir. ANDRE PINK, Costume Designer, 2000

        

        commercials

         DAZ WASHING POWDER' Dir. MANDY FLETCHER Assistant Costume Designer, 1999

        'MARTINI CITRO' Dir. MICHAEL HAUSSMAN Assistant Costume Designer, 1999

 

        NINTENDO GAME BOY' Dir. JOE PUBLIC Assistant Costume Designer, 1999

        'CURRY'S ELECTRICAL' Dir. BRIAN GRIFFIN Assistant Costume Designer, 1999

        'THORM SCANDINAVIA' Dir. JOE PUBLIC Assistant Costume Designer, 1998

        'LLOYDS TSB' Dir. JOE PUBLIC Assistant Costume Designer, 1998

        'CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN' Dir. EDEN Assistant Costume Designer, 1998

        'CURRY'S ELECTRICAL' Dir. BRIAN GRIFFIN Assistant Costume Designer, 1998

        'ARGOS RENTAL' Dir. CHRISTIAN LEVRING Assistant Costume Designer, 1998

        'NESCAFE COFFEE' Dir. PAUL ARDEN Assistant Costume Designer, 1998

        'ORANGE MOBILE PHONES' Dir. JEFF STARK Assistant Costume Designer, 1996

        'DELEAL BODY LOTION' Dir. LUCIANO MAGALHAES Costume Designer, 1996

        'ASPIRIN' Dir. ANDREW WASHIGTON Costume Designer, 1996

 

 

 

        ' GLOBO NEWSPAPER' Dir. ANDRUCHA WADDINGTON Costume Designer, 1995

        'DAYKIRI DENIM WEAR' Dir. LUCIANO MAGALHAES Costume Designer, 1995

short films

        'KEBABLAND' Dir. MARTEN PERSIEL Costume Designer, 2000

        'CINCO VEZES NELSON RODRIQUES' Dir. ARTHUR FONTES, Assistant Costume Designer, 1992

        'TINTA FRESCA' Dir. ROSANE SVARTIMA Costume Designer, 1993

        'LA E CA' Dir. SANDRA KOGUTE Assistant Costume Designer, 1993

        pop promos

        'NEW DAY' by WYCLIFFE & BONO Assistant Costume Designer, 1999

        'UNDERWATER LOVE' by SMOKE CITY (NINA MIRANDA) Costume designer, 1997

        'MY SISTER' by CIDADE NEGRA Costume designer, 1995

        'ROMARIO' by BELL BAND Costume designer, 1994

        'DEVIL' by DEVIL WOMAN Costume designer, 1993

       exhibitions

        THE CLOTH CLOTHES Metro Cinema, 1999

        TENANTS AT THE BRICKHOUSE The Old Truman Brewery, 2002

        education

        SURREY INSTITUTE OF ART & DESIGN Fashion, BA Degree, Oct 2000 - June 2002

        KINGSWAY COLLEGE Fashion and Textiles, B.Tec National Diploma, Sept 1996 - June 1998

        UNIVERSITY OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE Bahia, Brazil, Feb 1988 - Dec 1988

        Next projects: " BRASIL TRANSBORDADO", fashion show in Brazil, 2003

        additional information & skills

        PROFESSIONAL - Pattern cutting, Manufacture, 3D visual design, Fabric sourcing, Fabric range building

        I.T. - Photoshop, Excel, Microsoft Word

        LANGUAGES - English, Portuguese, Spanish, basic French and Italian

        



 

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