RoBerta Elizabeth Where creativity meets culture, and storytelling becomes style.
Senior women’s apparel designer who blends sportstyle utility with a runway level edge. At PUMA I translate cultural narratives into commercially sharp product, pairing 3D and AI driven design with material development, fit excellence, and tight cross functional partnership from brief to buy in.
Selected PUMA Highlights
- Lead and key partner across women’s lifestyle and streetwear: seasonal stories, capsule architectures, and hero looks for sell in.
- High visibility collabs and culture capsules (LaQuan Smith, Lauren London, June Ambrose, Davido, TMC / We Are Legends).
- Silhouette direction with color, fabric, trim, and graphic systems; clear tech packs and construction details from proto through SMS.
- V-Stitcher and AI routes to validate fabric behavior, speed decisions, and raise the level of executive ready decks.
- Close partnership with Merch, Materials, Graphics, Costing, and Development to balance intent, margin, and calendar.
- Concise narrative decks for brief, concept, and look lines that tie to merchandising stories.
- Culture forward storytelling grounded in real consumer insight and everyday wearability.
Skills & Tools
Design & Concept
- Trend storytelling and consumer right line plans
- Silhouette creation across knits, fleece, and woven sportstyle
- Color and material strategies with print and graphic direction
Product Creation
- Tech packs, BOMs, construction notes, and fit notes
- Proto to SMS to production hand off
- Vendor communication with cost and calendar awareness
Digital / 3D / AI
- V-Stitcher for silhouette and fabric behavior
- Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and broader Adobe tools
- AI assisted concept routes and material mooding
Go-to Strengths
- Story led design with commercial clarity
- Cross functional partnership and clear communication
- Brief to buy in decks and executive ready presentation
Focus Areas
Sportstyle Lifestyle
- Tracksuits, sets, and knit and fleece foundations
- Outerwear and woven street silhouettes
- Day to night versatility with smart layering logic
Collab & Capsule
- Signature codes and brand alignment
- Graphic and branding systems with trim stories
- Sell in looks and hero outfitting
Merch & Line Architecture
- Good, better, best laddering
- Key item development and color flow
- Margin aware option counts
Fit & Quality
- Block development with graded fit notes
- Fabric behavior validation in 3D
- Construction clarity for factories
Certifications
McKinsey Leadership Academy
Leadership Essentials
Team Leadership
Self Leadership
Business Leadership
Creative Skills
Illustrator for Fashion Design: Creating Brushes
Textile and Product Knowledge
Laser Applications of Textiles
Impacts of Fiber Properties
Understanding Fabric and Product Defects
Functional Finishing
Issues in Product Performance: Shrinkage
Seamless Knitting
Communication
Speaking Confidently and Effectively