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Ingrid SousaIS

Ingrid Sousa

Designer & Product Developer Fashion | Ready-to-wear, Accessories

€400/day
1 project
Marseille, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Ingrid

Product designer and developer with over 10 years of experience in fashion, I master the entire product cycle—from creative brief to production launch.
I work as a freelancer on women's/men's ready-to-wear collections, accessories, leather goods, and footwear design and development, as well as creating merchandise and derivative products: t-shirts, caps, socks, tote bags, pouches, small bags…
My expertise covers: product design, material sourcing, technical sheets, supplier development, prototype follow-up, deadline and cost management, quality control.
Sensitive to responsible fashion issues, I worked on ethical collections at Veja and participated in CSR committees at Sandro.

Services offered:

🔹Product Creation and Development:
  • Design of new products (Ready-to-wear, accessories, leather goods, footwear, merchandise)
  • Sourcing, selection, and development of materials and techniques
  • Development of responsible and ethical collections
  • Writing and updating technical sheets (tech packs)
  • Management of deadlines, material, and product prices
  • Coordination between style, pattern making, and suppliers
  • Full follow-up of collection development up to production
🔹Collection Planning:
  • Collection plan construction
  • Selection of new designs for the collection
  • Mood boards
  • Color palettes
  • Product performance analysis
  • Development and management of the timeline
🔹Sourcing and Research:
  • Research and selection of responsible materials
  • Supplier contact and negotiation
  • Support at trade shows
🔹Creative Consulting:
  • Development of mini capsule collections
  • Advice: how to structure a collection
  • Translation of creative briefs into concrete and coherent products
Feel free to contact me for more information.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • Portuguese

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Italian

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Marseille (up to 50km), Paris (up to 20km)

Experience

  • Atelier Dina K
    Malt logoOn Malt
    PLM Training Consulting — Introduction and onboarding for fashion product development
    FASHION AND COSMETICS
    July 2026 - July 2026
    Marseille, France
    Project Description:

    Personalized training on using PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software in the fashion industry, aimed at a product developer wishing to gain operational mastery of the tool. The training is provided in French, in a practical format with screen sharing on a dedicated PLM environment.

    Service Details:

    The mission includes 2 sessions of 2 hours each, covering the following modules:

    Session 1 — Introduction to PLM: concepts, objectives, and place in the product development workflow / Structure of parts and components, hierarchy, and relationships between elements / Creation of materials and components / Coding of finishes and integration into finished product bills of materials

    Session 2 — Creation of technical sheets in PLM / Structure and updating of bills of materials (BOM) / Workflow steps and validations (sample status, validation points) / Searching and reusing existing materials or components in the database
    PLM Product Development Product Creation Project Management Tech Pack
  • VEJA
    Footwear Product Development Manager
    FASHION AND COSMETICS
    October 2022 - January 2025 (2 years and 3 months)
    Paris, France
    Participation in creative product support
    Sourcing, selection, and development of materials and techniques Development of responsible and ethical collections
    Writing and updating technical sheets
    Full follow-up of collection development up to production
    Management of deadlines, material, and product prices
    Quality control, compliance, and resolution of production issues Factory visit
    Material Sourcing Collection Plan Product Manager Footwear Product Development
  • SANDRO
    Ready-to-wear & Accessories Product Developer
    FASHION AND COSMETICS
    March 2020 - October 2022 (2 years and 7 months)
    Paris, France
    Product development for jersey, denim, and leather goods
    Translation of design briefs into technical sheets
    Material sourcing and technique development
    Coordination with suppliers and artistic direction
    Factory visits for project follow-up
    Fittings (working with pattern makers on compliance and refinement)
    Management of deadlines, material, and product prices
    Collection follow-up until "OK PROD" validation
    Jersey Leather Goods Denim Product Development Technical Sheet

Reviews

5.0

Out of 1 rating

DinaD

Dina

PLM consulting - Atelier Dina K

Reviewed on 7/15/2026

Thank you Ingrid! It was a real pleasure to work with her on my project. She was available, punctual, and successfully completed all the tasks we defined together. I highly recommend her!

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Education

  • Master's in Artistic Direction
    Mod'Art International
    2017
    Master en Direction Artistique
  • Bachelor's in Fashion Design
    Styliste SENAC
    2017
    Licence en Design de Mode

Skill set

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