rag & bone

Women's Denim Design Director

rag & bone • $120K — $180K *
New York, NY 10025In-Person
Retail & Consumer Goods
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of denim design experience, with 5+ years in a leadership role for women's denim
  • Deep technical expertise in fits, fabrics, and wash processes
  • Strong personal design philosophy balanced with marketability
  • Experience building and maintaining relationships with denim mills and laundries
  • Comfortable in a fast-paced, cross-functional work environment
  • Global perspective with a background in premium/contemporary denim brands
  • Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, Textile Design, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Design team leads to establish the creative vision for women's denim
  • Conceptualize and oversee fit/block development from start to finish
  • Direct wash development and finishing through partnerships with mills and laundries
  • Mentor and manage a design team to foster creativity and collaboration
  • Partner with merchandising, production, sourcing, and commercial teams to align design vision
  • Travel internationally to source fabric innovation and monitor global denim trends
  • Cultivate relationships with premium denim mills for unique fabric offerings

Benefits

  • Opportunities for international travel
  • Creative and collaborative work environment
  • Mentorship from experienced design leaders
  • Exposure to premium denim innovations and trends
  • Dynamic, fast-paced work culture
Full Job Description
Job Summary:
  • Work in conjunction with Design team leads (Across RTW and Miramar) to set creative vision for women's denim, aligned with rag & bone's overall brand aesthetic and go-to-market strategy
  • Conceptualize and lead core fit/block development end-to-end: create silhouette architecture, and lead fit sessions based on style relevance, fabrications, etc..
  • Direct wash development and finishing, partnering closely with mills and laundries to create signature, differentiated treatments
  • Manage and mentor a design team fostering a collaborative, innovative and creative culture
  • Partner cross-functionally with merchandising, production, sourcing, and commercial teams to ensure design vision translates into all washes and fabrications and is commercially viable
  • Travel internationally to mills, factories, and trade shows (Kingpins, etc.) to source fabric innovation and stay ahead of global denim trends
  • Build and maintain relationships with premium denim mills (Japan, Italy, Turkey, US) to secure exclusive or differentiated fabrication
Requirements
  • 10+ years of denim design experience, with at least 5 years in a design leadership role owning a women's denim category
  • Deep technical expertise in fits fabrics, and wash/finishing processes
  • A strong personal point of view balanced with commercial instinct
  • Experience building relationships directly with mills and laundries; existing relationships with premium global mills (Japan, Italy, Turkey) a strong plus
  • Comfort working cross-functionally in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
  • Global perspective - prior experience with a global denim brand is a plus, as is experience within American premium/contemporary denim
  • Willingness to travel internationally as needed
  • Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, Textile Design, or related field (or equivalent experience)

About rag & bone

Rag & Bone is a fashion company that was founded in 2002 by Marcus Wainwright and David Neville. The company is known for its high-quality clothing and accessories, which are designed to be both stylish and functional. Rag & Bone has a strong focus on craftsmanship and uses only the finest materials in its products. The company has a number of retail stores around the world, as well as an online store that ships to over 100 countries. Rag & Bone has been featured in a number of fashion magazines and has won several awards for its designs.
Learn more about rag & bone
Size
500 employees
Industry
Retail & Consumer Goods
Founded
2002
* Ladders Estimates

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