Experience

GBG Europe - Footwear & Accessories

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior footwear designer CALVIN KLEIN JEANS

  • Mar 2018 - Present



KARL LAGERFELD

• Netherlands
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Footwear Designer

  • Jan 2016 - Mar 2018

  Lincensee for KARL LAGERFELD Footwear (Overland Shoes Ltd.) Senior Womens Footwear Designer www.karl.com -Womens designer for Karl Lagerfeld sport and fashion product. Design and built the ladies line. -Research of new materials. Traveling to Premiere Vision (Paris) and Lineapelle (Milano). -Design and developing new outsoles and lasts. -Fitting tests and final samples approval. -Practice a close working relationship with the RTW and accesories team in Amsterdam HQ. Liasing on product to sit within the brand identity. This includes 4 meetings seasonally in London and Amsterdam collaborating on new and existing ideas. -Creating technical specifications sheets for factories and work directly with them throughout development timeline, amending samples though efficient communication. -Continual close relationship with developers and factories in China, India and Italy. -Travel to China and India to factories twice yearly. Travel to Italy 4 times a season to visit suppliers (lastmaker, heelmaker, outsolemaker, etc) Show less



G.H.BASS

• United States
• Apparel & Fashion
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Footwear Designer

  • Sep 2014 - Mar 2018

  Lincensee for G.H.Bass&CO. Europe Footwear (Overland Shoes Ltd.) September 2014-Present www.ghbass-eu.com -Womens designer for G.H.Bass Europe product. Design and built the ladies line. -Research of new materials. Traveling to ANPIC (Mexico),Premiere Vision (Paris), Lineapelle (Milano). -Design and developing new outsoles and lasts. -Creating technical specifications sheets for factories and work directly with them throughout development timeline, amending samples though efficient communication. -Continual close relationship with developers and factories in El Salvador, Italy, India and China. -Travel to El Salvador, China and India to factories twice yearly to follow new projects and sample development. Travel to Italy 4 times a season to visit factories and suppliers (lastmaker, heelmaker, outsolemaker, etc). Show less



CHIE MIHARA

• Spain
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior footwear designer

  • Oct 2009 - Sep 2014

  Chie Mihara. Junior Womens Footwear Designer. www.chiemihara.com - Responsible for research & develop inspirational moodboards. - Work out concepts, colours, materials and trends. - Knowledge in leather and buying leather for the collection. Travelling to Lecuir (Paris FR) and Lineapelle (Bolonia IT) every season - Working directly with design director and the technical team developing the ladies line. - Controlling and coordinating sample making and liaised with suppliers and factory. - Fit testing and final sample approvals. - Graphic work, from taking pictures, retouching, laying out, for look books, catalogues, invitations, images for the web and social media. Show less