Diviya Pangaria
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About
More than 8 years of experience in apparel design and development for large brands like Guess, Roxy, Quiksilver, Dorothy Perkins, Calvin Klein, Armani, Lucky Brand and Esprit. Involved in the process from converting trends to stories, designs, fittings and taking it through to execution that are commercially viable.
• Research and Analysis
• Concept Building
• Range Development
• Prototyping
• Costing & Cost Engineering
• Sourcing
• Surface Development
• Coordination
• Viability Analysis
• Team Development
Key Strengths
• Excellent understanding of the garment design and manufacturing process; from the garment conceptualization stage, through the pattern drafting phase, to final garment assembly.
• Strong fashion, fabric and color sense with the ability to create and adapt designs to changing market.
• Ability to interpret brand requirements and create designs that map their target customer.
• Analyzing cost of the product and developing cost effective options.
• Adept at leading design and product development teams, performing as a project team member or working independently, depending on the nature of the project at hand. -
Education
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Diploma in Apparel Manufacture and Design Fashion DesignS.D.P.S Women's College, SNDT University, Mumbai2004 - 2006
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Bachelor of Commerce CommerceDevi Ahilya Vishwavidhyalaya2001 - 2004
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Diploma in Fashion Design Fashion DesignNational Institute of Fashion Design2002 - 2003
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Experience
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Assistant Manager - Design & Product DevelopmentNewtimes Development India Pvt Ltd.Gurgaon, IndiaMay 2011 - Feb 2014 (2 years 9 months)
• Trend analysis, forecasting, conceptualisation, range planning and development presentations for brands.
• Interaction with the brands’ buying and design teams to develop insights into their aesthetics and customer servicing requirements.
• Lead design and marketing presentations for iconic brands in Europe and USA.
• Identifying factories and artisans with capabilities which map to brand requirements. Analysing their potential and assisting them in developing products which meet required quality standards.
• Amend the product as per the target price, maintaining the aesthetics and design requirements.
• Source and develop materials (fabrics and trims) for each season based on trend and brand needs.
• Managing Lucky Brand, Guess, Quiksilver, Roxy, Josephine Chaus and Island Company business accounts. -
DesignerGurgaon, IndiaJan 2007 - May 2011 (4 years 4 months)• Analysis of global trends through WGSN, retail visits, market observation & research, forecast study.
• Developing collections based on design directions; concept building, range development - embroideries and prints development, follow up on prototyping as well as co-ordination of developments and costing with the merchants and sampling team.
• Finalising themes for the collection; range development, fabric development & pattern development and realisation, finalizing fits, embroidery development, sourcing trims and developing a range for showroom display.
• Analyse and develop prototypes from technical packages received from buyer design teams. -
Design TraineeGurgaon, IndiaJul 2006 - Dec 2006 (5 months)• Worked on project for development of range of women’s wear for SS-2008.
• Gained hands-on execution experience while coordinating product prototyping and sampling. -
InternIndira ExportsPithampur, IndiaSep 2003 - Sep 2003• Attended training programme on design development for Billabong winter jackets.
• Acquired insights into sample development, surface ornamentations, wash techniques, packaging and other production procedures.
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Awards
• Winner, MTV Style Down Fashion Contest 2003 organised by MTV and Westside.
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Skills
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On Coroflot@diviyapangaria, member since 2014
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