Garment Technologist - Branded Fashion

Title: Garment Technologist Location: London studio Contract: Full-time, permanent   Wiggy Kit is a women’s ready-to-wear brand founded in 2015 by designer Wiggy Hindmarch. Built around the idea of a wardrobe that works as hard as the women who wear it, we create versatile, elevated pieces designed to move effortlessly between occasions.   Every piece is created to be worn, re-worn, and styled in multiple ways, with each season building on the last to help customers continuously “Build Your Kit.”   This is a broad, hands-on role for a commercially minded Garment Technologist who thrives in a small, fast-moving brand environment. You will own fit, quality, and technical standards across the full range, working directly with the founder, design and production team, and our suppliers. The role spans traditional garment tech responsibilities but extends into product development, supplier management, and production support — ideal for someone who wants visibility across the whole product journey rather than a narrow specialism.     Lead all fit sessions on the house model, owning the brand fit handwriting and ensuring consistency season on season. • Write clear, commercial fit comments and mark up patterns to communicate intent unambiguously to suppliers. • Approve proto, fit and pre-production samples, balancing perfection with critical path realities.   Work hand-in-hand with the founder and design on fabric, trim, and construction choices, advising on feasibility, cost, and quality implications. • Build close, accountable relationships with our factories; Quality, Compliance & Returns • Set and uphold quality standards across make, finish and packaging. • Manage fabric and garment testing, care labelling, fibre composition and country-of-origin compliance for UK and EU. • Review and advise on fabric test reports — interpret results against brand testing standards (pilling, colourfastness, tensile strength, dimensional stability), flag failures or marginal results, and make clear recommendations on whether to proceed, retest or reject. • Support CSR and factory compliance — supplier audits, certifications, and ethical standards. • Own the returns investigation process — analyse return reasons, identify fit and quality patterns, and feed insights back into future development. • Lead on resolving customer quality complaints.   Critical Path & Production • Work to the critical path, escalating sample or production risks early. • Liaise with our freight forwarder and production team on shipment readiness, inspection requirements, and quality sign-off. • Provide technical input into the costing and range planning process. • Support the retail store team with product knowledge and resolve any in-store quality issues. • 4+ years in a dedicated Garment Technologist role, ideally with multi-category exposure. • Experience of casual and washed garments helpful — understanding of garment washes, finishes, shrinkage allowances and how wash processes affect fit and spec. • Awareness of CSR, ethical sourcing and factory compliance frameworks (e.g. Commercial mindset — understands the link between fit, quality, returns and margin. • Excellent Excel skills; Experience in a founder-led or independent brand. • Full time, based in our London studio