Raquel Helena Simões de Castro

Raquel Helena Simões de Castro has a diverse work experience in the fashion industry. Raquel Helena currently works as the Head of Design at Oceanя, where they focus on creating sustainable and ethically made clothing and products. Prior to that, they were a full-time International Business Master's Student at the Cork Institute of Technology.

Raquel Helena has also worked as a Product Development Manager at Renner, where they managed the nightwear design team and was responsible for trend identification and product development. Raquel Helena worked as a Senior Design Manager at Loungerie, overseeing the development of products manufactured in different countries.

Before that, they had a role as a Product Development Manager and Fashion Designer at Grupo Scalina, where they gained extensive knowledge of the manufacturing apparel industry. Raquel Helena also worked as a Fashion Designer at Sideway, focusing on product development for two brands.

Raquel started their career as an intern and Fashion Designer at Red Nose, where they gained experience in product development and designing patterns and artworks. Overall, Raquel has a strong background in product development, design coordination, and trend identification in the fashion industry.

Raquel Helena Simões de Castro has a Master's degree in International Business from Munster Technological University. Raquel Helena attained this degree from 2018 to 2019. Before that, in 2012, they pursued two short-term courses in Moda (Visual Merchandising and Cool Hunting) from Central Saint Martins, University of The Arts London. In 2008, they obtained another Master's degree, this time in Fashion Business, from Centro de Educação em Moda - Senac. Lastly, they completed their Bachelor's degree in Fashion/Apparel Design from Faculdade Paulista de Artes - FPA in the years 2002 to 2005. Raquel also possesses additional certifications in EF Cambridge English Level Test and IELTS for language proficiency, as well as a certification in Visual Merchandising from Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design.