About us

HASOU Fashion Academy prides itself on its visionary team of illustrious specialist mentors and educators who are dynamic, approachable, and committed to inspiring the next generation of fashion creatives.

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.

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Co-Founder & Managing Director

Sue Chowles

//M.Des RCA SFHEA
//Associate Professor in Fashion Education
//Co-Founder & Managing Director at HASOU Fashion Academy

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.’

//More about Sue→

Meet our Mentors

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.

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Alexandra Black
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Alice Potts
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Ann Hardiman
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Ben Stubbington
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Benita Odogwu-Atkinson
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Caroline Gilbey
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Caryn Franklin
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Denis Murphy
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Dinu Bodiciu
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Ellen Fowles
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Emma Davidson
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Frances Murphy
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Frances Walker
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Gemma Metheringham
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Heidi Fielding
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Jeffery Kong
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Julian Roberts
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Juliana Sissons
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Kris Haigh
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Maria Chen
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Marianna Fioretti Piemonte
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Michele Manz
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Michelle Evatt
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Mohsin Sajid
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Niall Cottrell
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Omar Mansoor
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Ren Pearce
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Richard Gray
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Salmena Carvalho
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Sandrine Nganga Johnson
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Sarah Brennand
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Sonia Robinson-Jones
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Sue Chowles
Learn about our Mentors

Our Collective Industry Experience

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.

