Chief Design Architect — Private-Label Fashion & Innovation

Solomon Page; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Solomon Page seeks a Vice President of Design to lead the creative vision and strategic design direction for our client’s priority private label apparel customer and brand. This role oversees innovative, trend-driven product across woven, knit, denim, sweaters, bottoms, tops, dresses, and more.

Hybrid work: 3 days in-office, 2 days WFH, travel domestically and to Asia as needed. The VP will partner with the customer and internal leadership to drive creative innovation, strengthen relationships,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or related field.
• 15+ years of progressive apparel design experience, including senior leadership in private label apparel.
• Proven success leading design organizations supporting major national retail customers.
• Extensive experience across multiple apparel categories including denim, sweaters, elevated fashion, and contemporary product development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall creative vision and design strategy across multiple private label apparel categories for a key customer.
• Drive seasonal product direction and innovation across elevated brands, denim, sweaters, and other strategic growth categories.
• Serve as the executive design partner to the customer, building trusted relationships and presenting seasonal concepts, trend direction, and long-term design strategies.
• Identify emerging fashion, consumer, and marketplace trends and translate them into commercially successful product assortments.
• Partner with Account Management, Merchandising, Product Development, Technical Design, Sourcing, and global teams to deliver innovative product that meets customer expectations and business objectives.
• Lead the development of seasonal assortments from concept through commercialization, ensuring design excellence, product quality, and successful execution.
• Flexibility to travel domestically to the account as well as annual trip to Asia.
• Champion innovation in silhouettes, fabrications, color, print, trim, washes, and product development while balancing customer needs, commercial viability, and profitability.
• Drive category expansion and identify opportunities to grow the customer's private label business through new concepts, trend initiatives, and product innovation.
• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing design organization, fostering creativity, collaboration, and continuous professional growth.
• Present seasonal design strategies, trend forecasts, and product concepts to executive leadership and customer partners.
• Develop strong partnerships with global design teams, sourcing offices, and manufacturing partners to ensure best-in-class product execution.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to support long-term business strategies, customer growth initiatives, and organizational objectives.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or related field

Job description

Solomon Page seeks a Vice President of Design to lead the creative vision and strategic design direction for our client’s priority private label apparel customer and brand. This role oversees innovative, trend-driven product across woven, knit, denim, sweaters, bottoms, tops, dresses, and more.

Hybrid work: 3 days in-office, 2 days WFH, travel domestically and to Asia as needed. The VP will partner with the customer and internal leadership to drive creative innovation, strengthen relationships,