Swimwear/Bodywear Design Intern in Amsterdam

KARL LAGERFELD COMPANY PROFILE

At Karl Lagerfeld, we are driven by Karl’s mantra: “Embrace the present and invent the future”
The House of KARL LAGERFELD shares the creative vision and design aesthetic of its iconic founder, Karl Lagerfeld. Always contemporary and forward-looking. We are the only fashion house that carries Karl’s name at its doorbell and we’re thriving to live up to this responsibility in everything we do, every day with lots of joy and passion.

Our headquarters in Paris and in Amsterdam are home to a very diverse and driven Karl family from more than 25 countries creating meaningful stories and product concepts that connect to Karl’s world and iconic attributes.
Women’s ready to wear, bags, small leather goods and underwear are managed directly from our Amsterdam HQ other categories including men’s wear, footwear, fragrances, eyewear and more are developed together with best in class license partners.

We connect with our consumers at multiple levels – online and offline hand in hand. We thrive to maximize consumer engagement via more than 200 KL stores worldwide, our premium wholesale partners and our strong digital footprint, spearheaded by our KARL.COM flagship store which reaches 96 countries. With digital channels representing already more than 30% of our overall full price business.

We are a dynamic, fast growing and inclusive company built on professionalism and strong values. Across all areas of our business, at KARL LAGERFELD we commit working toward highest standards of sustainability and integrity. In 2019, KARL LAGERFELD joined as a founding member the Fashion Pact, a global sustainability initiative seeking to transform the fashion industry through objectives in three areas: climate, biodiversity and ocean protection.

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

Provide key support in the collection development of the Karl Lagerfeld Women’s and Men’s Bodywear (sleep, underwear and activewear) and Swimwear lines. You will be closely working together with the Design Bodywear and Swimwear team and the Product development team completing daily tasks such as design research and up-dating Design and product overviews, trim artworks and technical sketches.

SKILLS, EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor degree in fashion course eg. Fashion contour
• Language: fluent in English, both verbal and written
• Distinctive product and colour taste level
• Good to excellent knowledge of Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop is a necessity
• CLO 3D knowledge is a bonus
• Interest in technical/close to body design

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design Research
• Creating Tech packs and artworks to support the Design Team
• Creating/updating Technical Sketches
• Working on Seasonal Overviews/Range plans/Colour boards/Fabric boards under the guidance of the Design Team.
• Ensuring all Seasonal files & Mood boards are kept up-to-date.
• Preparing fitting sessions and organizing/recording relevant information
• Generally supporting the Design Team and helping to keep the office orderly at all times
• Organizing and maintaining fabric library, and sample archive

PROFILE

• Has a strong eye for detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Researching – art based and fashion based reference
• Be up to date with latest trends and design.
• Able to work independently as well as in a team
• Flexibility, adaptability and a positive "can-do" attitude are a must
• Strong interest in swimwear, lingerie, sleepwear and activewear
• Comfortable working across men’s and women’s product categories
• Organized, great time management.

Due to Dutch law we can only review your application for an internship when you are enrolled at a university or other school program.