Menswear

We are looking for an experienced menswear designer to give clear direction to our team on A/W 2012.

Designer must have high street experience/commercial eye.

We are looking for clear direction on all areas of menswear including:
Themes
Colour palettes
Concepts
Must have shapes
Key fabrics across all areas
Key yarns
Key prints/stripes/patterns
Key accessories

The designer would need to product numerous detailed mood boards clearly identifying the above trends across all of the below areas (both casual & formal):
Outerwear
Jackets
Suits
Knitwear
Jersey
Shirts
Trousers
Underwear/swimwear
Accessories (belts, bags, scarves, hats, ties, cufflinks, sunglasses etc)

We have an extremely large range so would expect the project to be comprehensive enough in variation & theme to inspire our designers & buyers throughout the full A/W 2012 season.

We would be happy to answer any questions you have before bidding.

Posted by TORRES on 30/09/2011

HI,
Just some few questions...
How many themes and concepts do you need in total?
How large is the collection?how many Items including accessories?
When you say "must have shapes" do you refer to illustrations,sketches or pictures?
Interesting project!
Thanks
T

Posted by JTemianka on 01/10/2011

Hi,
Having 7 years experience in design across all quadrants of the apparel (mens and womans) and design industry, I feel that I am a good candidate for the project as in short, I know what sells!

Having gained several years experience in editorial, advertising and e-commerce as well as trends, colour and textiles I am able to understand not only what 'a realistic' translation of a trend is when it comes to designing a garment, but how it will be costed, manufactured, and what it's market value is.

I feel that my graphical experience is advantageous in communicating those trends not only to the designers and buyers, but also in a format that can be accessible to a company and it's departments as a whole.

Mood boards are wonderful, but how do you inform those who don't have direct access to them? On this project, I would aim to synthesise the trend information into both an email-able and printable format- that could be shared across a company in full entirety, and be used as a bible throughout the season.

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter, and I hope to be considered for the project.

Regards,
Jude Temianka