Stylish CV templatesA curve where everyone else draws a line.
These stylish CV templates replace the usual straight header band with curved artwork, so the page has some presence while the content underneath stays in one readable column.
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5 of 57 · sample: Sarah Mitchell
5 of 57 templates · sample candidate: Sarah Mitchell, Senior Marketing Manager
What makes these stylish CV templates different
Most CV headers are a rectangle of colour. The stylish family draws its header as curved artwork from the template's own primary and accent colours, so changing a colour restyles the artwork with it. Below the header the CV is a single column, set like any of our conventional layouts.
That combination is the point: presence at the top of the page, and a body that a recruiter can skim and software can read in order. The design shows taste without making the reader work for the facts.
Stylish templates also work well for portfolio-style careers in events, hospitality and client services, where the CV is often handed over in person and the first impression matters before anyone reads a line. Pair one with a plain version of the same CV and choose per application.
The five stylish layouts
Aldwych, Belsize, Chiswick, Piccadilly and Primrose each use a different curved header with its own colour pairing. They suit client-facing, marketing, hospitality and creative roles, and any CV you want to be remembered at a careers fair or after a networking conversation.
Every preview is a real render of the same sample candidate. For more conventional creative designs see the creative CV templates, or browse the full library on the CV templates page.
Word, PDF and the curve
Upload your CV as PDF or Word and it comes back in the stylish template as both. Send the PDF: Word cannot reproduce curved artwork exactly, so the Word file approximates the header while keeping all of your content editable.
Your first conversion is free, with no card. Agencies can build a stylish template in their own colours from the Starter plan.
When to choose something plainer
A stylish CV is a choice, not a default. For finance, law, public sector and other conservative employers, a quieter layout from the professional CV templates or the simple CV templates is usually the better fit. Keep the stylish version for roles where presentation is part of the job, and send the same content in a plainer template elsewhere; with one record behind both, switching costs nothing.
A small, governable design system.
Organisation defaults flow into a strict template definition the renderer can reproduce safely — the same definition drives the preview and both exports.
- Layout
- Classic, sidebar, banner, timeline, minimal, executive, compact or curved
- Type
- Renderer-supported heading and body font pairs
- Brand
- Primary, accent, text and muted colour tokens
- Structure
- Visible sections, labels, order, dividers and density
- Logo
- Approved placement and bounded physical size
- Output
- The same definition drives preview, PDF and DOCX
Build it from controlled choices, then reuse it across the desk.
Custom templates are included from Starter upward and are managed by organisation owners.
CV templates, answered.
Your first conversion is free, with every template and all four AI modes included.
Try one with your CVAre stylish CV templates ATS-friendly?
The body of each stylish template is a single column, which reads in order. The curved header is decoration; your name and contact details stay as real text. Check any CV with the copy-and-paste test in our ATS-friendly CV template guide.
Can I change the colours of a stylish template?
The stock templates come in set colours. Building your own colour scheme needs a custom template, available from the Starter plan, and the curve redraws itself in your colours.
Do stylish templates export to Word?
Yes, alongside the PDF. Word cannot draw the curve exactly, so the Word version approximates the header; the PDF is the exact design.
Should a stylish CV have a photo?
Not for UK applications. Our templates have no photo slot; let the design and your content do the work.