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Creative Director

Combining 20+ years of retail and wholesale fashion experience, Renay thrives on using her expertise in all areas to benefit other brands, both existing and new fashion/swim & surf brands.

Whether that be in brand consulting for the initial conception, design to pattern making new collections and styles, to production specifications and technical documentation for local and offshore manufacturing.

Freelance swimwear designer, manual patternmaker, production manager (local + offshore) fashion brand consultant.
International travel, tradeshows, production

Freelance swimwear designer + patternmaker + production manager + fashion brand consultant

Design of swimwear pieces for online retail, create yardage prints, draft patterns for swimsuit garments, social media, Photoshoots, marketing of brand, local manufacturing, International travel, tradeshows

Design of swim/surfwear fashion pieces for seasonal retailers all over Globe (USA/UK/EU+AU market), create yardage + placement prints, offshore manufacturing liason (Turkey, Peru, USA + China production), specification sheets, technical drawings, catalogue layout, International travel, tradeshows + sourcing trips - ASR, MAGIC, Miami Swim show

Global Design/Production Coordinator

Design of swim/surfwear fashion pieces for seasonal retailers all over Globe (USA/UK/EU+AU market), create yardage + placement prints, offshore manufacturing liason (Turkey, Peru, USA + China production), specification sheets, technical drawings, catalogue layout, auditing China factories all over + for all fabrication specialities, International travel, tradeshows + sourcing trips - ASR, MAGIC, Miami Swim show, ISPO Munich

Design of swim/surfwear fashion pieces for seasonal retailers all over Globe (USA/UK/EU+AU market), create yardage + placement prints, offshore manufacturing liason (Turkey, Peru, USA + China production), specification sheets, technical drawings, catalogue layout, auditing China factories all over + for all fabrication specialities. Also includes time working in USA office (3months Costa Mesa) International travel, tradeshows + sourcing trips - ASR, MAGIC, Miami Swim show

Swimwear Designer

Design of swim/surfwear fashion pieces for seasonal retailers all over Globe (USA/UK/EU+AU market), create yardage + placement prints, offshore manufacturing liason (India, Sri Lanka, Fiji + China production), specification sheets, technical drawings, measuring garments for grading, approval of samples/lapdips + strikeoffs, International travel, tradeshows + sourcing trips - ASR, MAGIC, Miami Swim show

Head of Ladieswear Design (ALL categories)

Production of fashion pieces for Australian retailer chain, offshore manufacturing liason (China production), specification sheets, technical drawings, measuring garments for grading, approval of samples/lapdips + trims/fabric submissions for primarily woven + woven Ladies fashion garments.

Product Developer Assistant/Offshore Production

Production of fashion pieces for Australian based swim brand, local manufacturing liason (China production), specification sheets, technical drawings, measuring garments for grading, approval of samples/lapdips + trims/fabric submissions for primarily woven + woven Ladies fashion garments, dresser & assistance in-house fashion shows.

Design Assistant/Local Production Assistant

Design of swim/surfwear fashion pieces for retailers (AU+NZ market), create yardage + placement prints, design swimsuit styles, offshore manufacturing liaison (China production), specification sheets, technical drawings, measuring garments for grading, approval of samples/lapdips + strikeoffs, International travel, tradeshows + sourcing trips (London, Lyon MODE CITY, Spain)

Swim/Surfwear Designer - Girls/Teens/Womens

Production of fashion pieces for Australian retailers, offshore manufacturing liason (Fiji production), specification sheets, technical drawings, measuring garments for grading, approval of samples/lapdips + trims/fabric submissions for Ladies fashion garments.

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Renay Wells: Creative Director in Runaway Bay, QLD

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