Crafting Timeless Menswear Designs

Conan Carpenter is a high-quality menswear designer, specializing in brand identity and color concept research to create innovative products for global brands across various lifestyles and markets.

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150+

15

Global Brands

High Quality

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Design Expertise

· Senior designer Nautica Color Concept and Trends. 02/18-02/2

· Coordinated and led trend and color for the Nautica sportswear brand 0 High-quality menswear designer for global brands that span multiple classifications, lifestyles, and markets with a proven history of increasing returns while providing innovative fashion. Combining trend, color, and concept with innovative men’s products for business-focused results.08/14-20/25. Directly supported the SVP of Global Design Steve McSween • Responsible for published decks for the Nautica sportswear brand and licenses. This improved brand cohesiveness and we saw a net benefit to business. • Cooperated on seasonal concept room build-outs. • Supervised color team, archiving process that increased accuracy and provided quality standards.

· Senior designer of Nautica Men’s swim. 02/18-02/25
Led and collaborated the redesign and rebranding of the Men’s swim category across Wholesale, Direct to consumer and Value channels to position for SP25 launch for improvement to margin and sales by 19%.

· Senior designer Nautica Men’s International. ABG license. 08/23-02/25 • Planned, researched and established new business to service licensees that added 40K units to bottom line.

· Senior designer Nautica Men’s full price. 08/14-08/17.

Designed and launched the inaugural collection of Nautica’s Full price retail line featured in the SOHO New York flagship • Launched and managed Nautica Men Suiting line. • Worked with leadership and oversaw product for NAUTICA fashion show presentations for S/S 16, A/W 16, S/S 17 & A/W 17 regularly featured in Fashion trade publications and editorials. • Travel to Europe for fabric sourcing.

Adobe Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, Point Carre CAD, PLM and tech packing,

Hard Skills

Creative Design Work

Global Brands

2015 - Present

My work integrates color concept research to enhance product offerings and brand identity.

Innovative Collaborations

Fashion Houses

2012 - 2015

I contributed to various classifications and lifestyles, adapting designs to meet diverse market needs.

Strategic and resourceful approach.

Predict the future by creating it

You didn’t come this far to stop

Create it

Tailored Menswear Solutions

Expertly crafted menswear designs for diverse markets, blending identity with innovative color concepts.

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Strategic Brand Development

Transforming brand identity through strategic design and market-focused solutions for menswear.

Innovative Design Concepts

Reimagining products with unique color research and lifestyle integration for global brands.

Dynamic Market Strategies

Resourceful approaches to navigate challenging environments and enhance brand visibility in menswear.