• BIFT – Distinguished Professorship

    Whilst in Beijing last month for the IFFTI conference, I was honoured to be awarded with a Distinguished Professorship from the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology (BIFT). I thought I would share the speech I made upon receiving the award. “I am delighted and very privileged to have been offered this great accolade. Throughout my 30 years in…

  • Business of Fashion 500

    Last night I had the pleasure of attending the Business of Fashion’s annual gala dinner in order to celebrate the #BoF500 – a professional index of the people they think are shaping the global fashion industry. I was surprised but equally thrilled to be included on this year’s list! The index is based on nominations received from…

  • Opinion: Better Lives – building a sustainable future

    I am really passionate about my ethos of ‘Better Lives’, which has become one of the cornerstones of my headship at the London College of Fashion. It is a wide agenda that I feel encapsulates how we need to work as educators; it is a dialogue between staff, students and the wider community to develop…