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About the Role

The Senior Designer, Tailoring will lead the concept and development of the iconic Tailoring collection, shaping a category integral to the brand's heritage and renowned for its craftsmanship. This role involves the seasonal evolution of Ready to Wear and Custom, made-to-measure collections, maintaining a timeless approach and high-quality design for a discerning global clientele.

Responsibilities

• Lead the concept and development of the Tailoring collection.
• Oversee the seasonal evolution of Ready to Wear and Custom, made-to-measure fabric collections.
• Collaborate extensively with the fabric development team.
• Ensure thoughtful design with exceptional proportions, detail, and finish.
• Collaborate closely with key tailoring suppliers.
• Provide comprehensive research, working closely with the creative director and Menswear design and fabric team, to define seasonal colour palette, fabric development, creation of seasonal mood boards and presentation rigs, Design and Fabric to Sketch process, and fittings.
• Take full ownership of the design and meticulous management of the tailoring design process, from initial concept through to final approval and production of exquisite samples.
• Ensure the highest standards of craftsmanship, fit, proportion, detail, and finish.
• Adhere to the critical path in close partnership with the fabric and product development teams.
• Collaborate with the Chief Creative Officer, and Design and Fabric team to establish seasonal visual codes and narrative.
• Partner with Merchandising to ensure the fusion of the aesthetic vision and commercial strategy.
• Collaborate with the Fabric development team and external partners to select and develop fabrics, trims, and components.
• Maintain continuous liaison and coordination with Merchandising and Product Development throughout the product development cycle.
• Work closely with the garment technical team to ensure precise proportion, size and grading specifications, construction, details, and optimal fabric suitability.
• Strive for a profound expression of English style and taste in all decision making.
• Prepare and deliver impactful presentations of seasonal collections to key stakeholders.
• Contribute to the meticulous set-up and presentation of showrooms.
• Support the styling of collections for shows, collection presentations, and marketing campaigns.
• Demonstrate awareness and responsible management of tailoring sample budget and role-related expenditure.

Requirements

• Commitment and drive with a strong commercial focus.
• Ability to thrive in a creative environment that encourages innovative thinking.
• Respect for the timeless approach to the Maison's legacy.
• Highly qualitative and subtle approach to design.
• Evolved English expression in luxury menswear.
• Attuned sense of heritage colour and pattern.
• Submission of a portfolio as part of the application.

Skills

• Design
• Tailoring
• Concept development
• Fabric development
• Mood board creation
• Presentation
• Sketching
• Fitting
• Craftsmanship
• Fit analysis
• Proportion
• Detailing
• Finishing
• Critical path management
• Merchandising collaboration
• Material selection
• Technical artistry
• Styling
• Budget management

Location

• United Kingdom

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Senior

About the Company

• Since 1893, Alfred Dunhill has been engineering unique and stylish luxuries for men.
• Our true power does not lie in our similarities but in the rich diversity of our arts, cultures, and human skills, as well as our specific ability to foster untapped potential.
• We value freedom, collegiality, loyalty, and solidarity.
• We foster empathy, curiosity, courage, humility, and integrity.
• We care for the world we live in.