Enthusiastic, highly creative, forward-thinking professional of international garment design reputation. Experienced in developing innovative ifashion projections for premium brands at senior and managerial level. Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external teams and determined to maximise positive results incorporating a hands-on approach to supervising prototype developments. Ambitious to ensure deadlines are maintained and achievable and keen to identify potential difficulties quickly, resolving issues with ingenuity and precision. Flexible attitude to employment hours, working under pressure and in tandem on different projects autonomously, in-house or globally.
Advising construction techniques and liaising personally to promote further production situations.Aiming to accelerate business potential and expand the capacity for manufacturing leather goods in the luxury sector. *Optimising the specific development and communications process created a 20% increase within existing client bases. *Company: Royal Row CREATIVE LINE ADVISOR Italy 2013 - 2018
Instructing fabric direction and specific selections from prestigious northern Italian mills, selected to further develop the trend towards contemporary travel tailoring, with the market objective to expand label presence in Asia. *Offering professional insight resulted in establishing and effecting important markets in Hong Kong, Korea and Japan. *Company: Ijin Material CEO, LABEL OWNER AND DESIGNER Italy 2004 - 2013
and original cutting techniques, to present a generic and visually identifiable new contemporary product. *Critically acclaimed debut collection shown at Pitti Uomo immediately impacted important buyers representing premium global boutiques and department stores, creating an unprecedented success for an independent project. *Company: Evisu Japan / PMG SPECIALIST PRODUCT DEVELOPER Hong Kong/Japan 2004 - 2007
Briefed to operate a European designer interpretation of traditional items with the insertion of more leading edge designs. *Exceptional reaction to the newer styles conclusively opened a wider, more receptive market as well as increasing the overall existing sales plus updating the company profile portfolio. *Company: Evisu International Ltd. CREATIVE DIRECTOR London/Italy 2000 - 2004 Commissioned to conceive, manage and present a full garment collection based around the cult Japanese denim company. Designing and co-ordinating a comprehensive full scale, high-profile runway launch of the franchise brand into Europe, determined to establish the name as the superior and most prestigious product line of its genre. *Fulfilling expectations with an enormously successful reception to the debut presentation shown in Stazione Leopolda, Florence, the label was projected into pole position as the foremost new denim label in Europe and globally esteemed.