Experience

MRC

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder & Creative Director

  • 2017 - Present

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FREELANCE KNITWEAR DESIGNER

• Knitwear Designer

  • Oct 2014 - Present

  Freelance Knitwear designer and consultant. Working very closely with Italian knit factories, continual development of stitch and knit construction with technicians on Shima machinery. Creating knitted "concept" stitches using new techniques and the latest machinery. Clients include ; Tory Burch, Ralph Lauren, H&M Studio. Based in Italy and currently working with clients in Italy, Paris and New York. Open to hearing about other opportunities from clients looking for freelance knitwear design. Show less



Mugler

• France
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Knitwear Designer and Product Developer

  • Sep 2014 - Sep 2015

  Knitwear design and product development for Pre and Show collections. Working directly with the Creative Director, David Koma, in Paris. Designing, developing and following the collections with factories in Italy - liaising directly with factories and seeing the garments from first sketch through, yarn selection, stitch development, garment construction to final fittings for production, then controlling production. Knitwear design and product development for Pre and Show collections. Working directly with the Creative Director, David Koma, in Paris. Designing, developing and following the collections with factories in Italy - liaising directly with factories and seeing the garments from first sketch through, yarn selection, stitch development, garment construction to final fittings for production, then controlling production.



Belstaff

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Knitwear Designer

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2014

  In charge of both Womens and Mens Knitwear collections.Researching, sketching, and developing the knitwear portion of the 2 collections. Working directly with factories in Italy on fabrication development and sampling. Following the collections through from initial sketches to final samples, working closely with the Italian PD team. Reported directly to the Creative Director, Martin Cooper. In charge of both Womens and Mens Knitwear collections.Researching, sketching, and developing the knitwear portion of the 2 collections. Working directly with factories in Italy on fabrication development and sampling. Following the collections through from initial sketches to final samples, working closely with the Italian PD team. Reported directly to the Creative Director, Martin Cooper.



Max Mara Fashion Group

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

• Knitwear Designer

  • Sep 2011 - Jun 2013

  Max&Co / In charge of all creative tasks of the knitwear collection. Responsible for researching, designing and developing the entire collection. Working directly with the in-house knitwear sample room to develop fabrics and concepts on Shima machinery, and seeing garments through from sketch to final fittings for production. Sportmax / Consultation on runway collection. Proposing concepts and sketches for show pieces and developing fabrics directly with in-house knitwear sample room. Max&Co / In charge of all creative tasks of the knitwear collection. Responsible for researching, designing and developing the entire collection. Working directly with the in-house knitwear sample room to develop fabrics and concepts on Shima machinery, and seeing garments through from sketch to final fittings for production. Sportmax / Consultation on runway collection. Proposing concepts and sketches for show pieces and developing fabrics directly with in-house knitwear sample room.


Brilliant Global Ltd (Hong Kong)
• Junior Knitwear Designer

  • Aug 2009 - Aug 2010