//7 For all Mankind
//AOD
//AQ Market
//Abercrombie & Fitch
//Accademia Costume & Moda
//Alberta Ferretti
//American Eagle Outfitters
//Arc’teryx
//Arts Thread Education Board
//Backyard Experiential
//Banana Republic
//Bebe
//British Fashion Council Foundation | Colleges Council
//Burberry
//Bureaux
//CLO
//CLO Virtual Fashion
//Calvin Klein
//Central Saint Martins
//Centre for Fashion Enterprise
//Chelsea School of the Arts
//Circle Collective
//Coast
//Collette
//Comme des Garcons Trading Museum Japan
//Common Objective
//Converse John Varvatos
//Create Education
//Curated Collective
//Current Elliott
//DKNY
//Debenhams
//Denza International
//Design Council
//Design Museum
//Dover Street Market, London, NY, LA
//Dr Martens
//Emanuel Ungaro
//Escada
//Escada Sport
//Fendi
//Firetrap
//Florere
//For Design Sake
//Future Fashion Factory
//George Cox
//Ghost
//Graduate Fashion Foundation
//Graduate Fashion Week
//HAPPYxNATURE
//Harvey Nichols
//IRTHI Contemporary Craft Council
//Iceberg
//Inside Out
//Jacques Vert
//John Moore Imagined
//John Varvatos
//Karen Millen
//Lane Crawford
//Lasalle College of the Arts
//Le Bon Marche
//Les Deux
//Lisou
//Little Bevan
//London College of Contemporary Arts
//London College of Fashion
//Loomstate
//Louis Vuitton
//Lucky Brand
//Lululemon
//M&S
//Mimco
//Modern Synthesis
//Monsoon Accessorize
//New Look
//Next
//Nike
//Norwich University of the Arts
//Nottingham Trent University
//Oasis
//Oliver Bonas
//Onassis Cultural Centre
//Onassis Foundation
//Open Cell
//Perry Ellis International
//Ralph Lauren
//Ravensbourne University London
//Refinery 29
//Rogan/Loomstate
//Roland Mouret
//Royal College of Art
//Seasalt
//Selfridges
//ShowStudio
//Solomon Page Group
//St John
//Superdry
//Surreal Fashion
//Tahari
//Ted Baker
//The Higher Education Academy
//Theory
//Toronto Fashion Incubator
//University for the Creative Arts
//University of Brighton
//University of Moratuwa
//University of Portsmouth
//University of Surrey
//V&A
//Vera Wang
//Vince
//Warehouse
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  • Text arranged in a grid spells "LE BON MARCHÉ," with "RIVE GAUCHE" at the bottom.
  • The image features text on a dark background that reads "FOR DESIGN SAKE," with a pair of sneakers partially visible at the bottom.
  • UAL St martins logo
  • Logo with text: "TRADING MUSEUM" above "COMME des GARCONS *" on a white background.
  • Union Jack flag composed of white circular patterns on a black background.
  • A distressed black label with text "INSIDE OUT FOR TRADING MUSEUM COMME des GARCONS.
  • Black and white logo of Dover Street Market Los Angeles in the shape of a house.
  • Black and white logo of Dover Street Market New York, resembling a house shape with text inside.
  • Black house-shaped logo with the text "DOVER STREET MARKET" in all caps.
  • The image shows a stylized logo with the text "colette" in lowercase, ending with two blue dots.
  • Logo of London College of Contemporary Arts featuring the acronym LCCA in a black stylized shape on the left, and the full name in black text on the right.
  • Text on a black background: "JOHN MOORE Re-imagined" in white letters.
  • The image shows the word "BUREAUX" in bold, black, uppercase letters on a transparent background.
  • The image displays the logos of "Monsoon" and "Accessorize" with stylized typography on a white background.
  • Logo of Toronto Fashion Incubator with stylized "tfi" on the left and the text "toronto fashion incubator" on the right.
  • Logo of the Centre for Fashion Enterprise featuring the initials "CFE" in a black circular shape, with the text "Centre for Fashion Enterprise" to the right.
  • Logo of Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council with Arabic text, decorative elements, and arches below.
  • Black text reads "Lisou" on a white background.
  • Black text reading "AQ MARKET" on a white background.
  • Logo with black geometric shape and text "Backyard Experiential" inside a red-bordered circle on a white background.
  • Black background with white text reading "Kingston University London.
  • Logo of the University of Portsmouth with a stylized blue and purple "P" above the university name in black text.
  • Logo of the University for the Creative Arts with bold white letters "UCA" on a black background.
  • Purple text "Little Bevan" with "London" below and a ribbon design on the right.
  • Text logo with large bold letters "Aod" followed by a dash. Below it, the words "Create, design, innovate." are printed in smaller font.
  • The image shows the word "DENZA" in purple and pink capital letters on a white background.
  • A yellow circle in the center with radiating gray lines forming a sunburst pattern on a white background.
  • Logo with "Lucky Brand" in bold text, "Est. 1990" beneath, and a four-leaf clover symbol in the center.
  • The image shows the word "FLORERE" in white text on a green background.
  • Lululemon logo featuring a stylized 'A' symbol in white on a red circle, followed by the word "lululemon" in lowercase black letters.
  • Arc'teryx logo featuring a stylized skeletal bird design above the brand name on a black background.
  • Text reading "Onassis Foundation" in bold, black capital letters on a white background.
  • Logo of "open CELL" with a stylized pink and gray cube design on a light blue square background.
  • Black circle overlapping a gray triangle on the left. Text on the right reads "ONASSIS CULTURAL CENTRE" in black and gray.
  • Red square with white text reading "Design Council.
  • University of Moratuwa logo on a red background with an emblem featuring gears and a lion.
  • Text reading "Curated Collective" on a split background with black on the left and beige on the right.
  • British Fashion Council Foundation logo alongside the Colleges Council text.
  • Red image with white text reading "ARTS THREAD EDUCATION BOARD" and a logo in the bottom right corner saying "ARTS THREAD.
  • Accademia Costume & Moda logo featuring stylized face in black, red, and white, with text "Roma - 1964".
  • Black square with white text reading "Graduate Fashion Week.
  • Black square logo with white text reading "Graduate Fashion Foundation.
  • A red background with two white squares, one positioned above the other, creating an "equals" sign vertically.
  • Logo featuring a penguin illustration on the left and the text "An Original Penguin by Munsingwear" on the right.
  • White text "GILMAR" on a black background.
  • Logo displaying "ELIE TAHARI collection" in blue text on a white background.
  • Nottingham Trent University logo
  • University of Brighton logo with a star symbol above the text.
  • Ted Baker logo
  • Black text displaying the word "OASIS" in a serif font on a white background.
  • Next logo
  • New look logo
  • M&S logo
  • Black rectangle with the word "Firetrap" written in white, bold font.
  • Black text on white background reads "ESCADA" in a serif font.
  • Black text logo reading "Debenhams" on a transparent background.
  • The image shows the logo for Current/Elliott in bold black text on a white background.
  • White geometric shape with horizontal stripes on a blue background, accompanied by the text "Design for AM Network.
  • Create Education logo
  • Logo of Future Fashion Factory with a red geometric design on the left and the text “Future Fashion Factory” in black on the right.
  • University of the Arts London logo
  • Logos of LASALLE College of the Arts and University of the Arts Singapore on a black background.
  • The image shows the George Cox logo with a stylized castle tower above the name in bold capital letters.
  • Dr Martins logo
  • Lane Crawford logo
  • Harvey Nichols logo
  • Selfridges logo
  • Nike Logo
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  • Black text logo displaying the word "OASIS" in capital letters on a transparent background.
  • Karen Millen logo
  • Oliver Bonas Logo
  • UAL - London College of Fashion logo
  • Royal College of Art Logo
  • Libery Logo
  • Black text on a white background reads "Jacques Vert" in a serif font.
Certainly! Here is the revised version with British English spellings: A bright pink background with the white text "HAS OU" stylised in a decorative, intertwined font, reminiscent of the sophisticated elegance often found in online fashion courses.
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