Sydney, Australia · Available for Freelance

Angela
Piper

Where craft meets commercial thinking.

Garment Technology Patternmaking Product Strategy
Work With Me
Angela Piper
18+
Years in fashion
10+
Labels worked with
All
Categories & fabrications
End
to end
Concept to production

Previously at

Zimmermann · KIVARI · Lee Jeans · Suboo · IXIAH · Third Form

Built on craft.
Driven by
precision.

With close to two decades working across some of Australia's most respected fashion labels, Angela Piper brings a rare blend of hands-on technical expertise and strategic commercial thinking to every engagement.

"I've spent 18 years making sure the right product reaches the right customer — technically sound, commercially smart, and crafted with genuine attention to detail."

From draping pinnacle occasionwear at KIVARI to coordinating swim and resort production at Zimmermann, Angela has worked across every category — wovens, knits, denim, swim, and tailoring — and every stage of the supply chain, from initial concept through to factory ship samples.

As founder of We Are Mancini, her own bridal label, she also understands what it means to build a brand from the ground up — managing design, production, and customer experience as a sole operator. That perspective informs everything she does for clients.

Angela is available for freelance and consulting engagements across garment technology, patternmaking and product strategy — both short-term and ongoing.

What I
bring to your
brand

01

Garment Technology

End-to-end garment tech support from initial tech pack through to approved ship samples. I set and maintain sizing standards, lead fit sessions, and keep your critical path on track.

Tech Packs BOMs Fit Sessions Proto to Production QC Critical Path
02

Patternmaking

Manual and digital patternmaking across all categories and fabrications. From structured tailoring and occasionwear to swim and jersey knits — clean blocks, accurate grading, production-ready patterns.

Manual PM Gerber StyleCAD Draping Grading Spec Writing
03

Product Strategy

Strategic product consultancy for brands looking to strengthen their range, sharpen their customer focus, or build better systems. From range planning and customer profiling to post-season analysis.

Range Planning Brand Pillars Customer Profiling Supplier Mgmt Post-Season Analysis

18 years.
The full
picture.

2026 – Present

Capsule WD

Product Lead

  • Product strategy, range planning and critical path ownership
  • Garment tech duties, fits and sign-off
  • Supplier management and design freelancer oversight
2020 – 2026

KIVARI

Senior Garment Technologist / Patternmaker

  • Full range fit and quality responsibility across all categories: denim, knits, swim, wovens
  • Manual patternmaking and draping for pinnacle occasionwear
  • Managed and mentored 3 junior team members
  • China travel for fabric and trim sourcing
2019 – 2020

Suboo

Garment Technologist / Patternmaker

  • Tech packs and fit sessions across all styles
  • Patternmade the full swimwear range
2014 – 2020

Freelance Patternmaker

IXIAH · Third Form · BeMe

  • Tailored coats, structured dresses, shirts, trousers and knit jersey
  • IXIAH showed at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia 2015
  • Full spec and tech pack creation for offshore and local manufacturers
2011 – 2014

Lee Jeans

Senior Product Developer — Tops

  • Range planning, costings and offshore factory management
  • CAD and spec creation; lab dip and strike-off approvals
  • Managed junior product developer and production coordinator
2006 – 2011

Zimmermann

Production Coordinator — Swim & Resort

  • Local and offshore sample production management
  • Fabric print, trim and lab dip development
  • QC across pre-production through to finished goods

Technical
fluency
across the
full stack.

Patternmaking Software

  • Gerber AccuMark
  • StyleCAD
  • Manual / Draping

PLM & ERP Systems

  • AP21
  • JD Edwards
  • Niche
  • MYOB

Design & Production

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Microsoft Office (Adv)

Category Expertise

  • Wovens · Denim
  • Swim · Resort
  • True Knits · Cut/Sew Knits
  • Occasionwear · Bridal
  • Tailoring

Let's talk
about your
project.


Available for new projects

📍 Sydney, Australia

Available remotely and in-person for Sydney-based clients.


Email: angpiper@gmail.com

Phone: 0401 021 876


Whether you need a pair of hands for fit week, a full garment tech retainer, pattern block development, or help thinking through your product strategy — get in touch.