CDI -Senior designer fashion show Womenswear /Styliste senior défilé femme (F/H)

The Lacoste Group; Paris; Sur place; EUR 50 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Designer for Womenswear to shape future collections through innovative design and strategic leadership. This role involves driving the creative process, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring junior designers. The ideal candidate will blend creativity with market insights, ensuring that each collection reflects the brand's identity while meeting commercial demands. You'll have the opportunity to influence the aesthetic and functionality of products, contributing significantly to the brand's success in the global market. Join a dynamic team and make a lasting impact on the fashion landscape!

Qualifications

• Proven experience in fashion design, particularly in womenswear.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor junior team members.

Responsabilités

• Drive creative direction for womenswear collections from concept to final product.
• Select materials and trims that meet quality and sustainability standards.

Connaissances

Creative Leadership

Fashion Design

Material Selection

Team Management

Trend Analysis

Formation

Bachelor's in Fashion Design

Master's in Fashion or related field

Outils

Adobe Creative Suite

Sketching Tools

Description du poste

ROLE

As a Senior Designer for the show Womenswear, you will play a key role in defining Lacoste’s future collections, especially in the woven and jersey segments. Your work will influence the aesthetic and functionality of products and contribute to the brand’s commercial success by balancing creativity and market demands. Through leadership, creative input, and collaboration with key stakeholders, you will help shape Lacoste’s womenswear offering for the global market. Reporting directly to the Head of Design for Womenswear, this role is strategic in shaping Lacoste’s identity.

MISSIONS PRINCIPALES

As a senior member of the design studio, you are expected to innovate within the brand’s framework while introducing fresh ideas and new codes, contributing to the evolution of Lacoste’s womenswear. You will be the creative driver behind the woven and jersey collections, ensuring they reflect Lacoste’s DNA while remaining commercially viable and adaptable to market demands.

You will work closely with various internal teams :

• Creative Design Director and their team: Collaborating on creative vision and aligning with the brand’s design goals
• Product Development Teams: Ensuring the translation of creative ideas into feasible products
• Graphics, Trims, and Fabrics Departments: Collaborating on materials, prints, and trims
• Menswear team: Ensuring collection coherence

Additionally, you will manage and mentor a small team, including a junior designer and an intern, guiding their professional growth.

Key Missions and Responsibilities :

1. Creative Leadership and Collection Development

You will drive the creative process within womenswear, ensuring each season’s collection aligns with Lacoste’s aesthetic while introducing innovative ideas. Responsibilities include:

• Defining and executing creative direction from concept to final product
• Designing within woven and jersey segments, including pants, skirts, dresses, coats, jackets, and flowing fabrics reflecting Lacoste’s athletic elegance and sophistication
• Infusing new codes aligned with Lacoste’s DNA, with fresh elements for bottoms, outerwear, and lightweight styles
• Adapting to market trends and commercial needs while maintaining aesthetic integrity

Your work will shape the visual identity of womenswear, driving product innovation aligned with global trends and consumer preferences.

2. Material and Trims Selection

This involves choosing fabrics, trims, and accessories that meet Lacoste’s price, quality, and design standards. Responsibilities include:

• Balancing aesthetic appeal and technical performance
• Working with suppliers to ensure sourcing meets environmental, cost, and sustainability standards
• Exploring innovative and sustainable materials with the fabric team

3. Document Creation and Presentation

Translating creative ideas into detailed sketches, technical drawings, and mood boards for internal and external presentations. Also producing high-quality visuals for design reviews and pitches, including mockups and prototypes, and updating documents after fittings.

4. Fittings and Photoshoot Involvement

Participating in fittings to ensure construction and fit align with the creative vision, and contributing to photoshoot styling to capture the collection’s essence.

5. Supplier Collaboration and International Travel

Traveling to Euromed twice a year to meet suppliers, ensuring production standards, material quality, and development of showpieces. Building strong supplier relationships and addressing production challenges.

6. Leading and Mentoring a Design Team

Managing a junior designer and intern, overseeing their tasks, providing feedback, and fostering collaboration. Setting the creative direction for womenswear and ensuring project completion.

7. Cross-Departmental Collaboration

Working closely with Product, Marketing, Creative Office, and Graphics teams to ensure designs align with brand strategy, marketing goals, and reflect Lacoste’s distinctive style.