Ankita Rathour

@ankitarathore

Creative Designer

United Kingdom
English
About me
Womenswear Designer & Product Developer with 9 years across luxury RTW and commercial fashion, bridging creative direction and technical execution. Skilled across sketch, tech pack, prototype, SMS, fittings and production handover. Chases manufacturer timelines, flags issues early, and turns design intent into factory-ready, on-time, on-budget product. Strong in tech packs, BOMs, specs, construction and fabric/trim sourcing across woven, jersey and soft separates. At home in design reviews and fitting rooms alike. Now seeking a return to fashion after time in social media and store management.... Read more

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Work experience

Frock_and Frill

Freelance designer

Frock and Frill • Full-time

Nov 2024 - Aug 2026 • 1 yr 9 mos

Led trend research and seasonal mood boards through to production-ready CADs, technical sketches and tech packs, under fast seasonal development deadlines Responded rapidly to design briefs to tight turnaround windows while protecting brand handwriting and commercial cost/margin targets Collaborated with graphic/print teams on print and embellishment development, and liaised with manufacturers throughout sampling

Needle

Eveningwear designer

Needle • Full-time

May 2019 - Aug 2024 • 5 yrs 3 mos

Line-managed a design team of pattern cutter, junior designer and print designer — assigning work, reviewing design output, mentoring and conducting performance reviews Designed and developed collections end-to-end each season — trend research, mood boards, CADs, seasonal colour palette — through to fit development and sample sign-off Gave clear creative and technical direction to pattern cutters and technical teams in fit sessions to finalise silhouette, drape and construction ahead of bulk Worked daily with buying, merchandising and production to keep collections cohesive and delivered to critical path; travelled internationally for trend research and fabric/trim sourcing

Achiever_Apparels Pvt Ltd

Woven & Jersey Designer

Achiever Apparels Pvt Ltd • Full-time

Aug 2018 - Apr 2019 • 8 mos

Managed multi-category product development from concept through production, including outerwear and jersey Delivered final design packs with full technical specification, managing fittings, costing and sizeset sample approval with manufacturing partners