Experience

Verweij Fashion BV

• Netherlands
• Apparel & Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Director Thomas Maine

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  Responsible for Design, Development and Production of the Thomas Maine complete collection. Responsible for Design, Development and Production of the Thomas Maine complete collection.



Valenza

• Netherlands
• Retail Apparel and Fashion

• Company Owner

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  www.valenza-shop.com Artisanal menswear handmade in Italy, with an obsessive focus on quality and traceability, made from organic, certified, high end Italian materials. www.valenza-shop.com Artisanal menswear handmade in Italy, with an obsessive focus on quality and traceability, made from organic, certified, high end Italian materials.



Circle of Gentlemen

• Netherlands

• Product Director

  • Aug 2016 - Jan 2018

  Responsible for Sourcing, Development and Production of the entire product range. Responsible for Sourcing, Development and Production of the entire product range.



McGregor Fashion Group

• Creative & Commercial Director Distinction Line (formal menswear)

  • Nov 2013 - Apr 2016

  End responsible of the Creative Direction (Design, Product Management, VM and Marketing) and of the Commercial Direction (Sourcing, Profit&Loss, Production) of the Distinction collection (menswear formal, with an international wholesale network and retail organization).

• Design Coordinator Distinction line (formal menswear)

  • Jul 2011 - Oct 2013

  Responsible for the complete creative process related to the Distinction collection, from creation of color cards and mood boards, fabric selection, design of all product categories, sample collection development.



de Bijenkorf

• Netherlands
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Concept Designer

  • Nov 2008 - Mar 2011

  Responsible for the creative process of all the menswear private labels of the company, from concept ideation to sample production. Private labels of de Bijenkorf were in those years satisfying all possible menswear target groups (young casual, sportswear, trend and formalwear). Responsible for the creative process of all the menswear private labels of the company, from concept ideation to sample production. Private labels of de Bijenkorf were in those years satisfying all possible menswear target groups (young casual, sportswear, trend and formalwear).



WE Fashion

• Netherlands
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fashion Designer

  • May 2008 - Oct 2008

  Fashion Designer for the menswear collection. Fashion Designer for the menswear collection.



Prada Group

• Italy
• Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry
• 700 & Above Employee

• Designer Prada Uomo

  • Mar 2007 - May 2008

  Fashion designer for the first menswear line Prada Uomo. During this experience I had the chance to work with the Creative Director Miuccia Prada on the ideation and development of the collections. Fashion designer for the first menswear line Prada Uomo. During this experience I had the chance to work with the Creative Director Miuccia Prada on the ideation and development of the collections.



ITALIAN LAB

• Milan Area, Italy

• Trend Forecaster

  • Oct 2005 - Jun 2006

  Creating custom made trend books and collections for customers all over the world, for menswear, womenswear, kidswear, accessories collections. Creating custom made trend books and collections for customers all over the world, for menswear, womenswear, kidswear, accessories collections.