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Elena Simon

COLLECTION DIRECTIOR - PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR (KNITWEAR /JERSEY /SPORTSWEAR W/M SPECIALIST)
Previous Brands
BALENCIAGA
CELINE
Christian Dior
Louis Vuitton
Sonia Rykiel
Work Experience
Head of Knitwear and Jersey (Design and Development)
Jul ‘22 - Now
Sonia Rykiel

Creation and developement of all knitwear and jersey collections. Managment of one senior fashion designer and two junior developpers. In charge of all design product process from sketching to final prototypes. Launching products and following-up with factories. Research of yarns and materials (visit yarn fairs). Leeding meetings and fittings. Sourcing of factories. Cost negociations / Following up and control of the budget. Managing production industrialization and quality.

Sportswear/Jersey Menswear and Womenswear Product Development Manager
Aug ‘18 - Oct ‘21
CELINE

Creation of Jersey and Sportswear Women/Menswear department. Sourcing of factories / manufacturers. Creation of «basics» products lines in collaboration with Artistic Direction, making seasonnal animations to ensure the business base of the categories. Managment of a team of four seniors and juniors developpers. Managment of the entire product development process : from technical launches to final prototypes (on site in the factories or from Paris). Being part of styling process of the show. Cost negociations / Guarantee of the margins. Following up and control of the budget. Managing production industrialization and quality.

Knitwear and Jersey Womenswear Product Developer
Jul ‘15 - Jul ‘18
Louis Vuitton

Womenswear Knitwear Developer
Oct ‘11 - Jul ‘15
Christian Dior

Collection Coordinator’s Assistant
Mar ‘11 - Sep ‘11
Christian Dior

Collection Coordinator’s Assistant
Mar ‘09 - Oct ‘09
BALENCIAGA

Languages
French - Native
English - Fluent
Italian - Fluent
Education & Training
HEC
‘24 - ‘24
Certification "Elaborer une stratégie et piloter sa performance"
ESAA Duperré
‘05 - ‘08
BTS Design de Mode en Environnement
Grand Paris, France