DAVID COCKRELL
creative
malibu | United States
Skills
- apparel design
Interests
Skiing
Outerwear
Industries
Lifestyle
Outdoor
Snow
In my own words
— DAVID-20 years design experience.
-Expert outerwear designer= all types, down, technical, leather, casual, etc. -Launched 3 successful brands. -Designed countless Menswear collections. -Managed teams of 3 to 10 designers. -Active Outdoor enthusiast.
Trajectory
Jan 2014 — Now
Founder Creative Director Partial Client List · WWW.DAVIDCOCKRELL.COM
HOLDEN OUTERWEAR - THE NORTH FACE- TODD SNYDER- BONFIRE SNOWBOARDING, SIMON
MILLER - BIRCH-BOX, -NICK WOOSTER - YEEZY - WOOLRICH JOHN RICH AND BROS UNDER
ARMOUR - WOOL-MARK -PE NATION - TRAVIS MATHEW - RED LEDGE
-Winner of multiple international outerwear design awards.
-Designer of high end outerwear and Menswear collections, accessories & special projects.
-Developed fabrics, spear headed new collections, created trends/concepts & generated color stories.
-Technical ski / outerwear design consultant hired to build high end tier one performance outerwear.
Jan 2012 — Jan 2014
Design Director Mens Red Fleece Leather Collections · BROOKS BROTHERS
Ski, Golf, and Tennis.
-Updated and created a new active sports division for Brooks Brothers.
-Lead the development of Outerwear across all Men's divisions.
Feb 2009 — Aug 2011
Mens Design Director · ANDREW MARC
for Andrew Marc and Marc New York collections.
-Responsible for all design details for these high end luxury outerwear brands with retails from $300-$1200.
-Hired to design and start up new sportswear concept for the Andrew Marc and Marc NY brands.
Aug 2007 — Jan 2009
Creative Director and founder · U S ARMY BRAND
of this new MENS & BOYS brand.
-Established Brand identity and hired the staff to develop this widely accepted new clothing line.
-U.S. Army Brand was the 1st clothing Co. licensed by the U.S. Govt. to use the name U.S. Army.
-U.S. Army Brand launched Fall 08 in over 600 stores including Sears, SAKS, Urban Outfitters
grossing over $6M.
Jan 2003 — Aug 2007
Senior Designer Mens Gap Brand · GAP
-Categories: Outerwear, Project RED, Specialty Denim, Premiere Collections for Top Stores.
-Designed and created all manner of OW: waterproof, denim, down, leather/suede, wool, vests, & technical pieces.
-Developed a previously non-existent multi-million dollar Gap Brand Blazer Business.
Nov 2002 — Jan 2003
Freelance Designer Adidas Originals Heritage Collection · ADIDAS
Designed vintage inspired active apparel for the Original collections.
May 1999 — Nov 2002
Designer Outerwear · ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH
Activewear/Surf/Gymwear/Woven Shirts for men and boys.
-Developed, designed and created "Abercrombie Gym Issue, " brand.
-Achieved a winning program by working closely with CEO Mike Jeffries to create the A&F "look."
Sep 1997 — Apr 1999
Garment Specification Technician DKNY AND Esprit Kids Production · ESPRIT de
Rendered computer drawings detailing all garment details and created technical packages.
Jan 1992 — Dec 1997
Designer · BLACKSPOON SNOWBOARD WEAR
TAHOE CITY, CA / 1992 to 1997.
-Cofounder & Partner, responsible for growing annual sales from 15K to 1 million in 2 years.
-Designer of men's waterproof, breathable outdoor clothing line.
-Resourced and negotiated domestic & overseas manufacturing, sales and marketing strategies.
Jun 1989 — Dec 1996
Default · GLACIER WILDERNESS GUIDES
-Guided groups of 2-30 people through the wilderness of Glacier National Park.
-Carried out the safe completion of multi-day whitewater & backpack trips.
Activity
Education history
Pacific Lutheran University
bachelors
