Christian Dior Haute Couture Cutter
- Location
- Paris Île-de-France France
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Senior
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- Oct 1, 2026
About Christian Dior
Christian Dior, founded in Paris in 1946, stands as one of the world’s most influential maisons, uniting haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, fragrance, beauty, and exceptional retail experiences. As an employer, Dior offers a culture shaped by artistic audacity, meticulous craftsmanship, and the pursuit of excellence, where heritage and innovation continually enrich one another. Its teams collaborate across ateliers, studios, boutiques, and corporate functions within an international environment that values elegance, precision, inclusivity, and entrepreneurial spirit. Working at Dior means contributing to a legacy of timeless style while helping define the future of luxury with creativity, discipline, and purpose.
Christian Dior Couture is hiring a Haute Couture Cutter in Paris to prepare and cut fabrics for couture and ready-to-wear garments.
Role & Responsibilities
- Analyze and interpret technical sheets, patterns, and design drawings to understand cutting requirements.
- Optimize pattern placement on fabrics, accounting for grain direction, prints, defects, and material yield.
- Cut garment pieces accurately by hand or machine using cutting shears, rotary cutters, or automated cutting machines, according to production needs.
- Check cut pieces against patterns and technical specifications for dimensions, shape, clean edges, and cutting quality.
- Sort, label, and package cut pieces for transfer to subsequent garment-making stages.
- Carry out routine maintenance of cutting tools and equipment, including sharpening blades, cleaning machines, and reporting any irregularities to the workshop manager.
- Strictly follow the workshop’s safety and hygiene rules and procedures.
Qualifications
- Mastery of manual and machine cutting techniques, including flat cutting, bias cutting, and other techniques specific to high-end garments.
- Excellent ability to read and interpret garment patterns, including size grading.
- Very good knowledge of textile materials, their properties, and their behavior during cutting, including natural and synthetic fabrics, knitwear, delicate materials, and technical fabrics.
- Strong attention to detail, rigorous execution, and high quality standards.
- Good organizational skills, autonomy, and ability to manage priorities while meeting deadlines.
- Team spirit and ability to collaborate effectively with workshop specialists, including prototype makers, pattern makers, and seamstresses and tailors.
Skills
Experience
Minimum 5 years
Workplace
This position is based in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Culture
Christian Dior fosters a culture of refined creativity, exceptional craftsmanship, and continuous innovation, where teams are encouraged to uphold the Maison’s heritage while shaping the future of luxury. As an employer, it offers a dynamic and exacting environment that values collaboration, excellence, and the development of talent across artistic, retail, and corporate disciplines.
About Cerulean
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