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Senior Menswear Design Consultant with over 30 years' experience across luxury and premium fashion markets in Italy, Belgium, and the UK. Specialist in menswear creative direction, design leadership, and product innovation with a strong focus on concept development, fabric direction, and trend forecasting. Proven track record delivering commercially successful collections and leading design teams for global brands and consultancies.

Freelance Menswear Design Consultant - Private White

(2015-01)

Design consultancy

Fashion Lecturer (HPL, 2D) - Nottingham Trent University

(2015-01)

UK fabric agency representation - Soluzioni Tessile (Biella)

(2015-01)

Freelance Menswear Design Consultant - Studio MLR (Lenzing Fibres)

(2015-01)

Sustainable textile trends & forecasting

Freelance Menswear Design Consultant - Showlong & Kanajao (China)

(2015-01)

Trend & brand identity development

Design Manager – PS Menswear - Paul Smith

(2007-01 - 2015-12)

• Led concept and design direction for PS menswear and accessories
• Designed tailoring, shirting, jersey, knitwear, outerwear, accessories
• Directed seasonal trend, colour, and print direction
• Managed design team and external collaborations
• Developed exclusive fabrics and print direction
• Presented collections to senior leadership and international sales teams
• Managed Japanese licensee and cross-functional partnerships
• Styled showroom and supported lookbooks and merchandising

Senior Designer – PS Menswear - Paul Smith

(1999-01 - 2007-12)

• Seasonal concept, trend, mood and colour direction
• Design of tailoring, shirting, jersey, knitwear and outerwear
• Showroom merchandising and lookbook styling

Innovation Manager - Levi Strauss - Brussels

(1998-01 - 1999-12)

• Blue-sky research into future design and fabric technologies
• Creative direction for textile innovation teams

Designer - Enrico Coveri - Italy

Early career

Designer - Erreuno - Italy

Early career

Designer - Emilio Cavallini - Italy

Early career

Freelance Menswear Designer - Hugo Boss

Freelance Menswear Designer - Sergio Tacchini

MA - Fashion Design - St Martin's School of Art, London