Career Bio
Christopher Q. Fink
Sr. Creative Director / VP Director of Design
Christopher Fink is a senior level executive Creative Director / VP Director of Design in the international fashion apparel market from premium designer collection to value fast fashion. With over 25 years of international design leadership experience, he has directed some of the largest and most prestigious apparel companies in the world.
Christopher’s creative leadership positions have included VP Creative Director of BCBG International, VP Creative Director of Madura Garments (India’s largest apparel retailer and manufacturer), partner in SBL Industries USA (Perry Ellis Dresses and private label), Head of Design for GFT USA (Armani, Valentino, and Ungaro), head of design for Itokin America ( Japan’s largest apparel manufacturer and leading retailer) and head Creative Director of Walmart USA (35 billion dollar division) and helped launch Walmart’s first fashion office based in New York City.
in 2014 Christopher completed a three year contract in Moscow, Russia rebuilding and repositioning the Kira Plastinina Company, which became during his tenure the largest and most successful mass market contemporary brand (335 stores) and LUBLU, the most prestigious celebrity young designer collection in Russia. Currently he is a brand ambassador for QVC International in London, Milan, Beijing and Paris.
From 2014-1018 Christopher had his own TV show on QVC UK, France and Italy under the labels Chelsea Muse and Christopher Fink. As a full sportswear collection annual wholesale of 4 million US dollars.
Christopher has lived and worked in the New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Milan, Madrid, India, Russia, China, (Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai), Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Qatar, Dubai, and currently resides between New York and London.
Christopher’s experience of directing premium international celebrity designer collections to the world’s largest value mass market retailer offers a unique scope of experience in all categories of apparel design and management including men’s, women’s and childrenswear and has extensive experience in managing large design teams and budgets.
On a personal note, Christopher has lectured fashion students in NID University in Ahmadabad, India’s most prestigious design school , 5 month design merchandising class for Moscow State University of Design and Technology and taught a twelve- week fashion course for 800 girls in the preeminent Defense Ministry School for Girls in Moscow. He is also an active fundraiser for community and charity organizations in New York, India, and Russia and has worked closely with DIFFA and Gods Love We Deliver though out their inception. Currently Christopher is the Chair of fashion and Merchandising for VCUarts Qatar in Doha Qatar.