Marie-Christine Lohmann

Fashion Designer Private Label bei Zalando SE

Berlin Metropolitan Area

About

I am a Berlin-based fashion design expert with more than ten years of experience in the fashion industry. Currently, I work as a Fashion Designer at Zalando, overseeing the concept and design of outerwear, trousers, and denim for three menswear brands within Zalando’s private labels portfolio. After graduating from École supérieure des arts et techniques de la mode (ESMOD) in 2007, I worked for both small independent labels like Sai So Berlin and big commercial brands like s.Oliver. In 2014, I joined Zalando. I have gained experience in all textile commodity groups as well as footwear and interior design. My key expertise lies in wovens, particularly in outerwear and tailoring. I am passionate about making our products more inclusive by design — particularly by deploying principles of “adaptive design” and “genderfluid design” — and about making them more sustainable and circular. Outside of fashion, I have a great interest in women’s causes and how social systems shape our societies.

Experience

  • Zalando SE (12 yrs 2 mos)
    • Fashion Designer Private Label Men`s
      Jul 2020 - Present · 6 yrs

      Designing seasonal collections and brand concepts for textile and footwear products for the brands Pier One, YOURTURN and Zign. Designing various capsule collections e.g. artist collaborations or with an adaptive or circular purpose. Building macro trend reports for Zalando`s category Men.

    • Fashion Designer Menswear
      May 2014 - Jul 2020 · 6 yrs 3 mos

      Designing woven, outerwear, denim, tailoring and circular knit products for Modern Classic and Young Fashion Menswear brands. Identify assortment opportunities and working with KPIs to achieve business objectives.

  • Fashion Stylist at Zalando
    Dec 2013 - Mar 2014 · 4 mos

    Pilot project to set up processes for the Zalando Fashion Studios. Working on styling guidelines for studio shoots and model booking.

  • s.Oliver Bernd Freier GmbH & CO. KG (Würzburg und Umgebung, Deutschland)
    • Fashion Designer Kidswear
      Jul 2011 - Jul 2013 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Designing woven, soft woven and circular knit products for the Junior Girls category.

    • sOliver Trainee Program Design
      Oct 2010 - Jun 2011 · 9 mos

      Assignment to various design teams of different category groups.

  • Assistant Designer Womenswear at Sai So Berlin
    Jun 2008 - Mar 2010 · 1 yr 10 mos

    SAI SO offered a collection of unique products in fashion and interior, exclusively made out of Japanese antique Kimono silk.

  • Freelance Designer at Sisi Wasabi AG
    Nov 2007 - Feb 2008 · 4 mos

    draping, showpiece manufacturing and fashion show preparation