About

Léna Zlatkina is a highly skilled Senior Womenswear Designer, Product Developer, and Clo3D Designer with over 12 years of experience in the fashion industry. She is an expert in global trend research and analysis, design, merchandising, and product development. Léna is passionate about finding effective, aesthetically elevated, and customer-centered design solutions that inspire and drive her work forward. Léna has a sharp creative vision and a strong sense of trend direction combined with consistent market research and analysis, which allows her to propose competitive design solutions. She has strong design and visual presentation skills and can develop product ranges that seamlessly fuse brand DNA with global trend direction and customer needs. Léna is proficient in using CAD software in the design process, from illustrations to tech packs to visual presentation, including Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, InDesign, and Clo3D (3D design for fashion). Currently, Léna works as the Lead Designer for Women's Golf at Lanctot Ltée, where she is responsible for design, merchandising, and product development of women's golf-wear collections. In her previous role as Senior Designer of Athleisure at Lolë - Coalision, Léna designed and developed women's sportswear collections, travelled to Europe and the US for market research and fabric trade show sourcing, created and managed tech packs, worked closely with production and fit technicians throughout sample development process and supervised fit sessions, and prepared and presented collections at sales meetings. Léna has a diverse educational background, including a Diploma in Fashion Design from Institut Français de la Mode, a DEC Diploma in Fashion Design from Collège Lasalle, Montréal, and a Certificate in Management and Marketing from McGill University. Léna is a versatile professional with a deep understanding of the fashion industry and a passion for designing innovative, customer-centered solutions. She is a valuable asset to any team, with a strong work ethic and a commitment to delivering high-quality results.