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Vivienne Colvine

@viviennecolvine

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Creative fashion designer specializing in sustainable lingerie and brand-driven growth.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I seek a collaborative, values-driven brand role where I can design sustainable lingerie, lead product development, and drive growth through creative marketing and strong team collaboration.

I am a driven fashion designer with eight years' experience founding and running a made-to-order lingerie brand, designing sustainable collections and managing end-to-end production, marketing and sales.

I have led teams of makers, marketers and interns, handled social and paid digital campaigns, built loyal customer communities, and taken designs from sketch to market while meeting time and budget constraints.

My work has achieved press coverage, industry award recognition, and retail success; I bring strong pattern drafting, construction, brand development and project management skills to a collaborative, values-driven team.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founder & CEO

Current

Miss Vivienne Lingerie

Jan 2017 - Present (8 years 8 months)

Founded and ran a sustainable made-to-order lingerie brand, managing design-to-production, digital marketing and a cross-functional team, growing community engagement and winning Online Business of the Year 2021.

Fashion Design Project Management Social Media Management Content Creation Web Design Email Marketing

Store Manager

New Look

Jan 2018 - Dec 2019 (1 year 11 months)

Managed a 25-person retail team, optimized visual merchandising and shop layout to improve sales and reduced shrink through operational oversight and KPI-driven staff management.

Team Management Visual Merchandising KPIs Customer Engagement Retail Operations Loss Prevention Leadership

Supervisor

New Look

Jan 2014 - Jan 2018 (4 years)

Supervised store opening/closing and tills, coached sales advisors and supported achievement of sales targets through visual merchandising and customer service improvements.

Customer Service Visual Merchandising KPI Tracking Retail Operations Microsoft Office Communication

Design Intern

Pendulum Apparel

May 2016 - Jun 2016 (1 month)

Developed a swimwear range for a high-street retailer that was produced for S/S16, improving technical drawing and design-for-mass-market skills and contributing to a best-selling range.

Swimwear Design Product Development Trend Research Retail Design

Design Intern

Atelier Bordelle

May 2016 - Jun 2016 (1 month)

Interned at a luxury lingerie label, refining high-end construction techniques, creative pattern drafting and deepening knowledge of fabrics, components and cohesive branding.

Pattern Drafting Attention To Detail Creative Development

Freelance Designer

MSMISSMRS

Jan 2015 - Present (10 years 8 months)

Designed technical drawings and collaborated with manufacturers to produce 'Empowerment Pants' for a charity fundraising product rolled out across the UK.

Adobe Illustrator Product Design Prototyping