Esprit brings back Melody for product & design strategy

12 Jan '12

3 min read

In 1986, she came to Germany and worked in the industry as Creative Director for several German labels, gaining recognition in 1989 as Head Designer Viventy for Bernd Berger, a German fashion brand.

In 1993, Melody joined the Escada group as Chief Design Director for the brand Laurel for four years and then took over responsibility as Chief Design & Product Manager at Fink in Darmstadt. From 1998 until 2007, Melody held various senior product management functions within Esprit, as Design Director Womenswear, in 2003, as International Product Director Women with global responsibility for products, and in parallel as of 2005 gaining the responsibility for the global business management of the Women Casual division.

Esprit Holdings Limited is a constituent stock of the Hang Seng Index, MSCI Hong Kong Small Cap Index, FTSE All-World Index for Hong Kong. Its subsidiaries are engaged in the retail and wholesale distribution of quality lifestyle products designed under its globally recognized Esprit and edc brands. The Group operates over 1,100 directly managed retail stores worldwide and distributes through more than 11,000 controlled-space wholesale points-of-sale internationally, occupying total selling space of over 1,000,000m2 in more than 40 countries.

Esprit Holdings Limited