CLIENTS SINCE 2018 : J.M. WESTON, ROUJE, UNIQLO-COMPTOIR DES COTONNIERS, MAJE, BALZAC... Trained at the "école des arts décoratifs" in Paris, I've worked in France and abroad for luxury (J.M. Weston, Balenciaga, Lesage), contemporary brands (Maje, Rouje, American Vintage, Anthropology...) and Fast Fastion (Zara & Uniqlo) with vendors in Europe (Italy, Spain, France, Portugal...) and in Asia (China, Vietnam, India) since 2009. For my clients, I usually manage the whole process of collection including design, technical development, and sourcing. Passionate by craftmanship and know-how, I've worked for 2 years in a vietnamese factory as a designer and developer for an asian brand and international clients. FLUENT IN FRENCH - ENGLISH - SPANISH
Sous la direction de Jeanne Damas Design de sacs et chaussures
Design and creation of collection identity & signatures for luxury and contemporary brands : shoes, bags, accessories. Trims and material sourcing and development Proposition of a more sustainable approach PLM Data entry & handover to production / negotiation with vendors Collaboration with marketing/merchandising and development teams -FASTRETAILING / UNIQLO, COMPTOIR DES COTONNIERS -SMCP, MAJE -J.M. WESTON, creative direction of Olivier Saillard -ROUJE...
Creation of the accessories department of the brand. Sourcing and strategic development. Accessories design and development : -bags -small leather goods -belts -hats -gloves -prints
Design, development and production follow-up leather good for the brand Ipa-Nima. Design, development and follow-up for private labels (Betsey Jonhson / Anthropology / Wako / H&M /...) : -bags -small leather goods -shoes -embroidery
Embroidery drawing, and technical development
Costumes designer for the play "The Merry Wives of Windsor" W. Shakespeare and a movie called « Jeanne Devere » (take place in 1940) by Marcel Bluwal.
Textile and fashion designer assistant for the 2010 spring-summer collection
Designer assistant intern
Nicolas is a great accessories designer, always proposing audacious directions. Easy to work with, I strongly recommand.
Nicolas is a fantastic person to work with in a team. He has excellent technical skills and gets its inspirations from many different know-hows. He is passionate by Craftmanship and knows how to work with precision. He is really client driven and knows how to work with all teams (development, production, merchandising...). Specifically for Shoes, he can offer a technical development service which can be very useful for companies.