Franck Cossoul
Franck Cossoul
Based in
Paris , France
Seniority
More than 10 years experience
Age
43 years old
Gender
Male
Nationality
France
Represented by
Chiara Vigano and Valentina Maggi Florianne de St Pierre
Resume
About

With over 15 years of experience in fashion design, including recent work as a Design Director Consultant and a previous role at Carolina Herrera, Dior or Proenza Schouler I specialize in artistic direction and innovative design.

My approach blends creativity with contemporary aesthetics, redefining

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feminine elegance through thoughtful craftsmanship and forward-thinking vision.

Collaborating with teams, I transform concepts into captivating collections, ensuring each piece resonates with originality and purpose.

Driven by a deep commitment to innovation and authenticity, I strive to bring a fresh perspective to every project, leaving a lasting mark on the fashion industry with integrity and bold creativity.

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Design Director consultant
Fusalp Oct. 30, 2022 - Present
Paris, France

• Giving Fusalp a fashion and technical image as well as starting a whole new ready to wear / châlet / après-ski and lifestyle range of products.
• Proposition of creative concepts to the creative director
• Manage studio and design team, fabric developers - creative workshop sessions
• Present resea

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rch, sketches, fabrics, trims, mockups, on boards to creative director
• Final sketches selection, fabrics and lab dips, validate fabric to sketch
• Fit all garnements, create looks alongside creative director and our stylist

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Head designer of tailoring and daywear.
Carolina Herrera New York Jul. 31, 2017 - Oct. 1, 2022
New-York, United States

• Gave Carolina Herrera a full daywear and tailoring range and reinforcing its cocktail and evening wear for a broader audience and a European credibility.
• Working on designing a more youthful and dynamic wardrobe for the Carolina Herrera brand and customer
• Design, Drape and research for the mood

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, volume and intention of the collection
• Responsible for color palette, Fabrics development, prints, jacquard and embroidery teams
• Sketch both directional and commercial styles
• Responsible to follow all garments of in-house ateliers and Italy suppliers in fittings
• Show and pre-collection final looks development alongside our stylist

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Free lance Senior Designer
Jonathan Saunders Jan. 2, 2015 - Jun. 30, 2017
London, United Kingdom

• Decision/Submission of the range plan with the marketing team to Artistic Director
• Validation and explanation of the designs to atelier, validate all prototypes during fittings
• Meetings with the teams: knit, embroidery, print, fabric to ensure coherence and deadlines

Senior Designer
Proenza Schouler Mar. 15, 2013 - Dec. 23, 2014
New-York, United States

• Fabric appointments, colors, concept and inspiration for pre-collections and shows
• Sketch both directional and commercial styles attend all fittings
Designing into a broader range of product category to give Proenza Schouler an international Aura.

Designer womenswear ready to wear, pre-collection and Haute Couture
Christian Dior Couture Mar. 1, 2006 - Mar. 1, 2013
Paris, France

•Working under both John Galliano and Raf Simons artistic directors.
•Image research from movies, books, internet, Dior archives, vintage and detail
• Responsible for explanation of sketches to tailoring and dress-making ateliers
• Developing looks for the show from the pieces - fittings -
designing

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all the commercial pieces of the runway collections.

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Master Degree
Institut Français de la Mode - IFM - (Paris) Sep. 1, 2005 - Jul. 15, 2006
Paris, France

Winner of « forth year prize » including classes at IFM and and a training at the Christian Dior Studio

Master degree in fashion design
Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale (Paris) Sep. 1, 2003 - Sep. 1, 2005
Paris, France
Récompensé(e)
4th year
2005
Paris, France

Awarded by a jury of professional and chosen by Sidney Toledano CEO of Christian Dior and John Galliano artistic director of Dior to integrate the design studio for a 4th year with IFM classes

Industry sectors

Fashion

Skills

Design Director

Head of Design

Fashion Designer

Tailoring

Dressmaking

Daywear

technical

Research

Drapery

sketch

Fittings

Runway

Commercial

Haute Couture Design

Merchandising

Marketing

Software skills

Procreate ipad

Languages

French

Native language

English

Bilingual

Italian

Professional knowledge

Types of contracts
Freelance / Missions
Full Time
Personal details

UE working permit

Potentially open to relocate

Professional references

Michela Kalb

Camille Texier

Andrea Robredo Ruiz

Peter Turner