I am a Swiss-based fashion designer with a passion for crafting couture-inspired ready-to-wear and sustainable yoga-wear. I hold a Master in Fashion Design and have worked for fashionhouses including Dior, Lanvin, and Paule Ka, as well as led freelance projects for RVDK and other ateliers. My practice blends traditional draping, pattern cutting, hand sketching, and 3D design with textiles, brand identity, and production management. I founded Take It Easy Honey, an elegant yoga-wear brand that combines function, style, body positivity and mindful sourcing. Based between Paris and Zurich, I run a small production atelier, manage supplier relationships, and drive visual identity and collection development. I am excited to collaborate with brands that value craft, sustainability, and thoughtful design to create distinctive garments and experiences.

Charlotte Henskens

I am a Swiss-based fashion designer with a passion for crafting couture-inspired ready-to-wear and sustainable yoga-wear. I hold a Master in Fashion Design and have worked for fashionhouses including Dior, Lanvin, and Paule Ka, as well as led freelance projects for RVDK and other ateliers. My practice blends traditional draping, pattern cutting, hand sketching, and 3D design with textiles, brand identity, and production management. I founded Take It Easy Honey, an elegant yoga-wear brand that combines function, style, body positivity and mindful sourcing. Based between Paris and Zurich, I run a small production atelier, manage supplier relationships, and drive visual identity and collection development. I am excited to collaborate with brands that value craft, sustainability, and thoughtful design to create distinctive garments and experiences.

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I am a Swiss-based fashion designer with a passion for crafting couture-inspired ready-to-wear and sustainable yoga-wear. I hold a Master in Fashion Design and have worked for fashionhouses including Dior, Lanvin, and Paule Ka, as well as led freelance projects for RVDK and other ateliers. My practice blends traditional draping, pattern cutting, hand sketching, and 3D design with textiles, brand identity, and production management.

I founded Take It Easy Honey, an elegant yoga-wear brand that combines function, style, body positivity and mindful sourcing.

Based between Paris and Zurich, I run a small production atelier, manage supplier relationships, and drive visual identity and collection development. I am excited to collaborate with brands that value craft, sustainability, and thoughtful design to create distinctive garments and experiences.

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Language

Dutch
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Founder & Designer at Take It Easy Honey
September 1, 2019 - Present
Founder and designer of an elegant yoga-wear brand; responsible for design, branding, creation of visual identity, and online communication. Develop collections with sourcing of materials, factories, and suppliers; manage a small production atelier and a team of 2.
Designer at RVDK / Ronald Van Der Kemp
May 1, 2017 - Present
Freelance designer contributing to RTW and couture projects; involved in concept development, draping, pattern work, and collaboration with the atelier; participated in fittings and worked closely with the design team.
Designer at PAULE KA
May 1, 2016 - May 1, 2017
Designer RTW and Pre-collection; proposition of designs, research, drawings/prototypes, illustrations/mock ups, draping; realized production in direct collaboration with the atelier; participated in fittings; collaborated with the DA.
Design Assistant at Dior (Paris)
August 1, 2015 - March 1, 2016
Design assistant womenswear RTW and Couture; research of inspiration; preparation of propositions; overview of collection; Photoshop; couture handwork and finishing; making prototypes; draping mock ups.
Design Assistant at Lanvin (Paris)
February 1, 2015 - August 1, 2015
Design assistant womenswear RTW and pre-collection; research of colors; draping; creating mock-ups and prototypes; finishing; pattern cutting; preparation of propositions.
Junior Designer Couture Collection at RVDK Amsterdam
August 1, 2014 - February 1, 2015
Propositions of designs; research of inspiration; draping; making mock-ups and prototypes; handwork & finishing; pattern cutting; supervision of production; direct collaboration with the atelier; fittings.
Intern at Victor & Rolf
April 1, 2013 - July 1, 2013
Internship on the atelier; Couture show Winter ’13; assistant modéliste; handwork & finishing; making of samples; work on show pieces.

Education

Master 1- Fashion Design at ARTEZ, Art school – The Netherlands
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2014
Year of preparation on design, art and art history at ARTEZ, Art school – The Netherlands
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2009
Tailoring at Tailoring school – The Netherlands
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2010
Yoga Teacher Training at Bikram’s Yoga College of India
September 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017

Qualifications

Yoga Teacher Training
September 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017

Industry Experience

Retail, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Other