Summary: The Couture Coordinator role at Vivienne Westwood is a junior position focused on supporting the Bridal and Couture Department. The successful candidate will gain hands-on experience in a dynamic environment, assisting with cataloguing, research, and various projects related to couture and bridal fashion. This is a 6-month fixed-term contract with potential for extension, emphasizing collaboration and proactive planning. The role offers an opportunity to contribute to high-profile projects while working closely with design and atelier teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Pro-active planner and helping partner for senior management and the studio team.
• Cataloguing and coding of the Archive pieces and clients orders items, using PLMflex and SAP systems.
• Conduct ad hoc research (i.e. fabrics, trends, market research, etc) to assist CT/MTO with any projects at hand.
• Create and upkeep seasonal fabric folders and fabric swatches/hangers.
• Create graphic content such as mood boards and look-books.
• Lease with fabric suppliers for Couture fabric research and purchases and log information in the Couture master chart.
• General studio space upkeep (tidy and organize fabrics, trimmings, documents, etc).
• Prepare fabric swatches for send out to clients/stores.
• Record making time and material costs to assist Couture managers in the creation of price lists and clients’ quotes.
• Documenting the ‘Making Of’ for both bridal and couture for ad-hoc projects.
• POs request for Couture fabric orders.
• Create codes in PLM/SAP for collection styles, archives and samples.
• Assist with samples Press call-out requests.
• Assist Couture Managers and Product Developer with any required task.
• Assist during in house fittings.
• Assist the team during editorials, photoshoots, events.
• Attend meetings and contribute ideas to enhance project outcomes.
• Complete assigned tasks within deadlines.
• Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to work well individually and within a team.
• Booking garments in and out, keeping track of sends outs and locations of gowns, working with Fashion GPS system for all garments sent out and received in.
• Arranging and following up on shipments making sure they arrive in a timely manner.

Key Skills:

• 2 years of experience.
• Experience working with SAP and PLM essential.
• Planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to collaborate across multiple teams.
• Understanding of Couture fabrication.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Wandsworth

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Entry Level

Industry: Other