Navpreet Singh

Design Lead – Menswear | Textile Innovation Head – Cotton & Worsted | 17+ Yrs in Fashion & Apparel | Product Strategy | Trend Forecasting | ₹130Cr+ Business Impact

Role
Design Lead at Blackberrys Menswear
Location
Gurugram, IN
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Navpreet Singh

A great design doesn’t just meet a brief—it tells a story, stirs emotion, and drives…

Experience

  1. Design Lead

    Blackberrys Menswear

    Dec 2018 — Present · Gurugram, IN

    Shaped the design narrative for 600+ SKUs per season across formal shirts, trousers, and textiles—blending craftsmanship with trend intelligence to deliver commercially successful collections.Curated and executed 500+ shirt and trouser design concepts per season from ideation to productionEstablished innovative workflows to enhance design output and team efficiency across two verticalsDeveloped category-specific collections including Business Formals, Business Travel, Casual, Dress Line, and Luxe Premium ShirtsChampioned textile innovation across cotton, lycra, and wool blends, redefining seasonal direction for shirts, trousers, suits, and jacketsInitiated market and competition research trips to enhance trend accuracy and data-backed design improvementNurtured a high-performing team of 7 designers and fabric specialists, aligning creativity with business goalsTrend Forecasting, Textile Development, Collection Strategy, Creative Direction, Product Innovation, Category Design

Education

  • National Institute of Design

    B sc, textile design

    2002 — 2005

  • University for the Creative Arts

    M A, Contemporary Crafts. Textiles

    2007 — 2008

  • University for Creative Arts

    B.Sc. (Hon, Textile Design

    2007 — 2008

Skills

  • Fabric Development
  • Fashion Buying
  • Pattern Design
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Fashion Design
  • Dyeing
  • Retail
  • Merchandising
  • Fashion Illustration
  • Target Costing
  • Textiles
  • Wovens
  • Denim
  • Illustrator
  • Weaving
  • Product Development
  • Apparel
  • Textile Prints
  • Research
  • Trend Analysis
  • Repeats
  • Mood Boards
  • Styling
  • Trend
  • Sportswear
  • Knitwear
  • Time Management
  • Yarn
  • Cad
  • Graphic Design
  • Sketching
  • Textile Design
  • Fashion
  • Textile Industry
  • Brand Development
  • Sourcing
  • Concept Development
  • Product Design
  • Garment Manufacturing
  • Embroidery

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