Experience

WORTH Partnership Project
• Belgium
• Facilities Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Steering Committee Member

  • Jan 2023 - Present


Pisco & Co.

• Apparel & Fashion

• Founder

  • May 2017 - Present

  A multifaceted, multiservice, multilingual fashion consultancy – and a potential game changer for your fashion business Decades of hands-on experience in the fashion industry, Pisco & Co can help you launch your brand, create solid visions and develop key strategies . A full spectrum of services honed from an international and multicultural perspective, with an expertise in fashion design, trend analysis, incubators, brand identity, business development strategies and overall vision. GERMINATE: We develop a winning strategies and creative concepts to set a solid course for your enterprise, bring clarity to your goals and sharpen the focus of your vision. ACCELERATE: An in-depth understanding of the trade from all angles, that puts us in an excellent position to support the growth of fashion brands. INCUBATE: We know how a successful fashion incubator can transform people and places. We have developed our own adaptive, fully scalable models for structures and programs that support emerging designers and fashion brands anywhere in the world. CELEBRATE: A network, resources and experience to create large-scale B2B or B2C fashion events and leverage them to bring meaning and value for your business. CULTIVATE: Master Classes give designers, retailers, city planners and other stakeholders the essential knowledge they need to thrive. We organize and conduct practical workshops for young designers, preparing them for the realities of the business world. Coaching to assist emerging talent. IDENTIFY: Identifying investment opportunities in the fashion sector. We work with investment groups and funds to help identify potential investments and help in the turn-around strategy through to implementation. Creating the vision and objectives of the venture, create new models, the needed strategy and put together the structure to implement the overall vision. Show less



Maisons de Mode

• France
• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Jan 2008 - Feb 2017

  Mission: - Create the leading structure for developing emerging fashion brands. - Participate in the urban rehabilitation of two neighborhoods through the presence of attractive brands in boutiques (23 boutiques). - Develop a creative dynamic in the region through major yearly events. Strategy: Complete restructuring of the incubator through internal changes (departments, staff and overhaul of budget), services offered, brand selection criteria and industry positioning of the incubator. Operations: Manage a 2 million euro budget for a team of 20 employees to oversee the development of 26 brands. Manage the relationship with financers and their elected officials. Delivery: Replaced 100% of incubated brands through rigorous selection, created concrete business development services for brands with systematic e-Commerce, Social Networking and Digital Marketing policies for both the incubated brands and Maisons de Mode. Results: Completely transformed a local initiative into a top fashion incubator internationally recognized as a model for other cities (Brussels, Antwerp, Porto, Prato). Currently in talks to develop and manage incubators in China. Three large yearly events that attract over 45,000 visitors. A 400% increase in sales of incubated brands. A 250% increase in press coverage. Partnerships with leading retailers (Le Printemps, Galeries Lafayette). Partnerships within industry: WSN Development, Tranoi, ELLE Belgique, FFPAPF. Internet presence of incubator and its brands, respectively. International distribution and solid business structures of our brands. Speaker at Irish Fashion Summit November 2015 Speaker at Fashion Forward Dubai October 2015 Speaker at the NJAL Origins/Passions/Beliefs in Vicenza, Italy May 2015 Speaker at Fashion Tech Days Roubaix, France March 2015 Speaker at Interreg IVC Thematic Capitalisation Event: Creative Industries, Brussels May 2014 Show less



Alexandra Pisco

• Belgium

• Trend & Design Consultant/Interim Manager

  • 2001 - 2008

  - B&C The Cotton Group: Established new brand position/identity of company and its brands. Identified potential niche markets in the women’s sector for development of new collections. Oversaw seasonal trend reports for company-wide publication. Global socio-cultural trend directions for global sales team. - Alain Mikli, Mikli Studio: Presentation of global socio-cultural trends and their consumer relevance. - Toyota Europe: Mission – to create an alternative to the Smart Car and Mini Cooper. Development of the iQ, Japanese Car of the Year 2008 with the Product Development team from Japan HQ - Promostyl Trend Office: Contributor to Influences Trend book, published twice yearly. Market and trend reports for various projects, including Nokia, IKEA. Relaunch of the company in Belgian market. - Russ Berrie, Inc. (global gift & décor): Established brand identity and presented main trend directions of RB home lines to the Executive Board, Management and Product Development. - Victoria’s Secret (lingerie & homewear): Collaborated with the Trend Office on projects including seasonal directions for the Design, Merchandising, Marketing, Advertising and PR departments. Oversaw Customer Trend Reports for corporate units of Intimate Brands Co. - The Natori Company (luxury accessories): Trend and general color direction to design teams for the five brands of the company at start of each season. Creative collaboration on luxury Natori evening bag collection. - Brand repositioning projects: Unilever (Europe), Russ Berrie (USA), Design Board Agency (Brussels). - Seminars/Conferences, including: “Global Socio-Cultural Trends and their Effect on the Eye of the Consumer” for Design Board Agency Summer Seminar Brussels; LVMH Benelux; Brico Plan-It for Department Directors Benelux; Germaine BBDO, Antwerp; La Libre Essentiel forum, Brussels. - Guest Speaker at Influences Trend Conference at Première Vision, Paris. - Guest Speaker at Sport & Street Conference at ISPO, Munich. Show less



Promostyl

• France
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Trend Consultant

  • 1998 - 2001

  Head of Women and Junior market for North America. - Clients included: Nike, Levis, Russ Berrie, Limited, VF, Warner, Ralph Lauren. - Seminars and conferences (IFFE, Style Industries, Coterie, etc.) in English, Spanish and French in New York and Montreal. Collaborated on first Promostyl US website. Head of Women and Junior market for North America. - Clients included: Nike, Levis, Russ Berrie, Limited, VF, Warner, Ralph Lauren. - Seminars and conferences (IFFE, Style Industries, Coterie, etc.) in English, Spanish and French in New York and Montreal. Collaborated on first Promostyl US website.