About Me.
Greetings, I’m Cat.
At Cat Woods Design, I provide exceptional custom fashion solutions tailored for both emerging fashion entrepreneurs and established global brands.
With over 25 years of experience designing for a diverse array of brands, I take pride in offering a service that aligns with your unique and authentic fashion vision. By combining creativity with expertise, we ensure that your designs are distinctive and harmonious with your brand's aesthetic.
My focus is on trend-driven and authentic design, and our strength lies in establishing clear process that effectively troubleshoots and delivers the perfect for your clothing brand or retailer.
Most importantly, I'm approachable and easy to collaborate with.
Please reach out if you’re interested in working together! :)
Background & About
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Please take a look at my LinkedIn by clicking here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cat-woods-042a4536/?originalSubdomain=uk
Skills
Design based Services
Apps: Adobe creative suite, Excel, Microsoft Office, Clo 3D, PLM.
Hand draw, Fashion keylooks, Hand drawn vector, Cads, Clo3D colour editing, Pattern cutting, Designing, Trend research, Mood boards, Tech packs, Liaising with factories, help with sourcing, understanding construction, trouble shooting, finding new ways of working, face paced. Product development, fabric knowledge, Fabric sourcing, Embroideries, Trims, Print, Graphics, Colour, Presentations, Artworks, Knitwear, Jersey, Ovens, Dresses, Outerwear, Womenswear, Menswear, Childrenswear, Accessories, Footwear, Shoots, Styling, collection creation.
About me
Cat Woods
I’m a passionate and innovative, commercially aware and creatively driven fashion designer with 20+ years of diverse experience across womenswear, my experience also spans from high performance outerwear to vibrant, sustainable fashion including technical marine, snowboard gear to fashion-forward, catwalk-inspired fast paced womenswear.
I have also worked on menswear, childrenswear, and even graphic design and I love to work with all over prints.
Creative direction is my passion.
I am highly skilled in multi-product design, trend forecasting, and brand building. I’m versatile, adaptable, and genuinely enjoy keeping things fresh, fun, and fast-moving. Whether I’m leading a team, managing full collections, or collaborating with new or existing clients, I bring optimism, energy, and a get-it-done attitude. I’m quick to pick up new techniques, love a good challenge and pride myself on being both creatively prolific and super organized.
I’m known for delivering commercially successful collections, designing new best sellers and creating product with strong visual identity, backed by deep knowledge of the product lifecycle from concept through to production.
I have a sharp eye for trends and a love for all things creative, I thrive on turning ideas into stand out collections of work
that speak to each unique brand and audience. Adept at managing teams, adapting to fast-changing trends, environments and maintaining high standards under pressure. Whether leading a collection or consulting across brand strategy. I’m all about creating positive, feel-good work environments and take pride in being approachable, collaborative, and easy to work with.
I will bring clarity, creativity, and results.
