Mat Walker Email & Phone Number

Chelmsford, GB

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Led design teams for menswear and youth trends across 2300 stores in India, focusing on trends, fabrics, shapes, and graphics.
• Developed innovative designs for brands like Dnmx, Ybdnmx, Teamspirit, Netplay casual, and Netplay formals.
• looking to Increase market share by implementing trend-focused designs and enhancing customer experience, by giving western design knowledge to this emerging market.

• Collaborated with buyers and designers to create menswear trend focused designs across various departments for companies like Primark (across many platforms Stronghold, farrell, Limited Edition), Matalan, Debenhams.
• Conducted global research and built strong relationships with factories to ensure authentic and trendsetting designs.
• Developed unique styles and details to keep customers ahead of competitors in the market.

• Led design development for denim, casual bottoms, shorts, and swims, influencing key trends and colors resulting in successful collections.
• Conducted global research on fabrics, product bases, and trims, translating design ideas to factories and colleagues for timely production.
• Collaborated closely with buyers and suppliers, ensuring theme direction and product quality met company standards.

• Led the design development and theme direction of the mainline collection, influencing key trends, graphics and colors for global research reflecting the brands identity in the streetwear market and skate culture.
• Translated design ideas to factories, ensuring timely production and quality control.
• Styled advertisements and catwalk shows to showcase brand identity and product vision.

• Led design development and theme direction for the Combo & I Love My Jeans collection at Fornarina from 2003 to 2007, this brand was global, italian streetwear.
• Conducted global research on fabrics, graphics, colour, moodboards, product bases, and trims to influence key trends and shapes.
• Translated design ideas to factories, collaborated with partners like New Era and Havana, and conducted factory visits.

• Developed and executed a comprehensive business plan for Princes Trust, showcasing LCFP's image and identity.
• Spearheaded the brand identity, design, graphic, and production aspects of brand development, working on promotions and pattern cutting.
• Successfully implemented a sales and marketing strategy, securing partnerships with prestigious clients like The Library (London) and United Arrows (Tokyo). Created and ran 3 fashion shows with 1 at the V&A museum

worked freelance on a streetwear brand focusing on skate culture and music

• Assisted with sales, window styling, and catwalk shows at Jackson in Chelsea, London.
• Collaborated with design room team in Italy during industrial year for combo projects.
• Developed strong organizational skills, sales, merchandising and multitasking skills in a fast-paced fashion environment.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Fashion/Apparel Design, 2.1

Education record

Ba Hons, Design

FOR THE FASHION INDUSTRY, MENSWEAR STRUCTURED, (2.1)