Email Id: nitsrai@gmail.com
Contact details: 0-9999911920,011-26834342
Name: Neha Rai
Work Experience: Effervescent professional with 3 years of productive experience in
Garment designing and product development.
Current Organization: Currently working as a designer with NAMRATA JOSHIPURA-A
premium womenswear label selling out of India as well as globally. (AUG 2009-PRESENT).
Designation: Assistant Designer
Duration: 1.9 years
Job Profile:
WILLS INDIA FASHION WEEK: Worked with her for 4 fashion week shows (SS 010 & AW
010), Booth Display SS011&AW 011
Handled international orders independently for stores such as AMERICAN RAG, UNITED
ARROWS, and BLANK, BLOOM, BLOOMINGDALES, VOULEZ VOUS, L.SQUARE,
ANTHROPOLOGIE etc and Indian retail orders such as OGAAN, AZA, KIMAYA, and
ENSEMBLE etc.
Solely Responsible for sampling as well as range development for International Garment
shows such as TRANOI and D&A. (Inclusive of fabric sourcing, swatch developments,
garment ranges, control of input costs and quality control). Also responsible for all
correspondence hereafter with buyer till order Completion. {Woven and Knits}
WILLS LIFESTYLE SIGNATURE COLLECTION: Assisted Namrata Joshipura in developing
The Wills lifestyle signature collection for a more corporate womenswear sector keeping intact
the signature style of the designer as well as the brand.
KIDOLOGY: Developed a designer party wear capsule range for young girls for the store
‘kidology’ with the signature style of Namrata Joshipura.
Previous Organization: CONCORD VENTURES: An eminent Buying house catering to
European and Indian retail Market. (JUNE 2008-AUG 2009)
Designation: Assistant Designer
Duration :1 year
Job Profile: DESIGN RESEARCH AND RANGE DEVELOPMENT: Trend research,
development of swatches as well as garment specs for approval. Designed Spring/Summer
and Fall/Winter 09 collections for kids wear brands such as LADYBIRD (U.K); MOM & ME
(MAHINDRA RETAIL); SPENCERS RETAIL; AIR&CO; TED LAPIDUS as well as
techsheets and production details for the same.
Qualifications
Professional: 4 YEAR FASHION DESIGNING (B.F TECH) FROM NIFT
Others: CBSE (10+2) FR AGNEL SCHOOL, NEW DELHI
Internship: V.F ARVIND BRANDS FASHION LIMITED
Designed and commercialized a festive range for LEE (Womenswear)/denims and Printed
tees and women’s blouses.
Market research and Analysis of competitive brands with pre defined criteria and follow up
with vendors on ongoing collection and sample co ordination.
Projects undertaken:
LEVIS INDIA: Worked on embroidery developments on denims, pocket detailing and such.
MADURA GARMENTS: Catalogue designing for ALLEN SOLLY, LOUIS PHILLIPE and
VAN HEUSEN. (AW07/08)
JJ EXPORTS: An Eminent export house catering to European brands such as RIVER
ISLAND, ALLSAINTS etc. Developed a range of womenswear blouses and tee’s with
graphics and embroidery developments.
NIFT:
HAMPI CLUSTER PROGRAMME: A government initiative to promote LAMBANI
EMBROIDERY in a contemporary fashion of which the garment range was then displayed at
the i.e. studio Delhi.
WILLS FASHION WEEK (2006): Designed and constructed an ensemble made out of
recycled products, which was displayed in wills fashion week.
Skills and inputs:
COMPUTER SKILLS: Microsoft windows, Adobe Photoshop, Corel draw and Macromedia
flash.
TECHNICAL SKILLS: Draping, Pattern Making, Garment Construction, Illustration-mens,
women’s and kids and Rendering and visualization of still life and textures through media.
BASIC INPUTS: Graphic designing by various media, market research and analysis of
various brands and Trend research through web and magazines and their influence on
apparel and accessories.
Language known: English, Hindi.
Personal Details:
Father's Name: Dr Rishi Kumar Rai
Permanent Address:N-20,Sri Niwas Puri
New Delhi 110065