Jean-Marie Ardu

Jean-Marie Ardu is an experienced fashion designer specializing in womenswear, currently serving as the Head Womenswear Designer Freelance for Shanghai Tang since July 2017, where responsibilities include overseeing the development of the Womenswear RTW collection and coordinating bijoux and textile collections. Previous experience includes roles as Senior Womenswear Designer at Patrizia Pepe (2013-2015) and Roberto Cavalli (2007-2012), where duties involved extensive research on design elements and collaboration with patternmakers. Jean-Marie also gained valuable experience as an Art Director Assistant at Hurel Paris and Hubert Barrere, contributing to projects with prestigious brands such as Lacroix, Dior, and Chanel. Earlier career highlights feature a position as Womenswear Designer at Emanuel Ungaro and an internship at Emanuel Ungaro Haute Couture. Jean-Marie's educational background includes studies at École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués de Lyon.