Karla Savage

Key skills:

Printed and woven textiles

Vendor/supplier communication

textile dyeing

print and colour concepts

Adobe and Microsoft office suite

M&S Menswear Freelance Textile designer

08/2019 – 04/2020

• in charge of creating a seasonal print identity
• delivering comprehensive visual presentations
• leading a menswear print team

Arcadia Group Ltd – Menswear brands 

Freelance Textile and Colour Consultant

12/2015 – 08/2019

• working across Arcadia menswear brands: Burton Menswear ad 1904
• designing best-selling prints with reruns over several seasons
• creating exciting and inspirational colourways

Crew Clothing – The go-to smart-casual, British lifestyle brand.

Colour and Concept Designer

03/2016 – 07/2018

• generating inspirational colour concepts for Men’s and Women’s collections 
• creating new and highly commercially successful colours
• producing colour stories/capsules within each palette/drop
• Sourcing colours, developing colour standards and updating Colour Library
• Collaborating with Creative Director on all aspects of the colour and concept creation process

Cath Kidston – The home of modern Vintage with a fresh take on print & design. 

Colourist

08/2014 – 12/2015

• set up a new colour department, work processes and print development library
• achieved higher margins and successful transition to the new supplier base 
• working closely with Creative Director and liaising between design, buying and supply base
• managing colour and print approvals across all CK categories
• travelling to Europe and the Far East to work directly with mills to monitor print developments and        ensure understanding of Cath Kidston’s unique print and quality standards 

Chelsea School of Art and Design - BA (hons) in textile design