We are looking for an experienced Senior Menswear Designer to lead the design and product development of our mens formal wear category, with focus on woven products such as shirts, trousers, smart formals, and business casuals

The candidate should have strong knowledge of menswear design, woven fabrics, garment construction, fits, trims, sampling, costing, and production coordination.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead design and product development for the mens formal wear category.
- Create seasonal mood boards, colour stories, fabric directions, and collection concepts.
- Design commercially viable ranges across shirts, trousers, jackets, waistcoats, and smart casual products.
- Research Indian and international menswear brands through online study, store visits, market visits, travel, and trade references.
- Source and develop fabrics in coordination with mills, suppliers, and sourcing teams.
- Work on trims, accessories, buttons, labels, tapes, linings, interlinings, packaging, and other branding details.
- Prepare design briefs, tech packs, specification sheets, measurement details, and work order inputs.
- Coordinate sampling with pattern masters, sampling teams, merchandisers, vendors, and production teams.
- Conduct fit reviews and give corrections for fit, construction, styling, finishing, and measurements.
- Ensure designs are cost-conscious and aligned with target price points, margins, and production feasibility.
- Follow up on fabric, trims, accessories, samples, approvals, and bulk quality submissions.




- Coordinate with merchandising and production teams to troubleshoot issues during production.
- Check pre-production samples, bulk fabric, trims, washes, and finished garments against approved standards.
- Bring new ideas and innovation in fabrics, styling, fits, trims, washes, finishes, and product detailing.

Required Skills

- Strong experience in mens formal wear and woven categories.
- Good understanding of shirts, trousers, blazers, waistcoats, and smart casual products.
- Robust fabric knowledge, especially cotton, linen, blends, TR, poly-viscose, suiting fabrics, dobby, twill, oxford, poplin, and textured weaves.
- Good understanding of garment construction, fit, pattern basics, measurements, finishing, and quality standards.
- Knowledge of garment washes and finishing processes is essential.
- Ability to balance creativity with commercial viability and costing.
- Experience in fabric sourcing, trim development, sampling, and production handover.
- Strong follow-up, communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills.

Experience & Qualification

- 610 years of experience in menswear design, preferably in formal wear, premium menswear, woven categories, retail brands, export houses, or D2C brands.
- Degree or diploma in Fashion Design, Apparel Design, or a related field.
- Strong menswear portfolio is mandatory.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate should be able to independently handle the formal wear category from concept to final production. He or she should have a strong eye for design, fabric, fit, quality, and costing, while being able to create premium-looking, commercially saleable menswear.

📌 Senior Menswear Designer-Formal Wear & Wovens (Mumbai)
🏢 Clothing Culture
📍 Mumbai