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Fashion designer: the work and where to find the people

This role draws the brand's seasonal clothing and accessories. It carries a design all the way to a real product: concept, fabric and colour, samples and production specs.

THE WORK

  • Setting the season concept and the number of styles
  • Choosing fabrics, colours and trims
  • Revising samples and writing production specs (tech packs)
  • Adjusting the next season from sales results

EXPERIENCE THAT LEADS HERE

Assistant brand designer, knit or woven category designer, textile or graphic design, design rooms at export vendors

WHAT HIRING TEAMS CHECK

Whether they can explain which styles sold and which did not, and why; experience changing a design for cost and production

Fashion designer: frequently asked questions

Fashion designer: what is the work?

This role draws the brand's seasonal clothing and accessories. It carries a design all the way to a real product: concept, fabric and colour, samples and production specs.

Fashion designer: which experience leads to the role?

People mostly come from these backgrounds: Assistant brand designer, knit or woven category designer, textile or graphic design, design rooms at export vendors.

Fashion designer: what do interviews look at?

Hiring teams check whether they can explain which styles sold and which did not, and why; experience changing a design for cost and production.

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