Leads design and development for the White Label menswear wovens line, including outerwear, tailoring, non-denim bottoms, and shirting. Sets seasonal design direction, creates sketches and material concepts, oversees technical development and fittings, presents concepts, maintains seasonal boards, and collaborates with merchandising, product development, and technical design teams. Manages and mentors designers while ensuring cohesive brand execution, accurate tech packs, quality, and timely delivery.
About White Label
Within rag & bone Menswear, White Label and Black Label are two distinct lifestyles built on one shared brand DNA — denim authority, a modern American design ethos, and New York attitude. White Label is the foundation of rag & bone Men’s: a casual, everyday, refined expression rooted in American workwear and utility, built around a core casual wardrobe of washed dry goods. This role leads design for the White Label Wovens business — Outerwear, Tailoring, Non-Denim Bottoms, and Shirting — shaping the everyday essentials that anchor rag & bone Men’s.
Level/Title position: Design Director - White Label, Men’s Wovens
Reports into: Head of Men’s Design
Job Summary: Rag & Bone is looking for a Design Director to lead the design and development of the White Label Wovens business, reporting to the Head of Men’s Design.
Responsibilities:
Requirements: (skills, qualifications, education, etc)
Within rag & bone Menswear, White Label and Black Label are two distinct lifestyles built on one shared brand DNA — denim authority, a modern American design ethos, and New York attitude. White Label is the foundation of rag & bone Men’s: a casual, everyday, refined expression rooted in American workwear and utility, built around a core casual wardrobe of washed dry goods. This role leads design for the White Label Wovens business — Outerwear, Tailoring, Non-Denim Bottoms, and Shirting — shaping the everyday essentials that anchor rag & bone Men’s.
Level/Title position: Design Director - White Label, Men’s Wovens
Reports into: Head of Men’s Design
Job Summary: Rag & Bone is looking for a Design Director to lead the design and development of the White Label Wovens business, reporting to the Head of Men’s Design.
Responsibilities:
- Research: Provide trend & vintage research based on seasonal inspiration and brand lifestyle direction
- Design: Set and
- r technical design team. Additionally oversees seasonal trim design & development. own original sketches, color-ups, and material suggestions for the White Label Outerwear, Tailoring, Non-Denim Bottoms, and Shirting categories – setting design direction for the wovens line.
- Development: Complete techpacks/design sheets for tech hand-offs, making sure they are accurate & clear fo
- Fitting: Attend weekly fittings from prototype-production - ensuring fit, construction, and material accuracy at each product stage
- Presentation: Present design concepts at sketch, prototype, and SMS stages to the Head of Men’s Design and Creative Director. Clearly communicate inspiration & ideas to the internal design team and cross-functional partners.
- Organization: Create and maintain seasonal boards (physical & digital versions); keeping boards consistently updated after meetings & fittings.
- Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional team members in merchandising, product development, and tech design to ensure brand alignment
- Teamwork: Support design team as needed to organize and prep for meetings, ie: sketch reviews, proto reviews, market reviews – using key dates and calendar set up with the SVP & Head of Men’s Design
- Influences the holistic execution of the White Label offering across all categoires through cross-functional peers to drive cohesion of the total lifestyle.
Requirements: (skills, qualifications, education, etc)
- Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, or related field experience, plus 8+ years of wovens design experience
- Proven experience leading design direction for a full product line, including managing and mentoring designers
- Creative thinker with a strong, confident point of view and a passion for menswear
- Must have expert technical knowledge of Wovens product (outerwear, tailoring, bottoms, shirting)
- Strong understanding of textiles, materials, and trims
- Experience with White Label or private label design a strong plus — comfortable balancing brand voice with partner and licensee requirements
- Must be extremely organized, have ability to multi-task, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Must have thorough knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
- Knowledge of Miro a plus
- Be a Good Human - Be original, be authentic. Stand for diversity, equitability & inclusivity.
- Have No Fear - Innovate, solve problems
- Own Every Decision - Work together, get results
- Quality Matters – Not only with product but we see it in our people
- Make Shit Happen - Be disciplined, be competitive
- Paid Time Off
- Clothing Allowance
- Generous Employee Discount
- Paid Parental Leave
- Membership to Calm and access to other wellness benefits
- Medical, dental, vision and ancillary benefits
- 401k
rag & bone New York, New York, USA Office
425 W 13th St, New York, NY, United States, 10014
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