Fashion Designer

Selvedge Studio; India; On-site; INR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Selvedge Studio, an independent fashion studio in India, seeks a Fashion Designer who can also run merchandising. You will design the collection and drive it from concept to approved sample and bulk order. Half the role is desk-based, half on the factory floor, integrating design with production.

You should have strong skills in flat development, tech packs, fabric sourcing, and client communication. Proficiency in Illustrator and Excel is required; CLO 3D is a bonus.

Qualifications

• Experience designing collections across multiple brands.
• Ability to create flats and tech packs for factories.
• Comfortable negotiating fabrics, trims and lead times.
• Portfolio includes flats and tech packs.

Responsibilities

• Design collections and products across men's and women's wear.
• Develop those collections with fabric sourcing, cost planning and timelines.
• Run fittings, record comments, and push samples to final approval.
• Present collections to clients and incorporate feedback while keeping the line logic.
• Handover bulk production with quality checks and timely updates to clients.

Skills

Fashion design

Merchandising

Tech packs

Fabric sourcing

Client communication

Fittings

Tools

Illustrator

Excel

CLO 3D

Job description

Selvedge is an independent fashion studio in India, working globally across the full chain - design, development, manufacturing, and everything that takes a brand to market.

We’re hiring a Fashion Designer who can also run merchandising. You’ll design the collection and see it through to an approved sample and bulk order. Half of this role happens at the desk and half on the factory floor. If you only want to design, this isn’t the right fit.

What you’ll do -

1. Design Collections & Products across Men's & Women's wear.

• Turn client briefs, references and half-formed ideas into collection plans: category mix, silhouettes, colour, fabric and trim direction.
• Design for different brands with different customers, price points and markets.
• Create clean flats and tech packs a factory can follow without calling you: measurements, points of measure, construction details, a complete BOM.
• Run fittings, write sharp fit comments, and push samples until they’re right.
• Present collections to clients and take their feedback without losing the line’s logic.

2. Develop those Collections & Product Designs.

• Source fabrics, trims and vendors; negotiate rates, MOQs and lead times.
• Cost every style to a target price before the first sample is cut.
• Plan and track timelines for every style, from fabric booking to final approval.
• Run proto, fit, size set and pre-production samples.
• Chase lab dips, strike-offs and trim approvals until they’re signed off.
• Hand over bulk with quality checks in place and clients kept informed.

Who we're looking for.

• You notice the inside of a garment before the outside: the seam finish, the facing, the weight of the button.
• Your portfolio has flats and tech packs in it, and who can explain how every piece was made.
• You know what a fabric costs before you fall in love with it.
• You can design something you’d never wear, and do it well.
• You keep up with both the runway and the mill, and know which matters more on a given day.
• You’re comfortable in Illustrator and Excel. CLO 3D is a bonus.
• You can talk well with a client right after arguing with a tailor over something.
• You may have 1 year of experience or 5 years - you know your stuff and are very good at it.

What you get.

• Work across multiple brands, categories and markets - growth everyday.
• A seat close to the founder, with autonomy over your decisions.
• International clients and a studio that’s working with, and shaping the next generation of brands.
• CTC: ₹5-8 LPA, based on experience.