Christophe Beaufays, Co Art Director and Head Designer

Christophe Beaufays

Co Art Director and Head Designer

Lomar

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
High school or equivalent,
Experience
21 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 4 Months

Co Art Director and Head Designer at Lomar
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since November 2011

Develop and design all the collections (men and women lines) and accessories
Follow up the production
Sourcing of new fabrics and accessories
Involved in the concept of advertisings ans global image

Artistic Director at French Fashion University Esmod Dubai
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2010 to August 2011

- Creative Director of the French Fashion University ESMOD in Dubai
-Teacher of Fashion Design for the 3rd year (graduation)
-Manage a team of 5 teachers and control and follow the works and
collections of more than 50 students
-Consultant for local brands/Designers in Dubai

First assistant of Creative Director / senior designer at Jean-Paul Gaultier s.a.
  • France
  • April 2004 to July 2010

Designer and Creative Assistant of Jean-Paul GAULTIER, Paris
Worked directly with Mr. Gaultier on the following:

-Concept development and research for all the collections (ready-to-wear and couture)
- Drawings, draping, fittings of the samples and styling for the show
- Any kind of research and experimentation (fabrics effects, volumes, draping, vintage, shopping, documents, …)

Teacher at Parsons the New School for Design
  • United States
  • August 2006 to August 2008

2006-2008 - Professor, Design Studio (summer class) at PARSONS school of design- NY

Creative Director at Auguste
  • France
  • January 2003 to March 2004

Designer and Creative Director for AUGUSTE, Paris (see the press/shops file)
- Design all silhouettes for the collection (women’s wear - mainly leather clothes)
- Select fabrics and leathers
- Manage fittings and styling
- Manage a team of 5 workers
- Supervise making of samples and production

First assistant of the Creative Director / senior designer at Claude Montana s.a.
  • France
  • November 2002 to September 2003

Stylist and 1rst assistant for Maison Claude MONTANA, Paris
( A/W 2002-03 + coll. S/S 2003)
- Concept development and research for women’s wear collection
-Manage fittings and styling
-Manage studio of 5 designers

Education

High school or equivalent,
  • at ENSAV La Cambre
  • June 1999

Specialties & Skills

Languages

French
Native Speaker
English
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