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Francesca Gianfranchi

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  • date: 9-17-13
Freelance fashion designer and owner of www.giokit.com. Gradued as fashion designer (knit spec.) at Polimoda (Florence). Product manager and assistant designer at Emilio Pucci (Casor SpA) Designer for Mason\'s, 40 Weft, J.W. Brine and Freesoul.

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  • Category

    Apparel
  • Market Segments

    Womens
    Mens
  • Availability

    Freelance
    Permanent
  • Relocation

    Yes
  • Schools/Training

    liceo scientifico
    Polimoda Firenze corso design con specializzazione
    Istituto Trimoda Taglio e Cucito

More Information

From January 2013
Designer for FFI Global - Freesoul Woman\'s collection P/E 2013-2014

From June 2012
Giokit snc
Owner and creative director at www.giokit.com
creative clothes for kids

From february 2011
J.W. Brine - Manifatture Generali - Carrara (MS)
Fashion consulting for men and woman\'s collections (P/E 2012 - A/I 2012-13 - P/E 2013)

From June 2008
MOOD LAB fashion consulting, engaged to design men\'s and women\'s collection for the brand 40WEFT company Black Sheep Capalle (Fi)

Since 2005 to 2008
product manager for the woman collections (MASON\'S and POWELL) at Foster Company SpA: Fabric research and trends, alongside the main designer to design the samples, explain sketches to pattern maker, support during the fitting of the prototypes in Italy and /or abroad. (They produce in Bulgaria)
Proposed color boards and shifts to the industrial laundry (the most of the stuff for this brand are garment dyed) for the preparation of the final samples (dye / treatments / embroidery)
I used to kept the contacts with foreign suppliers for the explanation of the models to be implemented and thereafter follow the progressfrom the prototypes to the delivery of the collection.

Since May 2004
Assistant fashion designer in Foster SpA in Carrara (MS) for brands Mason\'s, Powell and BillBoard man and woman.

2005-2006
Opening and managing my own shop Wabi Sabi: clothing in Sarzana (Sp)

Apr. 2001-Oct. 2003
Product manager for the woman collection \\\"Emilio Pucci\\\" at company CASOR S.p.A. Bologna owned by the LVMH Group: coordination of the various stages of planning and preparation of the samples and the catwalk.
Fabric research, I used to be the major link between the designer and the paper pattern department during the explanation of the sketches, assistance during the fitting, research and proposal for for embroidered stuff and travel (Bombay, New York) to follow the development stages of the samples. Collaboration and support to the designer as a link between him and the company during the preparation of the catwalk.

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