Desiree Slabik – Eyes on Talents

Freelance Senior Womenswear Designer

Sportmax Jan. 1, 2024 - Oct. 1, 2024

Reggio Emilia, Italy

-Designing precollections and runway
-Research, design and development of jersey & wovens with the focus on the category dresses (flou)
-Design development from sketch to production
-Creating in-depth, aspirational design research with the Creative Director and the design team,
analysing key trends,

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shaping an overall direction (storytelling, mood, colors, fabrics, prints, key silhouettes, design details)
-creative research (books and magazines from the library, vintage markets/ archives, online research)
-Draping and styling archive pieces, collaging and sketching ideas
-Moulaging in 3D on the mannequin silhoeuttes and details in flou
-Creating ‘maquettes’ on the machine to test volumes and details in fittings during the design process
-Handover sketches & 3D volume/ detail studies to the pattern team, developing toiles/ prototypes with the atelier and participate in fittings, following up with the development team
-Participation in shootings

Head of Creative Concept & Design Womenswear

Marc O'Polo Jul. 1, 2022 - Jan. 30, 2023

-Conceptualisation, design and development of seasonal RTW Womenswear collections and special collaboration capsules
(storytelling, mood, colors, fabrics, prints, silhouettes, key designs etc.), taking into account the brand DNA
-Creating a coherent and gender aligned collection story for Womenswear

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and Menswear
-Creating and presenting an overall design direction/ collection of the season, analysing key trend directions & applying strategies
-Briefing all designers (16), the Accessories Design Dep., Fabric Buying, Marketing and Sales
-Working in close exchange with the Brand Director (direct report) and Head of Product Management and the design team (16 product designers)
-Creating color cards, developing fabrics ideas/ knitwear techniques and designing key looks to define the main direction of the collections
-Brief and update constantly the design team during the development process
-Creating moodboards, graphic/ textile boards, design boards, shoe/ bag/ accessories boards as collection guidelines
-Inspirational research for silhouettes and fabrics at vintage markets and fairs, visiting print studios and fabric vendors
-Guiding and coordinating external partners and freelancers in collaboration projects (artists, influencer, collaboration brands)
-Attending protofittings and making sure SMS is to its highest standard
-Overseeing and styling lookbook shootings for the Final Sales Meeting
-Recruiting, managing and training junior designers and designers

Senior Concept & Womenswear Designer

Hugo Boss Oct. 1, 2016 - Jun. 30, 2022

-Development and design of multiple collection concepts and all contents for RTW and runway collections, and capsules
(storytelling, mood, colors, fabrics, prints, silhouettes, designs etc.), taking into account the brand DNA
-Creating an overall design direction of the season
-Working in close excha

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nge with the Vice President of Design HUGO Womenswear (direct report) and the design team (product designers)
-Working closely together with HUGO Menswear to align overall concepts, design elements, the main story for campaign shootings of every season to guarantee an overall branding
-Creating color cards, developing fabrics/ embroidery ideas and designing key looks to define the main direction of the collections
-Brief and update constantly the design team during the development process
-Creating moodboards, graphic/ textile boards, design boards, shoe/ bag/ accessories boards and license partners as collection guidelines
-Inspirational research for silhouettes and fabrics at vintage markets and fairs, visiting print studios
-Guiding and coordinating external partners and freelancers in collaboration projects (print designers, jewelllery designers, artists)-
-Creating, recording and editing content for moodvideos to visualize the main moods and visual key ideas for a collection at presentations
-Developing embroidery swatches for commercial and runway collections, dealing with the supplier in India
-Participation in runway shows, campaigns, lookbook shootings: fittings, castings, supervision and guidance during fashion shows with the pattern team, stylists, production team, photographers,...
-Recruiting, managing and training junior designers, assistant designers & interns