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Lily Cornell

Collection Director
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About

Senior strategic Design and Development lead, with extensive end-to-end knowledge of design flow and supply chain from concept through to delivery in the contemporary and luxury fashion sectors. A proven track record in project management, change management and team leadership. Excellence in communication, planning and delivery of special projects. Friendly and open with the ability to manage relationships from external VIP partners though to bulk production.

Previous Brands
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ALAN AUCTOR
Christopher Raeburn
de la Vali
Martine Rose
McQ Alexander Mcqueen
Product Development and Production Consultancy
Sophia Kokosalaki
Work Experience
Consulting Collection Director
Apr ‘25 - Now
Self employed

Currently working with a major UK retail brand holding over 40 brick-and-mortar doors across the UK and a thriving Ecommerce site to overhaul their internal workflow, repositioning them in the market a design led premium brand.

Head of Collections
Oct ‘22 - Apr ‘25
Martine Rose

At Martine Rose I lead all design and development activities, delivering each collection balancing design vision, merchandising and commercial needs. Further to this I set all studio processes, timelines and budgets holding high level influence on board strategy, budget planning and P&L management. I was the key contact across all internal and external teams, including the licensing partnership with Tomorrow London. In my time at MRS I implemented new design flows, critical path structure, special project workflows and HR structure, resulting in improved delivery, margin and season on season revenue growth.

Collections Manager
Mar ‘19 - Jun ‘22
Alexander McQueen

In 2019 McQ Alexander McQueen underwent a rebrand to MCQ, a creative platform built on the pillars of creative collaboration, technology and sustainability. Throughout the brand's evolution I played a central role in leading the team; writing the critical path, establishing new processes and hiring new departments. I served as the lead for design and development and the key contact across all other departments.

Product Development Manager
May ‘17 - Mar ‘19
De La Vali

At DLV I managed the development of all apparel and raw materials sourcing in a rapidly growing contemporary brand, delivering two mainline collections a year, as well as seasonal collaborations and retail exclusives.

Founder
Mar ‘14 - May ‘17
ALAN AUCTOR

As a founder I was responsible for design, development and production, with final sign of on creative direction in photoshoots, branding and media content.

Product Development and Special Projects Manager
Nov ‘12 - Apr ‘15
Sophia Kokosalaki

Worked closely with Sophia to design and develop her final RTW Collections, Bridal Collections and Fine Jewellery

Product Development and Production Consultant
Mar ‘12 - May ‘17
Self employed

Worked with emerging designers to set up supply chain infrastructure •Clients include: Wales Bonner, Rockins, Katie Eary, Alex Mattsson and Hind Matar

Product Developer
Mar ‘10 - Jan ‘12
Christopher Raeburn

Developed all ReMade and conventional SKU's creating CAD's, tech packs and BOM using PLM software

Languages
French - Basic
English - Fluent
Recommendations
Catherine Scherschel
Worked in the same company but different group - Accessories Product Development and Licencing Manager, McQ Alexander Mcqueen
Mar 2019 - Jun 2022

Lily is a positive and good natured power house that transformed the day to day working processes of the design team into a clear and efficient flow. She did this through strong cross-departmental communication skills including Merchandising, Sales, Communications, Product Development, Production and Legal teams. She works well under pressure and presents concepts and collections eloquently to a wide array of audiences. She would be an asset to any team and I hope to work with her again in the future.

Education & Training
Ryerson University
‘05 - ‘09
BDes
Bachelor of Design
London, UK