IBRAHIM EMRE KARAKOC
BROOKLYN,NY
Summary
Entrepreneurial self-starter with proven abilities in creative analysis, textile and women's ready-to-wear fashion industry, has solid success directing and implementing a broad range of fashion and textile projects from conception to launch.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Co-Founder /Director of Brand Development
ASLI POLAT LLC
New York, NY
05.2014 - Current
- Organizing & Attending the fashion shows & sales weeks, media events, campaigns, and PR activities (London Fashion Week/Paris Sales Week, etc.)
- Organizing and managing collaborations for artists/influencers, high-end ready-to-wear stores/retailers & Collaborating with other designers to coordinate special products and designs.
- Organizing/Attending global trade shows.
- Defined company roles and responsibilities to establish and enhance processes.
- Provide sample garments to agents and sales representatives, and arrange for showings of sample garments at sales meetings or fashion shows
- Determine prices for styles/Manage budget.
- Identifying target markets for designs.
- Analyze business developments, and monitor market trends.
- Product Development Coordination; Organizing product development processes at domestic and overseas factories.
Assistant Marketing Director
BESSINI TEXTILE LTD
ISTANBUL, TURKEY
07.2012 - 04.2014
- Predict and track fashion trends for brand DNA and sales
- Determine prices for styles/Manage marketing budget.
- Attending fashion shows/Organizing sales weeks and media events, PR activities
- Identify target markets for designs, looking at factors such as age, gender, and socioeconomic status.
- Adapt other designers' ideas for mass market
- Collaborate with other designers to coordinate special products and designs
- Use sales forecasting or strategic planning to ensure sale and profitability of products, and lines, analyze business developments and monitor market trends
- Identify, develop, or evaluate marketing strategies.
Sourcing Team Lead / Product Development
BESSINI TEXTILE LTD
ISTANBUL, TURKEY
11.2009 - 07.2012
- Select materials and production techniques to be used for products
- Sourcing raw materials in supply chain management
- Provide sample garments to agents and sales representatives, and arrange for showings of sample garments at sales meetings or fashion shows
- Determine prices for styles
- Visiting textile showrooms.
- Direct and coordinate workers involved in drawing and cutting patterns and constructing samples or finished garments
- Examine sample garments on and off models; then modify designs to achieve models; then modify designs to achieve the desired effect.
- Organizing & Leading the product development processes at domestic and overseas factories.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Textile Development and Marketing
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY05.2009
Skills
- MS Office
- Attention to detail
- Product Development
- Market Research
- Team working
- Data-driven approach
- Multi Tasking
- Project Management
Accomplishments
*Organized and managed the famous British pop star Maria Diamandis to wear the design of our brand on stage during her Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival tour.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZrB-925GvA)
*Launched a new women's wear line, created a strategy, and executed it successfully in London Fashion Weeks for five years.
*Organized and managed the collaboration with Steiff Schulte ,legendary teddy bear toy company, for the London Fashion Week Runway Collection.
*Organized and managed successful collaborations with well-known Asian fashion boutiques and department stores; Galleries Lafayette Beijing, Joyce Boutique Hong Kong, I.T Hong Kong, ISETAN Tokyo, Club Designer Taiwan, etc.
*Organized and managed a collaboration for ASLI POLAT for the London Fashion Week Show with one of the famous millinery couture designers, Noel Stewart, Who collaborates with world-renowned fashion brands such as Hermes, Oscar de la Renta, and Givenchy.
Languages
Turkish
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Co-Founder /Director of Brand Development
ASLI POLAT LLC
05.2014 - Current
Assistant Marketing Director
BESSINI TEXTILE LTD
07.2012 - 04.2014
Sourcing Team Lead / Product Development
BESSINI TEXTILE LTD
11.2009 - 07.2012
Bachelor of Science - Textile Development and Marketing
Fashion Institute of Technology
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