With a strong focus on merging education with industry, HASOU Fashion Academy’s seasoned mentors empower emerging and mid-career fashion creatives, forging global employment opportunities while maintaining unwavering integrity and ethical standards.
Emphasising diversity and inclusivity, sustainable and ethical fashion practice, the academy fosters enhanced student experiences through collaboration, creative risk-taking, and experimentation. Purposefully designed online fashion courses offer a multidisciplinary approach tailored to meet the demands of the creative industries, encouraging students to challenge existing practices and cultivate their own visions of the future. Through dynamic discussions, exchange, and critical debate, HASOU Fashion Academy nurtures confidence and resilience, striving to provide exceptional service in the short course education sector and leaving a legacy of fashion innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurship.
With 34 years of academic experience, I have co-founded HASOU Fashion Academy. Our commitment to providing enriched transformative learning experiences, with the student educational experience at its core, is unwavering. Recognised for my contributions to fashion education, including receiving the Associate Professor title in 2017 and the Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy status in 2015, I have cultivated numerous industry connections and partnerships. Notable achievements include securing Creative Skillset Tick accreditation and establishing and leading successful fashion undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at institutions like the London College of Fashion, the University of Brighton, and Norwich University of the Arts. My passion for student engagement and enhancing industry awareness, coupled with my drive for innovation and successful employability through creative industry collaborations, aims to bridge the gap between education and employment, inspiring the next generation of creatives.
‘I am passionate about encouraging and inspiring student engagement and enhancing industry awareness, driving innovation and successful employability through creative industry collaborations. Through nurturing my valued relationships with my global alumni industry associates, I aim to bring the established and the new together, inspiring the next generation of creatives.’
HASOU boasts a visionary team of illustrious specialist mentors and educators who are experts in their field, influential, dynamic, approachable and committed to inspiring the next generation of fashion creatives.
Gain access to invaluable insights, guidance, and wisdom from our esteemed mentors. With vast and diverse industry connections and expertise in fashion education, they are committed to inspiring and empowering individuals to pursue success.