Designer - Streetwear at Levi Strauss (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore Area, India
- Current
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- Designer - Sykes(R) at Levi Strauss (India) Pvt. Ltd.
- Past
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- Head of Design - Color Plus Junior at Color Plus Fashions Ltd
- Designer - SF Jeans at Madura Garments
- Asst Designer - Allen Solly at Madura Garments
- Asst Designer - SF Jeans at Madura Garments
- Education
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- National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore
- B. D. Somani Institute of Art & Fashion Technology
- Patna University
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Kumar Gautam’s Summary
6+ years of working for varied apparel brands in design, at different hierarchical levels.
personal motto : "observe, absorb, & apply"
professionally always looking :
for a challenge,
to apply my learnings,
to learn something new,
to share my knowledge,
Kumar Gautam’s Specialties:
Design & Design Management, Systems & Processes Setup, Product Lifecycle Management, Vendor Base Identification & Management, Branding & Identity, Merchandise Management,
Kumar Gautam’s Experience
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Designer - Sykes(R)
Levi Strauss (India) Pvt. Ltd.
(Privately Held; Apparel & Fashion industry)
December 2007 — Present (2 years )
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Head of Design - Color Plus Junior
Color Plus Fashions Ltd
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)
April 2007 — December 2007 (9 months)
Design & Design Management for ColorPlus Junior, a kidswear brand for the age group of 4-14 yrs. Leading a team of Designers & Merchandisers for a succesful launch. Responsible for setting up systems & process, trends & forecasts analysis and modification to suit domestic market, international benchmarking, competition analysis, retail id, visual merchandising direction, vendor identification & mangement.
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Designer - SF Jeans
Madura Garments
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)
February 2006 — April 2007 (1 year 3 months)
Seasonal Design Development for SF Jeans, from conceptualization to final booking samples, for jeans, cargos, for guys n gals.
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Asst Designer - Allen Solly
Madura Garments
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)
September 2005 — February 2006 (6 months)
Seasonal Design & Developement - Conceptualization to final booking samples for Mens trousers, jeans, cargos, t-shirts.
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Asst Designer - SF Jeans
Madura Garments
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)
May 2003 — September 2005 (2 years 5 months)
Seasonal Design & Development for SF Jeans - from conceptualization to final booking samples for t-shirts, shirts, accessories, outerwear, jeans, & cargos.
Kumar Gautam’s Education
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National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore
2000 — 2003
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B. D. Somani Institute of Art & Fashion Technology
Diploma in Fashion Technology , Fashion Design , 1999 — 2000
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Patna University
I. Sc. , Physics, Chemistry, Biology , 1996 — 1998
Additional Information
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Kumar Gautam’s Interests:
Design & Design Management, Graphic Design for Apparel, Photography, Reading, Travelling,
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Aquent Greater China
Kumar Gautam’s Honors:
Best Menswear Design Collection, Fashionova 2003, NIFT-B
Kumar Gautam’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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