Tailors at Brites Management

Client Summary

Our client a founder of luxury tailoring services for Africans with head office in Dubai; are now establishing in Kenya. They offer tailoring services to more than 500 companies worldwide. They also offer personalized ready-to-wear collection of African and blended fashion. They are seeking to hire five very talented fashion designers.

Duties include:

• Designing and sewing garments according to customer’s needs
• Tailoring and dressmaking         
• Operate electric and manual sewing machines
• Sew clothing and other items
• Assemble garment parts and join parts with basting stitches, using needles and thread or sewing machines
• Record required alterations and instructions on tags, and attach them to garments
• Fit, alter, repair, and make made-to-measure clothing, according to customers' and clothing manufacturers' specifications and fit, and applying principles of garment design, construction, and styling.
• Keeping up to date with emerging fashion trends as well as general trends relating to fabrics, colours and shapes
• Understanding design from a technical perspective, i.e. producing patterns and technical specifications for designs

Qualifications and skills

• Certificate or diploma in Tailoring/Dressmaking or Fashion Design
• 1-3 years’ experience in tailoring
• Very creative in fashion design
• Passionate about their work
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Ability to maintain favorable relations with customers and fellow employees
• Both ladies and men are encouraged to apply