Highly creative and results-driven, I bring over 20 years of fashion industry expertise to the table—with a lifelong obsession for knitwear.
Whether it’s intricate knits or structured wovens, I specialize in bridging the gap between high-level trend insight and technical execution. Born in the UK, I blame the British weather for my 30-year love affair with yarn, color, and silhouette. I’m known for a meticulous (some might say "annoying") dedication to fit, ensuring that every design doesn't just look incredible on a mood board, but feels perfect on the body.
RESUME
Jennie Crowe
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcrowe2/
Education:
BA (Hons) Fashion Design: 1991: Kingston University: London: UK
Profile:
Highly creative design leader with over 20 years of experience in a wide range of women’s and
men’s apparel. With an outstanding ability to identify emerging trends, create compelling concepts
and home in on areas of opportunity. Specialized in sweaters with extensive experience in
sweatshirts, knits, woven tops, bottoms, dresses, denim, casual outerwear and suiting. Designer of
high grossing key items as well as highly crafted editorial pieces.
Design:
Domestic and international travel to identify industry trends through trade shows and market
research. Pitti Filati, Premier Vision, Functional Fabric Fair.
Enthusiastic creator of seasonal trend and concept presentations through Ai or extensive rigs.
Representing key concepts, colors, fabric, yarn, print, pattern, silhouette, details, branding, craft
and outfitting.
Extensive experience in yarn and fabric research, development and negotiation.
Identification and implementation of multimillion dollar items and big ideas across categories.
Creative hands-on designer of unique brand lead trend driven styles.
Comprehensive technical skills and communication with a hands-on approach to fit and construction.
Management and Leadership:
Seasoned manger with excellent track record of team building, talent sourcing, mentoring and
retention.
Production and Operations:
Outstanding ability to drive margins, meet deadlines and manage calendar from seasonal inspiration
through production. Worked with factories across Asia to reduce manufacturing cost while
maintaining design integrity to increase bottom line by $1m.
Work Experience:
Free People: Philadelphia
2015 - 2025: Design Director - Sweaters and Heavy Knits
Led trend forecasting yarn, stitch and silhouette to drive category-defining innovation. Orchestrated the design and development of ‘Big Idea’ programs scaling the sweater business by 100% and sweatshirt category by %500. Collaborated cross-functionally with team leads to ensure seamless outfitting, integration and high impact marketing storytelling for both e-commerce and retail channels.
Eddie Bauer: Seattle
2008 - 2014: Design Director Women Casual – Concept to Production for all woven tops, bottoms,
dresses, casual outerwear, denim, knits, sweaters, travel, suiting, sleep.
Nordstrom: Seattle
2005 - 2008: Design Director - Women’s Sportswear: Semantics and Caslon brands. Monthly
collections of wear to work and separates and suiting.
Jonah Crowe: Seattle
2003 - 2005: Owner Self Employed - Designed and crafted a line of women’s, men’s and kids
up-cycled sweatshirts, jackets and hoodies with iconic appliques and details.
Sold through local Seattle boutiques and Markets.
Eddie Bauer: Seattle
2001 - 2003: Design Director - Sweaters and Knits
Brooks Brothers: NYC
1996 – 2001: Senior Designer - Design Director men’s, women’s and kids’ collection cut and sew
knits, sweaters and accessories.
Cygne Design: NYC
1993 - 1996: Senior Sweater Designer Private Label – Accounts with LTD., Express, Ann Taylor.
Roberta Freyman: NYC
1992 -1993 Sweater Designer - Accounts with Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales.