Girisha Suri

I am a creative, detail-oriented womenswear designer specialising in light wovens across Indo-Western, outerwear, and occasion wear — building commercial, trend-led collections close to season, running high-volume sampling and production pipelines under compressed timelines, and coaching design teams to commercial success.

Head of Design & Merchandise - SUTI (Womenswear) & Wings Lifestyle

(2025-05 - 2026-07)

• Design & Production Leadership: Oversee the complete design, sampling, and production lifecycle for light woven Indo-Western, outerwear, and occasion wear, with a contemporary, "new-age" twist for modern consumer demographics.
• Retail Expansion & Positioning: Successfully spearheaded the brand's launch and differentiation within Shoppers Stop (MBO), securing a premium market position on a major national platform.
• Commercial Impact: Engineered a 20% growth in sales by optimising range planning, trend analysis, and product assortment strategies.
• Production Pipeline Velocity: Deliver high-volume sampling and production runs under compressed lead times, pushing pipelines from fabric approval through bulk to hit strict drop dates.
• Cross-functional Alignment: Direct production, sample room, and design teams to ensure high-quality standards and strict lead-time adherence in a close-to-season delivery model.

Product Designer - Wings Lifestyle

(2025-05 - 2026-07)

• Client Acquisition: Successfully onboarded major retail accounts, bringing prominent Westside sub-brands — including Utsa and Vark — as key manufacturing clients.
• Account Management & Sampling: Lead end-to-end product design and high-volume sampling pipelines for Westside and external buying houses — buyer brief to production-ready woven product.
• Supplier Collaboration: Work daily with factories and suppliers on fabric selection, costing, and execution.

Fashion Design Specialist | Senior Designer - 224dot – Resourzburg

(2024-09 - 2025-04)

Took a pre-market womenswear label from concept to national recognition: designed the debut collections across knits and wovens that launched and sold out completely, earning the brand a Vogue feature.

• Owned design end to end — trend research, silhouette development, technical sketches, tech packs, and fit approval — while managing a multidisciplinary team of fashion and graphic designers.
• Liaised with vendors and suppliers on fabric sourcing, trims, and costing across knit and woven programmes; routine factory visits for production checks, pattern corrections, and tech pack refinements.

Fashion & Resource Tech - Manchester Metropolitan University - UK

(2023-08 - 2024-08)

• Developed technical product specifications and case studies focused on sustainable garment construction and circular design for "The Archive."
• Designed garments and branding materials (logos, prints, newsletters) for high-profile university events, exhibitions, and conferences.
• Managed textile, fabric, and trim donations from premium suppliers, advising students on advanced construction techniques and specialised machinery.

Graphic Designer - SmallOutside.co - UK

(2022-10 - 2023-08)

• Created illustrations, animations, and GIFs.
• Developed marketing and social media content.
• Creatively interpreted client briefs to produce unique design packages.
• Developed character graphics for merchandise.

Fashion Design Assistant (Industry Placement) - FabIndia - India

(2021-02 - 2021-07)

• Liaised with suppliers and vendors, presenting silhouette prototypes and fabric specifications.
• Created detailed tech packs and product spec sheets; developed design ranges based on market study and trend research.
• Created print variations and placement designs.

Freelance Design - Freelance Design - UK & India

(2022-01 - 2023-12)

From April to July 2022, I spearheaded block-printing, embroidery, and sustainable construction workshops in collaboration with Future Fashion Fair in Manchester, UK. In 2023, I assisted an Indian start-up with cross-cultural range design, managing supplier liaisons, embroidery prototyping, and pattern making.

B.A. - International Fashion Design - Manchester Metropolitan University (2021-01 - 2022-12)

Advanced Diploma - Design Practice - Pearl Academy (2018-01 - 2021-12)