Name: Yvonne Lin
Occupation: Designer
Brand: Zelle Studio
Website: http://www.zellestudio.com
Instagram: zellestudio
Yvonne Lin is a founder, designer and director of Zelle Studio. Born in family, which have clothing manufacture company, makes her very fond of fashion industry. With knowledges that she gained from Management and Business School of King’s College London, she took a chance to start her own fashion business. Along with her brother, she launched a online fashion platform at 2008. Digital medias have helped her to operate her business, started from designing until promoting. “Everything I do highly depends on digital media, I could not imagine how I would work without it”
Name: Ash Allibhai
Occupation: Founder and Director
Company: eyeTrend Fashion Consulting
Education: London College of Fashion
Ash Allibhai is the Global Client Services Director for Trend Council, which is a specialist online fashion forecasting service, and he is also the Founder and Director of Eye Trend Fashion Consulting, a boutique agency focusing on trends and branding for up and coming fashion brands. He is also a consultant for the Futurist Ltd - A Luxury Trend Observatory that focuses on Contemporary Luxury. Ash is a regular speaker at fashion trade events such as Intersoft Hong Kong and also MODA in London. He has also been invited to be a guest lecturer representing Trend Council at the School of Fashion and Technology at PUNE India, the Fashion Institute of New York and most recently, guest lecturer at Central St Martins.
He brings a wealth of knowledge and insight of the global fashion and luxury goods sector.
Name : Frederik Willems
Occupation : Visionary and Creative in Luxury Fashion
Company : Frederick Willems Ltd, Former Head of Design, Technical Development and Product at Thomas Pink
Frederick is an experienced visionary and luxury design Brand executive leading in Brand identity/development and product range/collection building. He has extensive international experiences working in and for British, European, American, Middle Eastern, Asian - Pacific, African and South American markets. His track record of success in visionary and innovative creation of men's, women's and accessory product ranges for numerous luxury Brands alongside building and/ or establishing true Brand aesthetic and integrity. Combining commercialism and leading fashion trends across different product ranges, managing and leading fabric and product innovation, building, re-building or establishing Brand perception, recognition and loyalty.
Name : Elisa Fogli
Occupation : Digital Marketing Strategist
Company : Fashion Tech, KLASSE14
After graduating from LCCA, Elisa got accepted at University for the Creative Arts (UCA) to study MA Fashion Marketing and Management. She aspires to work for a renowned fashion brand or for a technology brand with fashion clients once she finishes her postgraduate course. She is now a creative marketing professional with experience in digital innovations, ecommerce and luxury sales. She has deep understanding of how digital and technology interact to create innovative marketing and business strategies using online and mobile platforms.
Name : Jessica Bumpus
Occupation : Fashion Journalist, Digital Editor
Company : Freelance, Former British Vogue Digital Editor
Jessica Bumpus is freelance writer and journalist. She graduated from London College of Fashion in 2006 with a first class degree in Fashion Promotion, specialising in journalism. Bumpus started her career at Conde Nast working as a fashion assistant at Brides magazine. She moved online in 2007, working on the launch of Stylefinder.com before becoming fashion features editor of the British Vogue website. Bumpus has also given talks at London College of Fashion about the role of the internet in fashion media. Bumpus is now freelance, writing for Business of Fashion, New York Times and Nylon to name a few.
Name : Hazel Aggry Orleans
Occupation : Fashion Designer
Company : Eki Orleans
Hazel Eki Aggrey-Orleans is the creative force behind the high-end London-based fashion-label Eki Orleans. Born in Germany, raised in Nigeria and educated in London, her design aesthetic has been strongly influenced by this diverse mix of cultures. She draws inspiration from all of her cultural experiences, most notably, however, from her West African heritage. Growing up in the buzzing, chaotic and culturally diverse city of Lagos, Hazel first developed a love for the vivid and earthy colours of Africa. While still pursuing a career in finance, she decided to follow her vocation and natural aptitude for textile and fashion design. Combining both artistic skills she launched her first fashion collection with her own fabric designs in 2009.
Name : Syreeta Challinger
Occupation : Fashion Buyer, Founder of M.O.S.S
Company : Moments of Sense & Style
Syreeta Challinger is a focussed trend led designer/product developer, with over 10 years’ experience in sourcing, developing and manufacturing. I have lived and worked in London, Manchester, Shanghai and Hong Kong, liaising with factories, mills, vendors and agents, following the process through from drawing to production. Throughout Asia and Europe, across Fashion and Sportswear disciplines, I've gained broad knowledge across both brand and supplier environments. With strong market awareness, coupled with a thirst for colour and trend, I am conscientious, passionate and thrive on creative problem solving. I have gained the aptitude and experience to manage colleagues, work under pressure and display initiative in a confident yet amiable manner, producing rewarding results for both business and clients including Umbro (Nike Inc.), Coast, Karpelle, and MUST Garment Corporation.
Lydia Garnett is Editor-in-Chief of Accent Magazine biannual print magazine that celebrates lives lived outside the ordinary from around the world. It is a collection of true stories about inspirational, extraordinary people who dare to live life on their own terms. Accent is dedicated to the everyday heroes who make the world a brighter place simply by being themselves. A graduate of Brighton University with a BA (Hons) in Photography, and her clients have included POP, Dazed & Confused, Hypebeast, LAW, Riposte, New York Times and Vice, amongst many others. She is also a Visiting Lecturer at London College of Communications, CULC and University of Leicester.
Name: Giovanna Bettini
Occupation: Designer
Company: Giovanna Bettini Brazil
Giovanna Bettini thinks traveling always charmed the designer who is always ready to pack in search of inspiration and knowledge. Then, combining these two passions, she lived and studied in Madrid, the United States and London. In the latter city she attended the Footwear School at London College of Fashion, world-renowned school. Back in Brazil, she also specialized in shoe design at SENAI-SP.
“Change must always be welcome. We learn from all the experiences that we live and we must always be ready for innovation; we must be daring and not limited.” Therefore, her creations are the fruit of a lot of love and fundamental elements such as diversification, the search for new, the appreciation for vintage elements, inspiration and excellence. This is how Giovanna Bettini wins her space and proudly takes her name and the Brazilian footwear industry to the world.