Lucile

Speaker for the MBA "Communication in Fashion Industries" to talk about my experience and expertise in leather goods, footwear and leather : contemporary issues, current market, trends, technicality of products, environmental and social impacts.

Refashion is the Textile industry's eco-organisation (clothing, household linen and footwear). Its role is to oversee the prevention and end-of-life management of these items for the companies which place them on the market.

Central to the industry's eco-system, Refashion is accompanying the transformation towards the circular economy whilst providing services to the various stakeholders: marketers, collection and sorting operators, local and public authorities, project developers, the general public.

https://refashion.fr/pro/en

Speaker teacher on "Sustainable Marketing in Luxury" : 18 hours lessons for students of the "Luxury Management" Master's programme.
https://www.esgci.com/

Speaker on eco-responsibility and the circular economy in fashion for the trainees of the Circular Designer course ("object" and "ecosystem" courses).

I work with brands in their transition to sustainable fashion :

► To be the link between the CSR department and the operational staff, thanks to my business knowledge, for all CSR projects,
► Manage projects related to legislation and which requires having trained employees,
► Federate teams, engage and coordinate all stakeholders, including external service providers,
► Train employees in issues, circular economy and eco-design.

► Management of the accessories design team (6 people): design, sourcing of materials and manufacturers, and product development up to the approval of the pre-production samples.
► Paris-Tokyo coordination of the "Voyage" line (44% of the brand's total turnover).
► Design and product development of the men's and women's footwear collections.

Training with certification.
Systems thinking, Design, Eco-design, Secondary raw materials, Upcycling, Manufacturing.

Specialization: ecodesign.

In this context:
Writing of publications :
- Fashion: what are the new sustainable practices?
- Circular Economy: how to convince public institutions?
And projects :
- Eco-design of a pair of chelsea boots
- Support to the start-up Cleanea for a circular distribution.

(Fixed-term contract - maternity cover)
► Coordination of all collections of RTW, leather goods, accessories, shoes & jewelry for women and men.
► Coordination of all departments: AD, design, development, merchandising, communication, PR, legal.
Privileged contact for collaborations with external artists and licenses, project management.
Organization of kick off meetings, fittings, stylings and shootings.
Preparation of documents for meetings, color ranges, reviews.
Etc.
Management of an assistant.

Paralèlle is a French high-end women shoe brand born in 1985, with its own factory based in Rochechouart (Limousin, near Limoges, France).

► Design direction, product management, organisation of collections, development follow-up (France and Portugal).

► Mission: rejuvenate the product offer and set up a collection process.

► Achievements:
1-New product offer for a younger target: design (recruitment and management), materials and embellishments sourcing, product development;
2-Creation of tools to organize collections: retroplanning, collection plan, sales analysis tools;
3-Tools for shops: sales and debriefing supports, visual merchandising.
Two collections a year; 55 to 60 styles (=250 references) per collection.

www.parallele.com

Clients : Delpozo, Guy Laroche, Dissona, Vincis’.
► Mission: In charge of design and development of bags and shoes collections for international brands (luxury and high-end).
Coordination of projects between clients, creatives and suppliers.

- Definition of brand DNA,
- Product design,
- Team management: junior designers, freelancers and interns,
- Sourcing materials, ornaments, transformers, factories,
- Product development in Portugal and Italy.

Design direction : Rosemary Rodriguez.
Brands : CJ JOURDAN, French Manufacture, A by André for women;
Liberto and P by Pataugas for men and boys.

► Mission: Definition of the new product offer of La Halle’s exclusive brands: DNA , design, product development and picking in France, Italy, Portugal and Asia.
In charge of about 300 ref/season.

(Fixed term contract - 1 year)
Clients: licences Marie Claire international, Acuitis, Première Vision.
► Design of complete collections of accessories.
► Projects for professional fairs: color consultation for Première Vision Paris.
► Interviews and press conferences on international trends.

Clients: Diesel, Armani, Cacharel, YSL, Stella McCartney, Lancôme, Lise Charmel, Etam, …

► Creation of bags, pouches, small leather goods, luggage, jewelry, accessories;
► Development (50 to 100 styles/month) and production monitoring up to “ok prod” prototypes.
(Turnover in 2011: € 7.5 million)

(Fixed-term contract - 7 months.)
Design of 12 lignes of bags and matched small leather goods for FW 2008, women and men.