Product, before software.
Eleven years designing accessories at American fashion houses, from Coach at its largest scale to runway collections for Calvin Klein, Theyskens' Theory, and Reed Krakoff. I owned lines from concept to market: roadmap, team, seasonal calendar, production.
- theyskens’ theory
- Reed Krakoff
Reed Krakoff
Reed Krakoff started his namesake luxury house after rebuilding Coach as its president and executive creative director.
Worked directly with Reed on handbags, leather goods, and jewelry for runway and main line. Created the RK40 and Atlas collections, refabricated the house icons Boxer, Atlantique, and Anarchy, and relaunched the semi-precious jewelry line into retail and wholesale. Special projects with the Whitney, the Phillips Collection, Nan Goldin, and Rizzoli.
Theyskens' Theory
Theyskens' Theory was Olivier Theyskens' ready-to-wear line with Theory.
Reported directly to Olivier on every accessory category: shoes, handbags, leather goods, headwear, gloves, and jewelry. Part of the early concept team that set each season's direction. Developed the collections with factories in China, sourced leather at the Bologna shows, and designed a bag line exclusive to Theory stores.
Calvin Klein Collection
Calvin Klein Collection was the house's runway line, shown in New York and developed in Italy.
Designed men's and women's Collection accessories for runway and main line, reporting to creative directors Francisco Costa, Italo Zuchelli, and Ulrich Grimm. Managed short-run production and materials sourcing for the shows, with development at Italian factories six times a year.
Coach
Coach made American leather goods at the largest scale in the market.
Generated first concepts for new collections and designed across the top-selling Daphne, Chelsea, Hamptons, Gallery, and Signature Stripe lines. Three direct reports, with concept development at the Florence sample facility six times a year.
