DESIGN IS A SERIES OF DECISIONS                          
                                                                                    CHARLIE MAXWELL PORTFOLIO

                  





                 












    
    

                           THIS SITE DOCUMENTS WORK ACROSS READY TO WEAR AND TEXTILE DEVELOPMENT,
EXTENDING INTO HARD GOODS AND FUNCTIONAL PRODUCT THROUGH A FASHION
LED APPROACH TO FIT CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIAL.





          SELECTED WORKS.
2021 – PRESENT
 































CHARLIE MAXWELL
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EXPERIENCE:

HOMMEY
JUNIOR DESIGNER:   
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, MATERIAL RESEARCH, CADS, RANGE PLANNING, SUPPLIER COMMUNICATION       
AUGUST 2025 - CURRENT

PERRI CUTTEN
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT:   
PRODUCT RESEARCH, CADS, SUPPLIER COMMUNICATION, PHOTO SHOOTS 
NOVEMBER 2024 - AUGUST 2025

SOURCI  
GARMENT TECHNICIAN:   
TECH PACKS, SAMPLING, GARMENT DESIGN, QUALITY CONTROL
FEBRUARY 2024 - NOVEMBER 2024

INCU HEAD OFFICE
DESIGN ASSISTANT:  
TECH PACKS, TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATIONS, SUPPLY MANAGEMENT, SAMPLING  
SEPTEMBER 2023 - FEBRUARY 2024

A.BCH - CIRCULAR FASHION LABEL
GARMENT TECHNICIAN:
PATTERN MAKING, TECH PACKS
AUGUST 2022 -  AUGUST 2023

CHRISTIAN DIOR  COUTURE
DISPATCH COORDINATOR: 
SUPPLY MANAGEMENT, QUALITY CONTROL, CLIENT ADVISOR SUPERVISION
FEBRUARY 2023 (VIP EVENT)

FREELANCE FASHION DESIGNER
DESIGNED/PRODUCED 1 OF 1 SWEATER FOR US RAPPER AMINE - WORN ON STAGE THROUGHOUT AUS TOUR 
MARCH 2023

QUALIFICATION

DEGREE | BACHELOR OF FASHION (DESIGN)
(GPA 3.2) - RMIT MELBOURNE GRADUATED 2023

EDUCATION

YEAR 12 COMPLETED AT HOBART COLLEGE (ATAR 98.7) HOBART, TASMANIA 2018

SKILLS

GARMENT DESIGN
ADOBE SUITE
CLO3D
AP21
EXCEL
CADS
TECH PACKS
QUALITY CONTROL
SAMPLING FOR BULK
 PATTERN MAKING/GRADING
SUPPLY CHAIN COMMUNICATION
TREND RESEARCH/ANALYSIS
RELIABLE
 FOCUSED
 MOTIVATED




REFERENCES


LARA PALLINI
SENIOR PRODUCT DEVELOPER PERRI CUTTEN
LARA.PALLINI@PERRICUTTEN.COM.AU 0437314095

HANNA MEREDITH
SENIOR GARMENT TECHNICIAN SOURCI
HANNA@SOURCI.COM.AU 0431511597

RANA KALIL
ADVISOR - TALENT ACQUISITION CHRISTIAN DIOR COUTURE RKALIL@CHRISTIANDIOR.COM 0414926186 



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HOMMEY
Junior Designer

2025-2026



Apparel and Accessory Tech Packs

• Ideation and execution on apparel and accessory ranges

• Colour palette and fabric pattern design

• Spec sheets for suppliers to follow

• Proto Sample review and response to suppliers


Photoshoot Styling

• Follow Creative Direction from Head of Design to build moodboards

• Assist in organising, styling and modelling shoots

• See through designs from concept and colour palette through product development to campaign

• Having input in final selects for campaign imagery

Example shown is Hommey’s valentine’s day collection shoot; I worked on the moodboard with the head of design, designed parts of the collection and saw through product development, assisted with styling on shoot
and stood in as a model for the campaign imagery due to talent no shows.




Hollistic  Influence on Product

• Worked across a wide range of categories including bedding,
bath, apparel and footwear

• Drove cohesion across categories to ensure brand consistency
in colour, fabrication and finish

• Contributed to end to end product lifecycle from concept
through to launch

• Balanced design vision with commercial targets including
margin and cost considerations



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PERRI CUTTEN
Product Development Assistant
2024-2025



Technical Specifications  

• Annotated tech packs

• Measurement specs and POMS

• Construction notes and BOM

Lab dip strike offs



Photoshoots

• Solely Manage all ecomm and ghost shoots

•  Shot list planning and sample coordination

• On set styling oversight and image selection



Accessory Design

Key accessories developed in SS25 (Scarves, belts, hardware, small items)

• Graphic Design

• CAD and specsheet development

• Final sample or prototype imagery



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DIRECTED.BY
Personal Practice

2021-Present





Tech Packs

• Simple tech packs for local manufacturing handover
with full size patterns, fabrics and trims provided

• Annotated pages including measurement specs, construction
notes and trim placement

• provide detailed guidance for sample creation and manufacturing



Clo3D

• Pattern making and virtual sampling within clo3d software

• Iterative design development through 3d garment simulation

• Evaluation of fit, proportion and construction before physical production



Pattern Making / Plotting

Development of patterns from concept sketches and
technical specifications

• Material selection, seam allowances and construction
considerations integrated

• Final patterns plotted and graded for sample or production use





































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University Collation
Student Works

2020-2023



Responsive Bodies and Colour Transformation


• graduate collection centred on inflatable garments
engineered with thermochromic panels

• colour transformation activated through inflation, using the cold
temperature of oxygen canisters to trigger pigment shift

• explored the body as a reactive site, where form and
surface shifted in real time


Subverting Gender through Uniform


• combined military codes with traditionally feminine
silhouettes on a masculine form

• cropped military jacket styled with pleated longline skirt
layered over wide leg pant

• reworked the waffle thermal into a subversive staple
with integrated balaclava



Rework, Lifecycle and Digital Presentation


• Developed garments through reconstruction and
recontextualisation as part of a lifecycle study

• Examined longevity, transformation and adaptive
reuse within fashion systems

• Explored material experimentation and unconventional
construction methods to extend garment lifecycle