About

Amaima Shaikh — the operator behind the practice.

Brand Head at Leisure Club (Sefam Pvt Ltd). Fifteen-plus years building, scaling and turning around product-led businesses across women's, kids' and menswear — at home in Lahore and across EU, USA, GCC and Asia.

Atelier

I spent the last decade and a half leading product, brand and operating teams inside one of Pakistan's largest fashion houses — most recently as Brand Head of Leisure Club, and before that as Product Head for LC Girls Eastern + Western. I grew up on the design floor, learned the business in the mill, and have spent the years since translating between the two.

TexTylo exists because the brands and manufacturers I keep meeting need the same thing: a senior, hands-on partner who has actually built ranges, run launches, negotiated principals and held a P&L — and who can move between strategy and execution without asking permission.

The practice is small by design. Engagements are scoped, written, and measured. The work is product-first, sustainability-aware, and built for the long arc.

Career timeline

Twenty years on the product floor.

  1. 2024
    Brand Head, Leisure Club — Sefam Pvt Ltd

    Leading brand strategy, product, GTM and BU ops; 25% YoY growth.

  2. 2015–2024
    Product Head, LC Girls Eastern + Western

    20% CAGR; 75% first-quality sell-through; GTM unification.

  3. 2011–2015
    Founder Designer, The Working Woman

    Concept-to-launch of a workwear BU; capsule with Adnan Pardesy.

  4. 2007–2009
    Denim Designer, US Apparel & Textiles

    H&M, Zara, Topman, Topshop, Next, M&S, Tesco, Primark, JC Penney.

  5. 2006–2007
    Fashion Designer, ROUGE by Faraz Manan

    Haute couture bridal; one-on-one client consultation.

  6. 2002–2006
    B.Des Fashion Design

    Affiliated with E'cole de La Chambre Syndicale de La Couture, Paris.

Selected highlights
  • — RTW Master's Collection, Kayseria 2024
  • — Master's Collection, Kayseria 2023
  • — Fire-Retardant Uniform program, Sarena Industries 2023
  • — Punjab Police Uniform, Sefam Pvt Ltd 2015
  • — Mercedes Fashion Week 2013 & 2014
  • — Expo Lifestyle Exhibition, New Delhi 2012
  • — Heim Textiles, Germany 2003
Education

B.Des Fashion & Design

Affiliated with E'cole de La Chambre Syndicale de La Couture, Parisienne. International Young Fashion Designers Competition, Paris — December 2005.

References

Hamid Zaman — Chairman, Sefam Pvt Ltd
Omer Chaudry — Managing Partner, Recon
Contacts available on request.

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