Available for freelance

James Redish Design

Freelance apparel designer. Six years designing performance and lifestyle sportswear.

  • Running
  • Seamless
  • Training
  • Streetwear

Performance is the baseline. Aesthetics and identity have never mattered more.

I'm James, an apparel designer with six years in the industry, working across performance and lifestyle categories from running and training to seamless and streetwear. I take ranges from market research through sketch, CAD, colour and fit to the finished product.

James Redish

What I can do for your brand

  • Market Research

    Trend, competitor and customer research that shapes what a range needs to be.

  • Creative Direction

    Setting the look and story of a range, from moodboards and colour direction through to launch.

  • Apparel Design

    Performance and lifestyle ranges, from concept and research to sign-off.

  • Seamless and Knit

    Body-mapped seamless garments, knit structures and zoning designed for movement.

  • CADs and Tech Packs

    Accurate flats, construction details and colourways that factories can build from.

  • Development and Fit Support

    Working with product development teams and factories through samples and fit sessions to sign-off.

Portfolio

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Onyx 5.0 Lifting range, Gymshark

From CAD to Product

Every range starts with research. Reference imagery sets the direction, the CAD pins down every feature, and the finished garment has to deliver on both.

Seamless Run design board: reference imagery, tank and half tight CADs annotated for mapped ventilation, reflective logos and a multi-rib jacquard structure, and the finished tank on a model and runners
Seamless Run: research, CAD and final product