Tailoring Designer

We're currently working on an exciting opportunity for a creative, fashion-forward Womenswear Tailoring Designer. Our client is a well-established and respected womenswear supplier to some of the UK's leading high street retailers. They're looking for a designer with a strong commercial mindset, excellent trend awareness, and a distinctive, trend-led handwriting to join their busy design team.

This is a fast-paced, high-volume environment and would suit someone who lives and breathes fashion. You will have a strong personal sense of style, be immersed in current and emerging trends, and have the ability to translate these into commercially successful collections. Working within a busy design team, you will play a key role across tailoring, contributing creatively while working efficiently and confidently under pressure.

Main responsibilities will include:

• Designing trend-led, commercially focused womenswear collections with a strong emphasis on tailoring garments
• Developing seasonal ranges tailored to key UK high street retailer profiles and customer expectations
• Conducting detailed trend research and confidently translating insights into sellable product
• Working closely with sales and technical teams to take designs from concept through to production
• Presenting collections and ideas clearly and confidently to internal teams and external retail clients
• Continuously tracking global fashion, fabric and silhouette trends to ensure collections remain fresh and relevant
• Supporting the sampling process where required, ensuring design integrity and commercial viability
• Attending client meetings, demonstrating strong product knowledge and creative direction

Person specification:

• Proven experience in womenswear tailoring and woven design, ideally within a supplier environment
• A creative, trend-led handwriting, with a portfolio that shows it
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to interpret trends for the high street market
• Confident, professional communicator, comfortable presenting to buyers and stakeholders
• Highly organised and able to manage multiple deadlines in a very busy environment
• A proactive, hands-on designer who can take initiative and hit the ground running