Designer

Kazo Brands is looking for a creative, trend-conscious, and commercially driven Women’s Western Wear Designer to join our design team. The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of contemporary women’s fashion and western wear, with the ability to translate global trends and customer insights into commercially viable designs aligned with the Kazo brand aesthetic. Research and analyse global and Indian fashion trends, with a strong focus on women’s western wear , including dresses, tops, shirts, skirts, trousers, co-ords, jumpsuits, jackets, and occasion wear. Track international fashion weeks, emerging trends, competitor collections, social media, fashion influencers, and customer preferences to identify relevant trends for the Kazo customer. Develop seasonal mood boards, trend boards, colour palettes, fabric directions, and collection concepts. Conceptualise and develop fashionable, trend-led, and commercially viable western wear styles and silhouettes. Create designs for women’s contemporary, party, occasion, and everyday western wear in line with Kazo’s brand positioning. Develop new silhouettes, prints, colour combinations, embellishments, embroidery, surface details, and garment constructions. Create detailed fashion sketches, technical drawings, artworks, and design sheets for product development. Ensure collections have a strong fashion point of view while offering the right balance of trend, wearability, and commercial appeal. Work closely with the merchandising, sourcing, sampling, production, and buying teams throughout the product development process. Coordinate with fabric and trim vendors to source and develop appropriate materials, embellishments, trims, and finishes. Review samples and provide detailed feedback on fit, silhouette, fabric, colour, construction, proportions, finishing, and overall design . Conduct regular sample reviews and ensure designs are developed accurately from concept to final production. Ensure final products are consistent with approved designs, quality standards, brand aesthetics, and customer expectations. Maintain a strong understanding of fabrics suitable for western wear, including woven, knit, denim, satin, crepe, georgette, lace, and other fashion fabrics. Incorporate market feedback, sales performance, customer insights, and commercial inputs into future design development. Ensure designs are aligned with target customers, price points, production feasibility, and business objectives. Manage multiple styles and collection developments simultaneously while ensuring timely completion of design deliverables. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve design, sampling, fit, and production challenges. Contribute fresh and innovative ideas to strengthen Kazo’s position in women’s western fashion and occasion wear . Requirements: Bachelor’s degree/diploma in Fashion Design or a related field. 2–5 years of relevant experience in women’s western wear/fashion design , preferably with a fashion retail or lifestyle brand. Strong understanding of women’s western wear, including dresses, tops, shirts, skirts, trousers, co-ords, jumpsuits, jackets, and occasion wear . Strong understanding of fashion trends, fabrics, silhouettes, colours, garment construction, and product development. Strong fashion illustration and design development skills. Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop ; knowledge of CorelDRAW or other relevant design software is an advantage. Good understanding of the Indian fashion and retail market and the contemporary fashion consumer. Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. Excellent attention to detail with a strong sense of aesthetics and fashion. Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Creative mindset with a strong balance of fashion sensibility, commercial understanding, and execution skills .