Luxury Pattern Cutter & Grading Specialist

Vivienne Westwood; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Health & Wellbeing support

Perkbox Discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Generous annual leave

Pension Scheme

Training and hands-on experience

Job summary

Vivienne Westwood is seeking a Pattern Cutter & Grading Specialist to translate creative concepts into production-ready patterns for luxury garments. You will work with Design, Product Development, Atelier and Production to create and maintain patterns, grading specs and technical solutions across diverse projects.

The role requires significant experience in pattern cutting, strong construction knowledge, and the ability to manage patterns digitally and manually, ensuring high-quality fit and

Qualifications

• Significant experience in luxury fashion pattern cutting and garment development.
• Strong understanding of garment construction, fit, grading methodologies and manufacturing processes.
• Experience across tailored, soft and structured product categories.
• Ability to create patterns manually and digitally using industry-standard pattern cutting software.
• Strong technical problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Create first patterns from design sketches, technical drawings and development briefs across bridal, evening wear and special projects.
• Develop and maintain production-ready master patterns to the highest quality standards.
• Produce toiles and prototype garments to support development and fit evaluation.
• Amend and refine patterns throughout the development process following design reviews and fit sessions.
• Attend fittings and provide technical solutions to achieve the desired silhouette, fit and construction.
• Grade patterns across agreed size ranges, ensuring consistency of fit and proportion.
• Review graded patterns and size sets, resolving grading issues before production approval.
• Collaborate with Product Development and Production teams to ensure patterns are suitable for manufacturing.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation relating to garment construction, measurements and specifications.
• Collaborate with internal and external manufacturers to resolve technical challenges during sampling and production.
• Support quality assurance activities by reviewing construction methods, fit standards and production samples.
• Ensure all patterns, amendments and technical files are accurately archived and maintained.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of pattern cutting, grading and development processes.

Skills

Pattern cutting

Garment development

Fit evaluation

Pattern grading

Technical problem-solving

Cross-functional communication

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Digital pattern software

Manufacturing collaboration

Job description

Vivienne Westwood is seeking a Pattern Cutter & Grading Specialist to translate creative concepts into production-ready patterns for luxury garments. You will work with Design, Product Development, Atelier and Production to create and maintain patterns, grading specs and technical solutions across diverse projects.

The role requires significant experience in pattern cutting, strong construction knowledge, and the ability to manage patterns digitally and manually, ensuring high-quality fit and