Fashion Designer

Introduction

When you think of Van de Velde, do you immediately think of luxury lingerie, fashion and design? That’s correct! Interested in dynamically creating lingerie for the coming years together with your Brand Design colleagues? Passionate about fashion, trends and translating concepts into lingerie/swimwear? Van de Velde is probably the right fit for you. With over 100 years of experience, Van de Velde creates and produces the famous premium lingerie brands, Marie Jo, Primadonna and Sarda. Do you want to be part of one very committed and highly professional team, +1500 employees worldwide? Van de Velde lingerie, listed on the stock exchange for 25 years, continues to grow and is looking for a talented and enthusiastic Fashion Designer based in Belgium.

Purpose: 'we ignite the power in women'

Van de Velde is a company where employees have always been key. We strongly believe in the power and potential of people, and in the power in women in particular. This is reflected in our relationship with employees, consumers and women in society.

We are driven by Passion | We breathe Quality | We are authentic | We focus on Consumers and Customers | We are Entrepreneurial | Together we are Strong.

We are looking for a colleague who can help us grow, shares the same values and who is looking forward to building a marketing future with us. Are you willing to make a positive difference? Move your career forward and come work at Van de Velde lingerie!

Your Function

Are you passionate about fashion, trends and translating concepts into lingerie/swimwear? Do you have a feel for luxurious and premium brands and materials? Are you also a meticulous person striving for perfection in every design? And are you ultimately ambitious to grow towards your full potential as a Fashion Designer? Then we are looking for YOU to apply for the function of Fashion Designer.

• Together with your colleagues, you will be responsible for the creation of our collections. You will work alongside other designers to create a coherent commercial collection.

• You will be part of the Brand Design Team (with Fashion Designers, Pattern Makers, Material Engineers, Production Engineers and specialist Seamstresses)

• You are responsible in harnessing the brand identity, safeguarding the brands essence while innovating and pushing the brand forward.

• You show talent in translating the conceptual design and trends into feasible and specific forms, patterns, materials, colors, etc. In brief, together with the team you translate the conceptual design into lingerie

• You develop an understanding of the design process and design skills related to lingerie

• You work towards a strict timeline, meeting various deadlines.

Your Profile

• You have a master’s degree in fashion design with at least 3 to 5 years of work experience

• You are creative and dynamic

• You have a strong understanding of fashion trends and are able to translate them into commercial products.

• You have a passion for lingerie, quality, detail and precision

• You show good technical knowledge, draping and basic pattern making skills with an understanding of garment construction

• You are a team player with a hands-on mentality and the ability to multi-task

• You are willing to work under pressure and adhere to deadlines

• You have a problem-solving mentality

• You are strong in both communication and organizational skills, as well as in computer skills (MS Office, Illustrator and Photoshop) 3D clo is a plus

• You speak Dutch. Communicating in English is a must, French is a plus

Our Offer

• Working for Van de Velde means working for a value driven, international, innovative company in fashion industry, with beautiful premium brands that truly make a difference in women’s lives.

• Working together with an international team of passionate, professional, warm, customer- and result oriented colleagues.

• A challenging and autonomous job in a stable, internationally listed fashion company with a pleasant company culture where there is room for initiative and ideas.

• A thorough on-the-job training at the start of your employment and the opportunity to learn, develop and grow.

• A full-time contract, the job is based in Belgium, Schellebelle