McGregor Distinction

Van Winkel Fashion

JBC

McGregor Distinction

Allround Menswear Designer

  • Together with my creative director I designed and developed our entire Distinction collection. The collection included outerwear, knits, shirts, pants, denim, swim, tailoring and accessories
  • Trend forecasting, moodboards, color cards
  • Fabric and trim selections, source requests
  • Designing prints and artworks
  • Fairs: Milano Unica, Pitti Uomo + shopping trips
  • Assessing samples, qualities, labdips, mock-ups etc.
  • Fittings with technical designer
  • Maintaining close communication with suppliers and vendors in Far East and Europe
  • Visiting our customers and doing sales evaluation for feedback
  • Designing sales cards for sales department
The Distinction collection was inspired by modern luxury with an elegant Italian tailored point of view to fit the formalwear lifestyle.
My goal was to achieve the right balance between commercial styles and innovative brand right styles.

fashion

I'm a highly motivated senior menswear designer with a strong focus on sustainability
and leading a creative team.

McGregor Distinction

Van Winkel Fashion

JBC

JBC

Freelance Senior Allround Menswear Designer 

With 140+ stores JBC is one of Belgiums biggest retailers.
  • Designed, developed and presented 2 full silhouette collections 
          IVEO: semi formal
          Tim Moore: casual
  • The collection included monthly collections, item walls and table presentations with product categories outerwear, knits, shirts, pants,
    denim, swimwear, tailoring, accessories and trims
  • Trend forecasting, moodboards, color cards
  • Fabric and trim selections, source requests
  • Designing prints and artworks
  • Fairs: Pitti Uomo + shopping trips
  • Assessing samples, qualities, labdips, mock-ups etc.
  • Fittings with technical designer
  • Maintaining close communication with suppliers and vendors in Far East
  • Briefed and guided my graphic designer and styling assistant
  • Visiting our retail stores for feedback
  • Presenting my collection to the menswear team and owner of company


  • Designed full silhouette collections:
    CKS: modern
    2 collections Hampton Bays Men: smart casual
    2 collections Hampton Bays Boys: smart casual


Senior Allround Menswear Designer 

fashion

I'm a highly motivated senior menswear designer with a strong focus on sustainability
and leading a creative team.

McGregor Distinction

Van Winkel Fashion

JBC

Van Winkel Fashion

Head of Design

  • Designed and developed 7+ collections for 3 shirt brands:
    John Miller: semi formal, 100 shirts per season
    Ledub: classic, 100 shirts per season
    Blue Crane: casual, 35 shirts per season
  • Created concepts and oversaw concept execution from design till branding and marketing
  • Managed and guided my creative team of 3, performance reviews
  • Improved the overall collaboration between departments Design, Buying, Marketing and Sales

  • Trend forecasting, moodboards, color cards
  • Fabric and trim selections, source requests
  • Designing prints and artworks
  • Fairs: Milano Unica, Munich Fabric Fair, Pitti Uomo + shopping trips
  • Designing seasonal additional items like pullovers, sweatshirts and leather accessories
  • Assessing samples, qualities, labdips, mock-ups etc.
  • Maintaining close communication with suppliers & our own factory
  • Visiting stores for feedback
  • Presenting my collection to the sales team, CEO & owner of company

Shirt specialist based in the Netherlands: quality, craftsmanship & European production. 

fashion

I'm a highly motivated senior menswear designer with a strong focus on sustainability
and leading a creative team.

Research & Design

Planning & Production

Quality & Fits

Business & Strategy

Concept: trend research, moodboards, colorcards, branding.
Design: fashion design, print design, textile design, fabric selections, stylesheets.

Sourcing, sampling, monitoring.
Suppliers and vendors contact. European production & Far East production.

Proto's SMS PPS, fittings, technical specs, production control, quality control, labdips, mock-ups.

Collection plans, guiding creative teams, company strategy, coordinating departments, optimizing processes.

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