Senior Womenswear Designer with 15+ years across luxury and contemporary RTW, with more than a decade designing the independent label I co-founded and recent experience leading design within a Paris studio. I work hands-on across garment design and collection building—developing key pieces that define a season’s identity, shaping the wider collection around them, and translating creative vision into clothes people genuinely want to wear.
•Collaborated closely with the Artistic Director on seasonal concepts and collection edit across flou and tailoring, including outerwear, jersey, denim and leather. •Developed silhouettes through draping, collage and 3D maquettes; refined volume, construction and fit through atelier fittings and successive prototype reviews. •Led the design team and liaised directly with the atelier, suppliers and specialist makers from initial prototype through final approval. •Designed runway styles presented during Paris Fashion Week alongside commercial bestsellers and carry-overs.
•Translated the brand’s demi-couture codes into a ready-to-wear eveningwear offering through silhouette and textile research, colour stories and custom embroidery placements.
Mentored fashion design students through the development of a fictional UNTTLD collection, from research and sketching to pattern development, garment construction and runway presentation.
•Defined the label’s design language through sharp tailoring, sensual draping and historical references across RTW and eventwear. •Built the label to approximately CAD 1M in annual revenue, with international distribution through Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Moda Operandi and Holt Renfrew. •Led a multidisciplinary team across design, atelier, production and sales, taking collections from concept through runway and wholesale presentations.
I’ve been honoured to have been working with Jose for over two years. Jose has a very strong creative vision and the ability to actualise this vision into commercial product. He is able to think both creatively and commercially which is an extremely rare and precious skill. Jose has a very strong understanding of the entire process from the product design and conception to every little detail of production. I would highly recommend Jose as a brilliant design professional and would definitely work with him should I have an opportunity