HIRING SENIOR FASHION DESIGNER – AND | PREMIUM CONTEMPORARY WESTERN WEAR

Company: House of Anita Dongre

Brand: AND

Location: Navi Mumbai – Head Office

Employment Type: Full-Time

Reporting To: Product Head – AND

Experience: 6–10 years in Contemporary Western Womenswear

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We are seeking a visionary designer who lives and breathes fashion, understands global trends, and can translate them into elevated, wearable collections for the modern Indian woman. The ideal candidate combines a refined eye for color, silhouette, fabric, and styling with a robust grasp of the premium western-wear market—bringing fresh energy, originality, and a distinctive point of view to AND.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Creative Design & Collection Development

- Design contemporary western-wear collections aligned with AND’s brand positioning and target customer.
- Develop original concepts, seasonal mood boards, colour palettes, silhouettes, prints and fabric stories.
- Create fashion-forward yet wearable designs for the modern woman’s everyday wardrobe.
- Develop collections across workwear, smart casuals, elevated everyday wear and occasion dressing.
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of the distinction between casual, day, work and eveningwear.
- Balance fashion newness with commercial relevance.
- Introduce fresh silhouettes and design details that elevate the brand.

2. Exceptional Aesthetic Judgement

- Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of proportion, fit, colour, styling and garment construction.
- Make strong independent design decisions consistent with AND’s aesthetic.
- Critically evaluate designs and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Ensure that each garment feels contemporary, desirable and appropriate for the intended customer and occasion.
- Maintain high standards of design quality across all product categories.
- Bring a strong editing sensibility to the collection, eliminating unnecessary details and weak designs.

3. Global Fashion & Trend Intelligence





- Continuously research international fashion trends, emerging designers, runway collections and street style.
- Study contemporary brands such as COS, Zara, Massimo Dutti, Mango and other relevant global fashion labels.
- Identify emerging trends in silhouettes, fabrics, colours, prints and styling.
- Translate global trends into commercially relevant products for the Indian market.
- Regularly analyse competitor collections, pricing, product offerings and design direction.
- Bring proactive insights and fresh ideas to seasonal design discussions.

4. Customer & Commercial Understanding

- Understand the lifestyle, aspirations and wardrobe needs of AND’s core customer.
- Design products that combine contemporary aesthetics with comfort, versatility and wearability.
- Work closely with merchandising teams to understand bestsellers, customer feedback and product performance.
- Use commercial insights to improve future collections.
- Develop a balanced assortment of fashion statements, wardrobe essentials and repeatable commercial styles.
- Understand target price points and design within agreed cost parameters.

5. Product Development & Execution

- Take ownership of assigned categories from concept to final approved sample.
- Work closely with sourcing, merchandising, sampling and production teams.
- Personally review fits, proportions, fabrics, trims and garment finishing.
- Ensure design intent is maintained throughout development.
- Identify and resolve design and sampling challenges proactively.
- Deliver collections according to agreed seasonal calendars and timelines.

6. Styling & Product Presentation





- Demonstrate a strong understanding of contemporary styling and complete outfit creation.
- Contribute creative inputs for look books, e-commerce photography and campaign styling.
- Understand how garments should be presented to communicate the brand’s aesthetic.
- Ensure collections feel cohesive, contemporary and visually compelling.

7. Collaboration & Mentorship

- Mentor junior designers and encourage strong design thinking.
- Provide constructive feedback and maintain high creative standards.
- Collaborate effectively with the Product Head, merchandising and cross-functional teams.

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE:

- 6–10 years of relevant experience in contemporary western womenswear.
- Fashion Design degree from a recognised institution.
- Experience with premium western-wear or contemporary fashion brands is strongly preferred.
- Exceptional aesthetic sense and a strong understanding of international fashion.
- Deep knowledge of women’s silhouettes, fabrics, garment construction and fit.
- Strong understanding of contemporary styling and fashion trends.
- Ability to translate fashion inspiration into commercially successful products.
- A demonstrated portfolio of original and relevant womenswear designs.
- Strong awareness of the Indian premium fashion customer.
- Ability to work independently and deliver high-quality work within timelines.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Proficiency in relevant design software is desirable.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

- Candidates must submit a portfolio demonstrating:
- Original western-wear collections.
- Seasonal concepts, mood boards and colour stories.
- Sketches alongside finished garment photographs.
- Examples of contemporary styling and silhouette development.
- Commercially successful designs, where available.
- A clear explanation of their personal contribution to each project.

Interested Candidates are requested to share their CVs along with their portfolio at following mail-id: [email protected]

📌 Senior Designer - AND (Mumbai)
🏢 House of Anita Dongre
📍 Mumbai