Samantha Weragoda

Hi! I’m Samantha.

I consider myself to be extremely fortunate, because my ‘job’, in all its glory, basically entails doing what I love. While I handle many aspects of design management, I call myself a designer, because at the core of every brand I’ve launched or resurrected, it all starts with one visual idea that later blossoms into an entire brand identity.

As a designer, I get to work both independently and in a team on everything from conceptualization and sketching to fabric development, garment construction, and product packaging. And that’s only the beginning. I’ve managed teams both small and large and I’ve traveled the world ensuring that what we design in-house comes through in every wash house and fabric manufacturer I work with.

I’ve had the opportunity to oversee wildly successful brands such as The Kardashian Kollection, Nicki Minaj and LEI to name a few. But whether I’ve helped develop a line or conceived one from scratch, I take my job seriously, because it’s much more than a job to me, it’s a career choice that I made when I was a teenager and it's one that I look forward to growing with my entire life.

I could list the obvious of being “a highly organized team player,” or “detail-oriented leader”, but those adjectives should be expected, not celebrated. I’ve had the privilege of being named employee of the year and I am loyal to my co-workers beyond imagination, but I go above and beyond my position to ensure the job is done, because I believe that I should be judged by what goes out into the world and not the necessary responsibilities it takes to get them there.