Design Brief: Menswear Woven Designer

Department: Design
Position: Menswear Woven Designer
Experience: 3–6 years
Reporting To: Design Manager / Head of Design
Product Categories: Casual Shirts, Trousers & Denims

Role Overview

We are looking for a creative, trend-driven, and commercially oriented Menswear Woven Designer specializing in casual shirts, trousers, and denims. The candidate should have a strong understanding of global menswear trends, fabric development, silhouettes, fits, washes, and garment detailing, with the ability to translate emerging fashion directions into commercially viable products aligned with the brand’s identity and target customer.

Key Responsibilities

1. Trend Research & Seasonal Design Direction

- Research global fashion trends, runway collections, street style, and emerging youth fashion aesthetics.

- Develop seasonal mood boards, concept boards, color palettes, fabric stories, and design presentations.

- Identify key trends in casual shirts, trousers, and denim, including silhouettes, washes, prints, checks, stripes, and surface details.

- Conduct competitor analysis and market visits to identify emerging trends and product opportunities.

2. Product Design & Collection Development

Casual Shirts

- Design and develop trend-led casual shirts across different fits, silhouettes, and fabrications.

- Explore checks, stripes, prints, textures, dobby, chambray, linen blends, and other relevant woven fabrics.

- Develop innovative collars, cuffs, plackets, pocket placements, yokes, and construction details.

- Work on oversized, relaxed, regular, and contemporary fits in line with seasonal trends.

Trousers

- Design and develop trousers across relevant fits, including straight, relaxed, wide-leg, tapered, and cargo silhouettes.

- Explore cotton twills, chinos, utility fabrics, textured weaves, and other seasonal fabrications.

- Develop details such as pleats, waistbands, pocket constructions, paneling, drawcords, and adjustable hems.

- Ensure fit, comfort, functionality, and trend relevance across the range.

Denims

- Develop denim collections across contemporary silhouettes, including straight-leg, relaxed,



baggy, wide-leg, and tapered fits.

- Work on denim washes, including light, mid, and dark indigo, vintage effects, faded finishes, and garment washes.

- Explore distressing, whiskering, abrasion, tinting, and other relevant wash treatments as per the collection direction.

- Develop design details such as pocket shapes, stitching, rivets, waistband treatments, and paneling.

- Coordinate with denim mills and washing vendors to achieve the desired fabric character, wash effects, and product finish.

3. Fabric, Trim & Surface Development

- Research and develop fabrics, compositions, textures, weights, and finishes suitable for each category.

- Select appropriate buttons, zippers, rivets, labels, threads, and other trims.

- Work closely with sourcing teams and vendors on fabric, wash, and trim development.

- Ensure materials and finishes meet design, quality, and target-cost requirements.

4. Technical Design & Sampling

- Prepare detailed CADs, technical drawings, colorways, and tech packs.

- Communicate design specifications clearly to sampling teams, pattern makers, and vendors.

- Review samples for fit, construction, fabric behavior, wash effects, and design accuracy.

- Provide detailed fit and quality comments to ensure the desired product outcome.

- Track sampling and development timelines to ensure timely seasonal collection execution.

5. Commercial & Market Understanding

- Translate global trends into commercially relevant products suited to the brand’s target customer.

- Understand competitor products, market pricing, consumer preferences, and retail requirements.

- Collaborate with merchandising and sourcing teams on range planning, product selection, and price positioning.

- Identify opportunities for newness,



product differentiation, and improved collection performance.

6. Cross-functional Collaboration

- Coordinate with merchandising, sourcing, technical, quality, production, and vendor teams.

- Maintain design documentation, fabric libraries, sample records, and seasonal collection updates.

- Ensure smooth execution from concept development through sampling and final product approval.

Required Skills & Qualifications

- Degree or diploma in Fashion Design, Apparel Design, or a related field.

- 3–6 years of relevant experience in menswear woven design, preferably in fashion retail or a lifestyle brand.

- Strong expertise in casual shirts, trousers, and denim design and development.

- Good understanding of woven fabrics, garment construction, fits, pattern details, denim washes, and finishing techniques.

- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, with knowledge of technical CADs and tech packs.

- Understanding of fabric sourcing, trims, costing, and vendor coordination.

- Strong trend research, analytical, communication, and presentation skills.

- Ability to manage multiple styles and meet seasonal deadlines.

Key Competencies

- Strong menswear design sensibility

- Trend forecasting and market awareness

- Expertise in woven construction and denim washes

- Fabric and trim innovation

- Commercial product understanding

- Attention to detail and execution

- Effective cross-functional coordination

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have a solid passion for contemporary menswear, a keen eye for silhouettes and fabric details, and hands-on experience in developing casual shirts, trousers, and denims. They should be capable of translating global trends into fresh, relevant, and commercially successful collections while maintaining strong technical understanding and ownership of the product development process.

Application Requirement: Candidates should share an updated resume and portfolio showcasing casual shirt designs, trouser silhouettes, denim fits and washes, fabric developments, technical CADs, and product development work.

📌 Woven Designer - Menswear (LR) (Haryana)
🏢 VMart
📍 Haryana