Manoel

Knitwear Garment Technologist

“I love the product I work with and my colleagues as well.”

• What does a good day look like in your role?

  A good day for me is when, despite unexpected situations and issues that need solving, I am able to keep my plan and stick to my to-do list.

• What does a challenging day look like in your role?

  Challenging days are when I have lots of emails to go through, with suppliers and colleagues, fit sessions to organise, and feedback to process. Busy days like this can make it hard to hit deadlines.

  This is when I need to have a lot of focus, and do my things step-by-step and eventually I get there.

• What do you get up to in a typical day/week?

  I love doing my yoga and exercises before coming to work. After yoga I always feel ready for the day. My job follows the product from prototype phase to bulk production with focus on the technical aspects. In my day-by-day, I liaise between the designers, the product developers, buying and production teams, fitting the garments and sending comments to the suppliers. I have to also keep an eye on the company critical path and make sure all parts are involved and aware of possible delays. This process forms the final garment, from improvements to the yarns, to the prints, to the fit, details of the garment to labels positions, wash treatments, pressing details, packaging and delivery.

• What’s the best thing about working for AllSaints?

  I love the product I work with and my colleagues as well.

• What’s the most surprising or unexpected thing about working for us?

  Our CEO always makes sure we get his messages, his strategies, his ideas. I think it is amazing for us in general to have that, especially during difficult times like the pandemic.

• Why AllSaints?

  It is a sum of things really. I can do the job I like with the product I admire, all with the support of our amazing colleagues.

• What’s not in the job description but something you’d tell a friend if they were looking to join the brand?

  You need to know how to "surf" the waves of the job. There are always more challenging days than others, but AllSaints is a professional and supportive environment - we always have each others backs.

• Tell us about your journey with AllSaints so far.

  It was a challenging start after being four and a half years in a sabbatical period. It was also a different culture to learn and adapt to, but in no time I felt right at home and comfortable, which I still really feel now.