Stephen Lisseman

Stephen Lisseman is passionate about building a ‘Future Heritage’ story, today. RE-DEFINING THE ART-OF-LUXURY for a Millennial & Gen-Z led market. www.stephenlisseman.com

https://kristinafidelskaya.com Brand building that translated into a transformational +400% sales revenue increase in less than 36months creating and leading design concept through to Paris Runway & retail, full collection direction & design. - Taking store conversion rate from below 15% to +58% - Introducing and leading development of private client Bespoke & Made-to-measure services that grew to +15% of sales revenue in 2021 - Gaining first time multiple covers for the brand of Harpers Bazaar, Grazia and features in Vogue, Elle and l'Officiel. At Kristina Fidelskaya as Design Director since June 2019 leading the brand and product development with work that has been nothing less than transformational, with a turnaround in financial fortunes of the company leading it into a viable international luxury goods business and overseeing a reinvigoration of the company's design and teams. My work has been seen at Paris Fashion Week since Sept. 2019 where the brand was a part of PFW each season. Product development The complete Development/ design and Direction building of all Collection product assortments/ style design and fabric-to-sketch allocation/ all collection numbers and Category building/ built pricing structure strategy and Ensured execution / initiated and managed the introduction of NOS core volume lines/ Built and made Fabrication strategy selection over entry, core and exit product/ managed teams covering all aspects of production development – atelier & production/ the building and management of the seasonal Critical Path/ the conception and management of all Bespoke & Couture orders Team & admin The leadership and management of all brand/ creative/ product related departments including atelier, creative pattern makers,graphics department, production department/ responsible for Critical Path of each department & individuals, new hire selection, mentoring, role building and personal development of new and existing team members

https://www.stephenlisseman.com https://www.instagram.com/stephen_lisseman/ Collaborating with international luxury fashion brands on special projects, designing capsule collections, advising on colour, fabric, silhouette and trend-forecasting . Unique approach to providing vision and inspiration, solving specific design requirements, and brand building strategy. - Creative Direction, Design - across womenswear - menswear fashion - leather goods and lifestyle - Extensive knowledge of luxury product and materials across womenswear fashion and Lifestyle - Brand Development and Branding design - Brand identity and innovation - Product trend forecasting/ Creative strategy - Leadership skills of strong integrity and vision, guiding and nurturing individuals of diverse expertise to execute as a team. - Personal creative coaching.

Mentorship to students at Heathfield School studying A Level Art & Design in lead-up to the schools annual fundraising fashion show event.

https://www.safiyaa.com https://www.instagram.com/safiyaa_official/ Creative designer and brand direction advisor for this Demi-Couture luxury womenswear fashion brand. - Successfully elevated the product design to global recognition - Established aesthetic direction and signature style for the brand - Ignited celebrity endorsement from Gigi Hadid, Petra Nemcova and Megan Markle - Designed and managed company re-branding

Visiting mentor MA(masters)students at RCA University studying Fashion (MA) Setting & mentoring students through a project based intern opportunity with the fashion and lifestyle British brand The White Company.

https://www.thewhitecompany.com/uk/ https://www.instagram.com/thewhitecompany/ Leading the RTW and accessories into a new move for the brand into making these categories stronger more directional, relevant collections. - Conceiving and developing for a brand first a soft ACTIVEWEAR category - Conceived and designed the Re-branding of the entire RTW categories giving them its own identity. Changing from the generic THE WHITE COMPANY to a contemporary tone-on-tone the 'WHITE LABEL' along with sub-category labelling of SLEEP, LOUNGE and ACTIVE - Introduced the development, and more directional selection of fabrications including technical outerwear, denim and breathable activewear materials - On my departure from the company RTW category sales revenue was up +68% Yr LFL

https://www.karl.com https://www.instagram.com/karllagerfeld/ As Creative Director for KARL LAGERFELD womenswear & LAGERFELD menswear line – encompassing all categories from RTW through to shoes and bags, printed accessories, and packaging. Worked directly with the KARL LAGERFELD President in defining brand direction and setting the brand DNA across all product. Design and identification of new product categories across the brand. And initially tasked with developing a brand concept for a proposed new LAGERFELD womenswear line. Encompassing the submission of sketches, fabric research with selection and colour for development. Overall design of capsule collections as guidance for further development by design teams. Submission of sketches, fabric and colour concepts for development by external licensee, FD, in Germany, and Lagerfeld design studio in Paris for the menswear LAGERFELD line.

Fashion & Lifestyle Design https://www.stephenlisseman.com https://www.instagram.com/stephen_lisseman/