2003 - 2006
women's ready-to-wear and accessories brand
Creative Studio Manager
Between Paris, Jaipur and Marrakech
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Fabrics and materials research
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Creation of designs and fine-tuning of embroideries
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Design of ready-to-wear and accessory lines
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Sales presentations at showrooms and trade fairs
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In-store merchandising
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Manufacturing monitoring in workshops in India and Morocco
Nicolas Tosi
I worked mainly between the Paris boutique and the city of Marrakech, which I discovered through authentic immersion between the medina where I lived and the industrial zone where I worked in the brand's production workshops among dozens of knitters and hundreds of embroiderers.
©Mia Zia
Over the years, I became designer Valérie Barkowski's right-hand woman, managing the design studio between France and Morocco and traveling to visit the company's boutiques, present showrooms, take part in international trade shows, design collections and monitor production.
From this experience grew my passion for craftsmanship.
Valérie Barkowski's Mia Zia years 1997-2007 ©Nicolas Tosi
