DESIGN DIRECTOR
Jennifer Koeckhoven is a multifaceted fashion designer based in Southern California. She specializes in women’s wovens and cut and sew knits, including both soft and structured styles. Her professional experience spans diverse markets and product categories. She is forever inspired by fashion’s ability to empower and express the authentic self.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
ST. JOHN KNITS
CREATIVE DIRECTOR / EVP OF DESIGN: ENRICO CHIARPARIN
2022 - 2025
CONSULTING EXPERIENCE:
RHODE
ST. ROCHE
AMO DENIM
AS CREATIVE CONSULTANT, JENNIFER COLLABORATED WITH DESIGN DIRECTORS AND/OR BUSINESS OWNERS AND DEVELOPMENT TEAMS IN DESIGNING AND BRINGING PRODUCT TO LIFE
2020-2022
PROFESSIONAL ARCHIVE:
SPORTALM KITZBÜHEL
NAUTICA
DKNY
2009 - 2020
BEGINNING AS A DESIGN INTERN AT DONNA KARAN COLLECTION ON SEVENTH AVENUE, JENNIFER HAS WORKED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF EXPERIENCED AND TALENTED CREATIVE LEADERSHIP, AND ALONGSIDE EQUALLY INSPIRING AND GIFTED DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT TEAMS.
AS A GRADUATE OF FIT, SHE MOVED TO AUSTRIA AND WORKED AS A DESIGNER FOR SPORTALM KITZBÜHEL, DESIGNING COMPLETE RTW COLLECTIONS THERE. PARTNERING WITH IN-HOUSE PATTERNMAKERS AND SAMPLE ROOM, VERTICAL FACTORY IN BULGARIA, AND PARTNER FACTORIES IN BOTH TURKEY AND CHINA, THIS WAS A FORMATIVE EXPERIENCE.
THREE AND A HALF YEARS LATER, JENNIFER RETURNED TO NEW YORK. THERE SHE DESIGNED WOVENS AND OUTERWEAR AT NAUTICA (UNDER VF CORP). SHE WAS A LEAD MEMBER OF THE WOMEN’S DESIGN TEAM AS NAUTICA LAUNCHED A FULL PRICE RETAIL LINE WHICH WAS SOLD IN THE STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY.
FOLLOWING NAUTICA, JENNIFER HEADED UP CUT AND SEW KNITS AT DKNY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE VP OF DESIGN.
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