Flora & Lane LLC Bridal Sylist - Quality Associate Chicago, IL · Full time

Support brides in their journey to obtaining their dream wedding dress by handling bridal styling appointments and meaningfully contributing to quality control, garment repairs, and studio organization to ensure a memorable and bride-centered experience.

About Flora & Lane LLC

A bridal brand on a mission to empower brides to be their truest & most unique selves on their wedding day and beyond through our unforgettable creations.

Description

Job Summary

Flora & Lane is seeking a thoughtful, detail-oriented Bridal Stylist - Quality Associate to join our team. This is a dynamic hybrid role that blends bridal styling, garment quality control, minor repairs, sample maintenance, and order fulfillment support.


The primary focus of this position is ensuring our gowns, veils, and related goods meet Flora & Lane’s quality standards before reaching our brides. This role will also contribute meaningfully to bridal styling, fulfillment support and studio organization, and from time to time may be asked to participate in social media content creation as part of supporting the broader needs of the business.


Through your contributions to bridal styling, you will help create a supportive and memorable experience for every bride who visits our shop. The quality work done in this role helps ensure that each dress is thoroughly reviewed, thoughtfully prepared, and beautifully presented before it reaches a bride. The fulfillment support provided in this position helps keep our operations running smoothly and ensures each order is handled with great care. 


Our philosophy has always been to be bride-centered and never sales-centered. If this is a philosophy you can get behind, and you take pride in careful, detail-driven work that supports one of the most important days in someone’s life, we would love for you to join our team.


About the Company

Flora & Lane creates unique, romantic, and undeniably unforgettable gowns that empower brides to be their truest selves on their wedding day and beyond. Our team works as a close-knit family to bring affordable, one-of-a-kind dresses that are assembled in small quantities, but delivered with great passion.


Pay

$20.00 - $24.00 per hour + Yearly Performance Bonus


Schedule

Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM


Job Type

Full-time (30-40 hours per week)


Education

High School Diploma or equivalent (Required)


Primary Job Duties

  • Bridal Styling: Host or assist with bridal appointments, taking accurate measurements and upholding Flora & Lane’s bride-centered experience.


  • Quality Inspections: Conduct thorough quality checks on gowns, veils, and related goods to ensure they meet Flora & Lane’s standards before shipment or use in appointments.


  • Minor Repairs & Finishing: Perform basic garment finishing and minor repairs such as securing loose threads, stain treatment, minor stitching corrections, and general garment preparation.


  • Sample Maintenance: Help maintain shop and studio samples by identifying dresses that need cleaning, repair, steaming, or other upkeep to remain presentation-ready.


  • Quality Documentation: Photograph and document quality concerns, recurring issues, and repair needs using internal logs and systems.


  • Order Packing & Fulfillment Support: Thoughtfully prepare and pack orders according to wedding dates, shipping notes, and internal standards. Assist with shipment intake, inventory organization, and outgoing shipment preparation.


  • Inventory & Studio Organization: Help maintain an organized studio environment, store garments and related items carefully, and support periodic inventory checks and audits.


  • Occasional Social Media Content Participation: From time to time, participate in social media content creation by helping prepare garments for content shoots, appearing in behind-the-scenes or product-related content, or supporting content needs as requested.


Qualifications

  • Sewing Skills: Comfort in performing minor hand-sewing or machine-sewing fixes for quality and finishing purposes is preferred.


  • Attention to Detail: Strong ability to notice flaws, inconsistencies, and small details that impact garment quality and presentation.


  • Garment Handling Skills: Ability to handle bridal gowns, veils, and delicate fabrics with care, precision, and respect for fine materials.


  • Organizational Skills: Detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to maintain accurate logs, keep inventory orderly, and follow structured processes.


  • Driver’s License: Valid driver’s license preferred.


Ideal Candidate Will Be

  • Detail-Focused: Enjoys careful, precise work and takes pride in catching and resolving small issues before garments go out.


  • Steady and Reliable: Calm, dependable, and able to maintain accuracy during time-sensitive periods.


  • Hands-On and Helpful: Enjoys working with garments directly and supporting the team in practical ways.


  • Growth-Minded: Interested in learning about quality standards, garment repairs, and studio operations over time.


  • Bride-Centered: Understands how the work we do directly impacts a bride’s experience and confidence.


  • Collaborative Team Player: Willing to support the team and step in where needed.


Why Join Flora & Lane?

Competitive Pay + Bonus Potential


Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance


Paid Time Off & Sick Days


401k with Company Match


Opportunity to Make Every Bride’s Experience Unforgettable


Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

Salary

$20 - $24 per hour