Senior Embroidery & Surface Development Designer

Position: Embroidery & Surface Development Designer

Location: Gurugram, Haryana

Industry: High Fashion / Premium Apparel Manufacturing & Export

We are looking for a highly creative, technically strong, and development-oriented Textile, Embroidery & Surface Development Designer to join our growing high-fashion team.

The ideal candidate should have strong exposure to textile development, embroidery and surface ornamentation, fashion trend research, silhouette understanding, material sourcing, and concept-to-product execution. We are looking for someone experimental, detail-oriented, fashion-forward, and passionate about creating innovative textiles and garments from scratch.

This role requires someone who can understand buyer aesthetics and fashion language, develop concepts accordingly, source the right materials, and take developments from idea stage to final product execution.

Key Responsibilities:

Research global fashion, textile, embroidery, and surface development trends

Create mood boards, concept stories, textile directions, color stories, and seasonal development ideas

Understand buyer mood boards, references, trend directions, and aesthetics to translate them into commercially viable textile and garment developments

Develop innovative fabrics, surface textures, embroidery concepts, embellishment techniques, washes, and material stories

Work on high-fashion embroidery developments including adda work, hand embroidery, placement concepts, sequins, beadwork, thread work, appliqu, textures, and mixed-media surfaces

Experiment with fabrics, trims, techniques, and materials to create unique textile developments

Source fabrics, trims, embellishments, yarns, laces, patches, accessories, and all development materials required for sampling and collection creation

Coordinate with local and international vendors to arrange innovative materials and development inputs as per buyer requirements

Create detailed artwork and development files using Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)

Coordinate with embroidery units, karigars, textile vendors, dyeing units, printers, sampling teams, and production departments to execute developments

Translate textile developments into garment concepts and silhouettes where required

Participate in collection development and assist in creating complete product lines/capsule collections

Work closely with merchandising, sourcing, sampling, and production teams to ensure development feasibility, costing alignment, and execution

Maintain development libraries, swatches, references, and archives for ongoing and future collections

Ensure developments are aligned with luxury/high-fashion buyer expectations, finishing standards, and production feasibility

Independently drive developments from concept, sourcing, swatch creation, embroidery execution, sampling, and final garment stage

Required Skills & Experience:

Strong experience in high-fashion, designer, couture, luxury, or export-oriented apparel/textile development

Deep understanding of embroidery techniques, surface ornamentation, textile manipulation, garment aesthetics, and material development

Strong fashion sense and understanding of global trends, colors, fabrics, silhouettes, detailing, and luxury finishes

Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Photoshop and Illustrator

Strong sketching, concept development, artwork creation, and visualization skills

Strong sourcing capability and understanding of fabrics, trims, garment construction, embroidery, washes, dyeing, and surface techniques

Experience working with embroidery vendors, artisans, sampling teams, sourcing teams, and development units

Ability to understand buyer language and convert concepts into commercially relevant developments

Experimental mindset with strong attention to detail, finishing, and innovation

Ability to handle multiple developments in a fast-paced high-fashion environment

Preferred Candidate Profile:

510 years of relevant experience in high-fashion or premium apparel industry

Background from designer labels, couture houses, export houses, luxury brands, or textile development studios preferred

Strong portfolio showcasing textile development, embroidery concepts, surface experimentation, and finished garments

Existing vendor and artisan network within embroidery/textile ecosystem is an added advantage

If you are passionate about creating innovative textiles, surfaces, embroideries, and fashion products from scratch, we would love to connect with you.

Interested candidates can share their portfolio and CV at: admin@prewalstudio.com

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