London, Ontario, Canada
Motivated, self-sufficient business professional with a passion for design, creativity and self-development. Founder, Designer and Creative Director at Amanda Maria; a Canadian based, internationally sold, women's ready-to-wear "comfortable luxury" brand. An experienced Fashion Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the apparel and fashion industry. Skilled in apparel product development, creative concept design, textiles, fashion design, collection development, brand management, trends analysis and research, business development and team management. Strong arts and design professional with an advanced Fashion Design focus.
Amanda Maria is an award winning Canadian Fashion designer. The Amanda Maria brand focuses on quality and comfort in the collections. With fit focused designs and top quality ready-to wear collections the brand has gained a loyal customer base that crave the comfort in the brands chic, high end collections. “So you not only look your best, you feel your best. That’s what’s important”. The Amanda Maria brand aims to continue its reach globally, expanding into new markets and bringing women everywhere comfortable luxury. Creating and scaling the Amanda Maria brand has provided endless insight and knowledge in the international Fashion industry. Main responsibilities of the Design Director Role at Amanda Maria are as follows but not limited to: • Trends research and forecasting • Collection mood and theme identification • Textile & Trim sourcing • Color Palette selection • Design Illustration • Tech Pack production • Fitting Specialist • Sample Quality Approval • Full Ready-To- Wear Collection Design and Development • Overseas Supply Chain Management • Team management • Production Management • Production Quality Control • Timeline Management • Photoshoot Direction and Planning • International Trade show Planning and Execution • Print Design & Development • Branding • International Wholesale • Marketing Material development • Knitwear Design & Development www.amandamariacollection.com @amandamariacollection