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Hi! I'm Vanesa Tamayo, a fashion designer born in Cadiz and now based in Barcelona. I studied Fashion Design at IED Sevilla de Moda and have extensive experience in woven and jersey collections for women, men and kids, including work with Zara Inditex. I'm passionate about color, textiles, and building cohesive product stories from concept to delivery. Currently, I am Head Fashion Senior Designer for Zara Woman (woven), Zara Man and Zara Girl, leading design and product development from concept to sellable product. I love turning trends into commercial, ready-to-wear collections and collaborating with global teams and suppliers to deliver quality on time.…Hi! I'm Vanesa Tamayo, a fashion designer born in Cadiz and now based in Barcelona. I studied Fashion Design at IED Sevilla de Moda and have extensive experience in woven and jersey collections for women, men and kids, including work with Zara Inditex. I'm passionate about color, textiles, and building cohesive product stories from concept to delivery. Currently, I am Head Fashion Senior Designer for Zara Woman (woven), Zara Man and Zara Girl, leading design and product development from concept to sellable product. I love turning trends into commercial, ready-to-wear collections and collaborating with global teams and suppliers to deliver quality on time.

Vanesa Tamayo Jimenez

Designer, Graphic Designer, Brand Designer, +1

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Hi! I'm Vanesa Tamayo, a fashion designer born in Cadiz and now based in Barcelona. I studied Fashion Design at IED Sevilla de Moda and have extensive experience in woven and jersey collections for women, men and kids, including work with Zara Inditex. I'm passionate about color, textiles, and building cohesive product stories from concept to delivery. Currently, I am Head Fashion Senior Designer for Zara Woman (woven), Zara Man and Zara Girl, leading design and product development from concept to sellable product. I love turning trends into commercial, ready-to-wear collections and collaborating with global teams and suppliers to deliver quality on time.…Hi! I'm Vanesa Tamayo, a fashion designer born in Cadiz and now based in Barcelona. I studied Fashion Design at IED Sevilla de Moda and have extensive experience in woven and jersey collections for women, men and kids, including work with Zara Inditex. I'm passionate about color, textiles, and building cohesive product stories from concept to delivery. Currently, I am Head Fashion Senior Designer for Zara Woman (woven), Zara Man and Zara Girl, leading design and product development from concept to sellable product. I love turning trends into commercial, ready-to-wear collections and collaborating with global teams and suppliers to deliver quality on time.

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Hi! I’m Vanesa Tamayo, a fashion designer born in Cadiz and now based in Barcelona. I studied Fashion Design at IED Sevilla de Moda and have extensive experience in woven and jersey collections for women, men and kids, including work with Zara Inditex. I’m passionate about color, textiles, and building cohesive product stories from concept to delivery.

Currently, I am Head Fashion Senior Designer for Zara Woman (woven), Zara Man and Zara Girl, leading design and product development from concept to sellable product. I love turning trends into commercial, ready-to-wear collections and collaborating with global teams and suppliers to deliver quality on time.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Language

Spanish; Castilian

Fluent

English

Advanced

Work Experience

General Manager / Country Manager & Head Fashion Designer (Woven & Denim) at STARTEX GROUP

September 1, 2021 - Present

General Manager responsible for sourcing, delivery, and managing the Barcelona teams. Oversees technical, production, merchandising, product development and sourcing for Barcelona operations; reports to the Country Head. Leads OTIF improvements, prevents rejections by addressing root issues, and drives product development from concept to 'ready to buy' product. Coordinates with in‑house design and product teams at HQ and overseas; plans with other sourcing territories to maximise retail sales and margins; collaborates with central buyers on pricing, lines and programmes to deliver competitive products.

Head Fashion Senior Designer (Woven) / Zara Woman, Zara Man & Zara Girl at Vertex Group

September 1, 2021 - October 27, 2025

Head Fashion Senior Designer for Zara Woman (woven), Zara Man and Zara Girl; specialized in woven dresses, tops and jumpsuits. Manages design and sourcing of fabrics and trims; drives trend research and fashion collections; conducts seasonal shopping trips; participates in international fairs; leads design projects and serves as main contact for customers; ensures timely delivery of samples and improves design, sourcing and development team capabilities.

Designer at Padma Text

April 1, 2018 - October 27, 2025

Designer for Pull&Bear, Zara Baby Girl and Zara Woman. Elaborated technical sheets and worked with programs like CorelDraw, Illustration, Photoshop and Freehand. Researched and set trends, created seasonal concepts and trend/color reports. Conducted international travel for trend research and supplier negotiations; managed trimmings artworks and samples; coordinated with Pattern Making and sewing teams.

Head of Women Designer at DoubleAgent USA

September 1, 2020 - October 27, 2025

Head of Women’s Designer for the Double Agent brand. Designed all collections (Jersey, Knit, Denim, Outerwear and Woven); spotted trends in Europe, Asia and the U.S.; selected fabrics and colours; maintained communication between graphics designer and buyers. Produced drawings and CADs with patterns, colours, graphics and trims. Maintained supplier relationships in Portugal, Spain and Morocco; organized showroom for major accounts.