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Fashion Designer
Creative, experienced, self-starting fashion designer looking for exciting new
venture for career advancement with design houses and brands. With a keen
sense of innovating and grasp of the changing trends, have successfully co-
founded own label. Exploring opportunities in professionally competent
environments to gain expertise in the business aspect of the industry while
making gainful contributions through my own diligence and ingenuity.

Core Competencies

Apparel Design Design and Conceptualization Women’s Wear

Ethnic Wear Sketch Design Fashion Illustration
Personnel Management Client Servicing Communication
Problem solving Innovative Thinking Creativity
Trendspotting Project Coordination Planning and Organization
Product and Service Sales

Experience
MNO, August’15 till present

Senior Fashion Designer specialising in Women’s Ethnic Wear.

Key Responsibilities:

 Co-founder of label and responsible for product design in Indian Wedding Trousseau Wear
category.
 Designing range in synchronization with current trends and client requirements, incorporating
contemporary and classic styles with accurate curation.
 Involvement in complete process of design from concept to the final product, including
garment construction and fittings, sourcing new trims and fabrics, and surface designing
(Embellishments and Embroidery).
 Develop commercially viable range plans while maintaining aesthetics, for products to look
visually appealing while being comfortable and in line with consumer choice.
 Lead a design team for trends analysis & market research, providing guidance to execute
business strategy.
 Deal with clients across markets (including international clients), demographics and seasons,
addressing their concerns and resolving conflicts.

Achievements

 Over 500 styles of ethnic wear apparel sold in the brand since inception.

 Maintained inventory while increasing sales by 10 per cent.

  Researched and created a summer collection with frills, targeting Indian trousseau in 2018.

 Designed a collection focussing on seasonal lines with the brand’s aesthetics, coordinating all
aspects from conceptualization to final products.

RST Fashion, October’14 –March’15

Junior Fashion Designer, Ethnic Wear

Key Responsibilities:

 Worked under senior designer ZAB, developing various concepts for female clothing range,
sourcing and selecting fabrics and trims for the range, analyzing the fashion market trends,
working on mood boards and range planning.

 Researched current trends, opportunities, assortments, competition to assist in developing

new collections.

 Reviewed samples in respect of fits and design aspect and judging commercial aspect of the
product.

 Handled different vendors to understand their potential and developed collections to match
their cost requirements, market trends and season forecasts.

 Worked closely with key teams for timely completion of collection, product launch, marketing
campaigns and customer interaction.

Skills and Expertise

 Exceptional customer service, with a firm grasp on addressing client concerns for prospective
and repeat buyers.
 Creative bent of mind for curating visual appeal in the store which helped promote
merchandise and derive higher sales.
 Keen grasp of current trends for crafting apparel which would appeal to the customer base.
 Multi-tasking ability, leading to better handling of multiple responsibilities in store
management, apparel design, and sales.
 Expert communication skills, enabling management of lasting relationships with clients and
vendors.

Internships and Volunteer Work

Educational Qualifications

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